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What are the three steps in urinalysis? What is dipstick method and when it is used?

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Step-by-step explanation:

Urine Formation -

Kidney contains nephrons , whose main function is excrete out unwanted substance from body , in the form of urine.

Urine formation involves three major process i.e. , Glomerular filtration , Tubular reabsorption and Tubular secretion.

Glomerular filtration -

It is the filtration process in which blood is filtered and the nitrogenous waste and water moves inside the glomerulus.

Tubular reabsorption -

In this process, the molecules and ions gets reabsorbed into the circulatory system.

Tubular secretion -

The secretion process in which , substances like hydrogen ions , creatinine and drugs are removed from the blood and collected in the duct.

And the end product of this is the Urine.

The dipstick test -

In this test , a thin plastic strip is treated with chemicals , and dipped into the sample of urine ,

Then the chemicals react with the urine and change the color .

It is used for the detection of Acidity , Protein , glucose , white blood cells .

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