Lab Tests Urine Practitioners use a specially treated Unusual amounts of a certain substance in your urine (a plastic stick that has can indicate conditions ranging from minor urinary “dipstick” segments embedded with different tract infection to more serious conditions such as chemical indicators on it) to test urine for diabetes. Often, urine tests can help monitor illnesses specific gravity, proteins, pH, ketones, for improvement or worsening. glucose, blood, nitrites, and/or leukocytes. You will need to pee into a cup to provide a sample to be tested. Each substance has its own unique “normal” values. *we will look more into this in unit 3 Blood Glucose You may be asked to fast (not eat or drink) Blood glucose tests are done to determine if for a few hours before the blood sample. A hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) or hyperglycemia blood sample will be taken via needle from (high blood sugar) is present, which may be an the anterior part of your arm. indicator of diabetes. normal range: 4.4 to 6.1 mmol/L (79.2 to 110 mg/dL) ** Although BMI can be used for most men and women, it does have some limits. It may overestimate body fat in athletes and others who have a muscular build. It may underestimate body fat in older persons and others who have lost muscle. If you are going for a check-up for a specific reason, other types of laboratory tests such as culture swabs and tissue slides might be completed. We will learn about these procedures later in the course. Miss Foley HSci20: DT1 Diagnostics Intake Forms New Patient Intake Form Miss Foley HSci20: DT1 Diagnostics Blood Pressure Miss Foley HSci20: DT1 Diagnostics Blood Pressure Miss Foley HSci20: DT1 Diagnostics Urinalysis “Peering Through Urine” Article
Lab Tests Urine Practitioners use a specially treated “dipstick” (a plastic stick that has segments embedded with different chemical indicators on it) to test urine for specific gravity, proteins, pH, ketones, glucose, blood, nitrites, and/or leukocytes. You will need to pee into a cup to provide a sample to be tested. Each substance has its own unique “normal” values. *we will look more into this in unit 3 Unusual amounts of a certain substance in your urine can indicate conditions ranging from minor urinary tract infection to more serious conditions such as diabetes. Often, urine tests can help monitor illnesses for improvement or worsening. Blood Glucose You may be asked to fast (not eat or drink) for a few hours before the blood sample. A blood sample will be taken via needle from the anterior part of your arm. normal range: 4.4 to 6.1 mmol/L (79.2 to 110 mg/dL) Blood glucose tests are done to determine if hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) or hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) is present, which may be an indicator of diabetes. ** Although BMI can be used for most men and women, it does have some limits. It may overestimate body fat in athletes and others who have a muscular build. It may underestimate body fat in older persons and others who have lost muscle. If you are going for a check-up for a specific reason, other types of laboratory tests such as culture swabs and tissue slides might be completed. We will learn about these procedures later in the course. Miss Foley HSci20: DT1 Diagnostics Intake Forms New Patient Intake Form Miss Foley HSci20: DT1 Diagnostics Blood Pressure Miss Foley HSci20: DT1 Diagnostics Blood Pressure Miss Foley HSci20: DT1 Diagnostics Urinalysis “Peering Through Urine” Article
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