Urine Test Strips

Start with the method

Begin with the mind map “Urine Strip of Vademecum.” It introduces the method through the reaction of a sample with dried reagents on a solid phase attached to a plastic support. The “Urine Strip” mind map also covers the method. Looking at both gives you a way to compare how the resources present it.

As you study, note the terms each map uses for the sample, reagents and support. These can provide a starting point for the more detailed test-principle resources on the page.

Explore test principles and use

The Combur test mind maps cover test principles and constituents measured in urine. One includes specific gravity; another describes a semi-quantitative strip for constituents including leukocytes, nitrite, protein and glucose. A further map describes the reaction used to reveal granulocyte esterases.

The page also lists maps about reagent-strip methods, reaction principles and points for attention. A reagent-strip instructions map covers sample preparation. These resources let you move from an overview of the method to details of particular tests and their use.

Pair the quiz with a map

The urinalysis quiz asks you to match reaction descriptions to tests. After reading a test-principle map, use the quiz to practice recognizing the descriptions. Then return to the maps to look again at the reactions and terms you found difficult.

For example, one quiz question describes a reaction involving acetoacetic acid and sodium nitroprusside. Another refers to a diazo reaction. The maps and quiz offer different ways to engage with the material: reading organized notes and responding to questions.

Place the topic in the unit

Urine Test Strips is a section of the Laboratory Diagnostics unit in Internal medicine, pathology and clinical semiology. The resources on this page give you a focused set of materials to use within that unit, from the method overview to reaction-based practice.

Choose a map that matches what you want to study, and use the quiz alongside it.