Urinary System Assessment Techniques

Health Occupations

Primary Methods

Urinalysis

Radiography

Cystoscopy

Radiography

using an x-ray to view the kidney

Sometimes using a dye to view kidney function

Cystoscopy

The use of a scope to examine the bladder

Urinalysis

Testing urine gives information about

carbohydrate metabolism and liver or kidney function

shows the acid-base balance can reveal if client has urinary tract

infection

Urinalysis Cont’d

Can be done with tablets, or chemical strips

Some urine tests can be done for presence of drugs, toxic

environmental substances,

or infections

Characteristics of Urine

Copy Table 24-2 p. 785 Read on pg. 787 (procedure 24E3) to pg. 792

(to Pregnancy test).