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Article: Urinalysis: looking into the void. (includes related article, last part)
- Article from:
- FDA Consumer
- Article date:
- October 1, 1989
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URINALYSIS Looking into the Void
In the past two issues, FDA Consumer reported on blood chemistry tests and the complete blood count as part of a series on in vitro diagnostics, tests performed on samples of tissue or fluid taken from the body. This is the concluding article.
One of the most familiar (if undignified) experiences during a visit to the doctor is that trip to the bathroom, cup in hand. Indeed, more than 36.7 million urinalyses were carried out in U.S. hospitals in 1988, making the urinalysis second only to the complete blood count as the most frequently performed group of tests.
The idea of examining urine for signs of disease is ...