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Pre- lab questions: 1. Effectively communicate the process of diagnosing a disease. Diagnosing a disease involves symptoms, medical history, physical exam, and diagnostic test. 2. Analyze the importance of a urine test in diagnosing potential medical problems. Urine test is important because: 

urine is readily available and easily collected

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urine contains information about many of the body’s major metabolic functions, and this information can be obtained by inexpensive laboratory tests.

3. Urinalysis can be used to help diagnose medical problems. Analyze other uses for this test. Urinalysis can be used for: 

Pregnancy testing

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Monitoring response to therapy

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Testing for drug use

4. Several factors are examined when analyzing a urine sample. List and explain the five factors noted in the background. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Appearance Odor pH Gravity Microscopic observations...