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Descriptor English: Urinalysis
Descriptor Spanish: Urinálisis
Descriptor análisis de orina
Scope note: Examen de la orina por medios químicos, físicos o microscópicos. El análisis de orina de rutina comprende habitualmente la realización de pruebas químicas de cribado, la determinación de la densidad específica, la observación de cualquier color u olor inusual, investigación de eventual bacteriuria, y examen microscópico del sedimento.
Descriptor Portuguese: Urinálise
Descriptor French: Examen des urines
Entry term(s): Urinalyses
Tree number(s): E01.370.225.124.810
E01.370.390.810
E05.200.124.810
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016482
Scope note: Examination of urine by chemical, physical, or microscopic means. Routine urinalysis usually includes performing chemical screening tests, determining specific gravity, observing any unusual color or odor, screening for bacteriuria, and examining the sediment microscopically.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; for urinalysis of specific substances in the urine prefer /urine
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Urine/analysis (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
DeCS ID: 29755
Unique ID: D016482
NLM Classification: QY 185
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Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/01/03
Revision Date: 2015/06/23
Urinalysis - Preferred
Concept UI M0025166
Scope note Examination of urine by chemical, physical, or microscopic means. Routine urinalysis usually includes performing chemical screening tests, determining specific gravity, observing any unusual color or odor, screening for bacteriuria, and examining the sediment microscopically.
Preferred term Urinalysis
Entry term(s) Urinalyses



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