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Good morning doctors. is a urinalysis w/o microscopy the same thing as a dipstick test?

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Yes. Microscopy involves spinning the urine in a centrifuge and examining the concentrate under the microscope

Answered 6/22/2023

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Dear doctor does urinalysis test still give good /correct result even i have peed 30 minutes before the test ? thank you?

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Very good afternoon doctors. I had an immunofixation serum blood test which was normal with no monoclonal proteins found. I had proteinuria on the urinalysis. When should I repeat this immunofixation test?

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Very good evening doctors. I have an appointment with a urologist tomorrow. Is it ok to have coffee with sugar before the appointment or could that show sugar in the urinalysis when they do that strip test for sugar, blood, protein?

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Very good afternoon doctors. If I had protein in urine on a dipstick test,would I follow-up with a nephrologist, a urologist, or with an internist?

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My test requisition form stated there was an x by "dipstick urinalysis". What does this mean?

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