Question 1

do crystals in urine mean kidney stones?

Accepted Answer

Not always: Urate crystals may be seen without gross stone formation.

Question 2

what could cause my urine to turn into a crystal like substance?

Accepted Answer

Urinalysis: Sediment is quite common in normal urine. A simple urinalysis and microscopic examination is a good way to screen for abnormal sediment.

Question 3

what does cloudy urine look like?

Accepted Answer

Well, Sorta Cloudy: Normally urine is clear to clear yellow.  As dehydration occurs, this can result in a darker yellow or amber color.  Some medications can discolor the urine as well.
Cloudy urine is to clear urine as orange soda is to orange juice.  You see a lot of stuff floating in it but you can't see through it.  If you have cloudy urine and burning, see your md.

Question 4

what does urine with blood look like?

Accepted Answer

Somewhat as expected: To the naked eye, if there is only the slightest trace of blood in urine, the urine grossly may appear normal color. If there is profuse bleeding, it could appear like pure blood. Often, as you may suspect it can be somewhere in between with color based on a small amount of blood that modifies/darkens color. Depends on if whole blood or only certain blood elements entering urine as well.

Question 5

what does pus in the urine look like ?

Accepted Answer

Cloudy, whitish: Looks no different from harmless/normal urinary sediment. Look like a mass of tine circles or discs when viewed under a microscope.

Question 6

what does sugar in the urine look like?

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Can not be seen: Sugar is dissolved in the urine ; does not change color or urine. Same as there is no discoloration when you put sugar into water.

Question 7

my urine has a orange crystal like what does it mean dr.

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Certainly can be: from taking sulfa or other drugs (and of little significance in those cases).  Or can be uric acid (the chemical involved in gout.). Treatable.

Question 8

how does urine with high glucose look like compare to normal?

Accepted Answer

Like normal: Urine with high glucose (caused by high blood sugars from uncontrolled diabetes) will look just like normal urine. It has been reported that sometimes urine with high glucose will actually sweet. Other than that, you need at a minimum a urine dipstick test to detect glucose in the urine.

Question 9

what do crystals in childs urine mean?

Accepted Answer

Normal finding: The urine includes the debris discarded by the body and urate crystals are common.There are other occasional crystals like calcium oxylate, but in general you will seee some in the pee.

Question 10

what are reasons why kids have crystal in the urine?

Accepted Answer

Normal variation: The urine is one of the trash bins for the bodies metabolism. The breakdown products of protein metabolism  as well as other issues result in formation of various salts that can form crystals when their concentration is right.

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