Urine Dipstick Interpretation

Published

Specializes in CVICU, ER.

If this is allowed, will someone plz tell me what they think the whole picture says? Not wanting medical advise, just didn't want to show an MD at work tonight. My urine has been light amber for approx 2 days now, so tonight I dipped it. Here are the results:

Glu: Negative

Bil: *Small

Ket: *15mg/dL

SG: >= 1.030

Blo: *Trace-intact

pH: 5.5

Pro:* 30mg/dL

Uro: 0.2 E.U./dL (normal)

nit: Neg

Leu: Neg

No prior medical problems, no dm, htn, liver dz, ect... My throat was kind of dry tonight, but drank some water and soda about an hour before testing. I know the ket and sg say that I'm somewhat dehydrated, but the thing that has me is the + bilirubin. Even though it's small, I was always taught that any was bad. The protein too... I am not on a high protein diet or anything. I have been trying to lose some weight, and figured that would explain the ketones. The pH being on the lower end of normal? Can anyone see any significance in all of this?

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Sounds to me like you need to start drinking water. Protein can build up in the kidneys and Bili indicates liver so you need to flush your system. Water is the fountain of life. we can live without all the other liquids. Water will flush the entire systems!

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in home health, dialysis, others.

Light amber is WNL. Drink a few extra glasses of water. And you are asking for medical advise.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

Please contact your PCP. We cannot provide medical advise. Hope all resolves w/o any problems.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Join the Discussion