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Urinalysis
A urinalysis is a test of your urine. A urinalysis is used to detect and manage a wide range of disorders, such as urinary tract infections, kidney disease and diabetes.
Why it's done
Definition
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To review your overall health
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To diagnose a medical condition
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To monitor a medical condition
Fasting?
No
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only if done by itself
Mission Trail
Montclair
Temecula
Created by
Alonso Zamorano
Tel: 855-505-7467
What to expect
You swallow or have a radio-tracer injected. You then enter a PET scanner (which looks like a CT scanner) which reads the radiation given off by the radio-tracer
Used to diagnose:
Injuries from trauma
Bone fractures
Tumors and cancer
Vascular disease
Heart disease
Infections
Used to guide biopsies
Duration: 1.5 – 2 hours
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Imaging Method: radiotracers
Definition
PET scans use radioactive drugs (called tracers) and a scanning machine to show how your tissues and organs are functioning
PET Scan
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