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In general, urine dipsticks including those for the VETSCAN UA contain a number of different
parameters, some of which are not reliable or have not been well linked to disease processes in
veterinary medicine. Parameters which should be ignored include nitrites, leukocytes, ascorbic
acid, calcium and urobilinogen.
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For improved precision, urine specific gravity is best assessed
with a refractometer and color is best assessed visually. The primary use of CRE on the UA14
strip is for calculating the urine protein: creatinine ratio, and CRE should not be evaluated on
its own.
1. Sink CA and Weinstein NM. Routine Urinalysis: Chemical Analysis In: Practical Veterinary Urinalysis. Ames, IA: John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2012.
pgs. 29-53.
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