Management of Renal Disease
Summary
- Important overarching goal in the examination of urine is to determine if derangements in glomerular or tubular function exist
- Filtration membrane of tubular section of nephron normally only allows water and small, water-soluble molecules such as urea and creatinine to pass through from blood (Figure 1) Derangements in Glomerular Function
- Urinalysis for presence of blood and/or protein may delineate specific etiologies underlying derangements in glomerular function (Table 3)
- Absence of Proteinuria (Bland Urine) and Specific Gravity
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