From time to time, pediatricians recommend that all children take a urine test, because the data obtained by decoding can tell about many diseases that are in the human body.
Collection
In order to get the right analysis, you need to correctly collect urine. How to do it? First, you need morning biomaterial, but it's better to take an average portion. Also, it is better to wash the child beforehand so that unnecessary bacteria do not get into the jar. If the child is very small, you need to buy a special urinal, which is designed separately for girls and boys. If the baby is more adult, he should be asked to pee in a clean jar. Important: a general urinalysis (decoding) of the child can be carried out, even if not too much biomaterial is collected. There is absolutely no need to take a full jar of urine, from this the results will not change.
Decryption
So, in the hands of the parents were the results. But here is how to decipher them, if it is still far from meeting with the attending physician? You need to understand that in children and adults, indicators will be calculated the same way, but their norms can vary. This is what we will understand now.
View
If a ready urinalysis is obtained, decoding in children will primarily occur according to indicators such as color and transparency. Normal color is straw yellow biomaterial. However, after eating certain foods, it may change. For example, after consumption of beets, urine can turn red and even burgundy, this should not be scared. However, it is bad if it is dark in color - this may indicate that the child has kidney problems. Clear urine is also considered good. If it is cloudy, this may indicate the presence of salts in the biomaterial, as well as that an infectious process is occurring in the body.
Figures
So, a urinalysis was taken . The interpretation in children of the results is illustrated by some figures. So, for example, you need to calculate the specific gravity of urine. If for an adult this norm fluctuates between 1008-1025, then with children it’s a little more complicated. These indicators change with age, it is also important to consider. Over the years, the density will increase. So, for example, up to two years it will be the numbers 1.002-1.004; by three years - slightly higher - up to 1.017; to five - even more - 1.012-1.020. If the indicators are below normal - a problem with the kidneys, if higher - glucose or protein is present in the biomaterial.
Other indicators
We understand further. Urinalysis: decoding in children according to other indicators. So, red blood cells are the norm 0-1, white blood cells - 0-2. If the numbers are exceeded, it can be cystitis or pyelonephritis. As for protein and glucose, they should not be in the biomaterial at all, because the renal filter simply does not let them through. What else can a urinalysis show? Decoding (the norm in the form is given) indicates that salts and bacteria should also not be detected in urine. Ketone bodies are also absent in a healthy baby in urine . They can appear if the child is starving, his body is dehydrated or the baby is ill with diabetes, i.e., the metabolism in the body is impaired.
conclusions
What in general should “tell” urinalysis (transcript)? In children (however, as in adults), conclusions are drawn on three main indicators: the water content, the presence of sugar, and the acidity of the studied biomaterial.