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Question
Higher Order Thinking Skill
Why do you think that urine analysis is an important part of medical diagnosis?
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Solution
Urine is excreted from the human body which constitutes of more than 95% water and other constituents like urea, chloride, sodium, potassium, creatinine and other dissolved ions, and inorganic and organic compounds. When there is an illness or disease, the constituents and its levels in urine also changes.
Therefore urinalysis is also an important diagnostic tool which may be used to screen for and/or help diagnose conditions such as a urinary tract infections, kidney disorders, liver problems, diabetes or other metabolic conditions.
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