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Last updated: 11/24/2009

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The patient may return to normal activities after collecting the sample and may start taking any medications that were discontinued before the test.




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While it may seem automatic, the release of urine from the urinary bladder requires a fairly complex coordination of several muscles. The animation shows the process involved in release of urine from the bladder.

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A urinalysis (or "UA") is an array of tests performed on urine and one of the most common methods of medical diagnosis. A part of a urinalysis can be performed by using urine dipsticks, in which the test results can be read as color changes.


From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinalysis

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In 2000, the estimated number of hospital admissions among adults aged 18 or older with urinary incontinence listed as a diagnosis was of 47,802 hospital stays (1,332 men; 46,470 women).


From: NKUDIC

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