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Research Paper | Clinical Chemistry | Saudi Arabia | Volume 12 Issue 5, May 2023 | Rating: 5 / 10
Urine Analysis as a Screening Tool in Early Detection of Renal Abnormalities in Asymptomatic Female
Sarra Kamal Mustafa | Saif Elden B. Abdalla [2] | Rasha Abdallah Alamin | Tagwa Yousif Elsayed Yousif | Muntaser Mohammed Fadoul Alhassen [2] | Asma M Farah
Abstract: Background: Urine examination by urine dipstick method is a useful tool to identify asymptomatic individual for kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease goes through several stages before its symptoms appear, most people may not notice these symptoms until they find themselves facing advanced stages of the disease so urine analysis was conducted to determine the urine abnormalities among asymptomatic female college students. Methods: A cross - sectional study was carried out in a female college at Jazan University in KSA. Fifteen asymptomatic female students participated in this study. Fresh midstream urine samples were obtained and tested by urine dipstick method and microscopic examination. Renal function tests including urea, creatinine, and uric acid were performed on participants who show any abnormalities. Results: Seventeenth participants (34%) were found positive for proteinuria, and five participants (10%) have ketonuria. Hematuria was present in 14% of participants while 16 % and 13% of participants were positive of erythrocyte and leukocyte esterase dipstick. Microscopic examination showed Pyuria (18females, 36.4%), amorphous phosphate crystal (15females, 30%), and hematuria (14females, 7%). Conclusion: Urinary abnormalities like proteinuria, hematuria, and ketonuria in asymptomatic female students have significant prevalence. Pyuria and amorphous phosphate crystal have significance alarming among asymptomatic femaleshence early screening tests of urinalysis may possibly reduce the burden of renal abnormalities and renal disease.
Keywords: Female students, hematuria, proteinuria, screening, urinalysis
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 5, May 2023,
Pages: 1611 - 1614