1 TUP for Urinalysis are firm plastic strips to which several different reagent areas are affixed. Depending on the product being used, TUP provide tests for Glucose, Bilirubin, Ketone (Acetoacetic acid), Specific Gravity, Blood, pH, Protein, Urobilinogen, Nitrite, Leukocytes, and Ascorbic Acid in Urine. Test results may provide information regarding the status of carbohydrate 1,2 metabolism, k...

The urinalysis is an important step in the diagnostic workup of patients with kidney diseases. The assessment of the urine includes evaluation of its physical characteristics (colour, clarity and volume), the measurement of biochemical parameters using dipstick tests (urine pH, blood, glucose, ketones, bilirubin, urobilinogen and protein) and importantly the evaluation of the sediment by phase ...

Bilirubin is degraded in the human gut by microflora into urobilinoids. In our study we investigated whether the bilirubin-reducing strain of Clostridium perfringens can reduce bilirubin ditaurate (BDT), a bile pigment of some lower vertebrates, without hydrolysis of the taurine moiety. C. perfringes was incubated under anaerobic conditions with BDT; reduction products were quantified by spectr...

A 7-year-old boy was admitted with seven day history of fever, anorexia, abdominal discomfort and vomiting. On examination, the child was febrile (10FF) with a respiratory rate of 34/min and a normal blood pressure. Icterus was present. He had epigastric and right upper quadrant tenderness. There was no hepatomegaly. Serum bilirubin was 2.3 mg/dl with a direct fraction of 0.4 mg/dl. Urine for b...

Many aspects of haemopoiesis in lead poisoning remain obscure. When industrial plumbism was common the haemolytic action of lead was frequently described (Aub, Fairhall, Minot, and Reznikoff, 1925), although there were atypical features. The erythrocytes were somewhat deficient in haemoglobin, and faecal urobilinogen was not increased. Lead poisoning also differs from true haemolytic anaemia in...