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Red urine may indicate the following | Foods – Beets, blackberries, rhubarb
Drugs – Propofol, chlorpromazine, thioridazine, Ex-lax
Medical conditions – Urinary tract infections (UTIs), nephrolithiasis, hemoglobinuria ( rhabdomyolysis), porphyrias (urine color, port wine) |
Orange urine may indicate the following | Foods – Carrot, vitamin C
Drugs – Rifampin, phenazopyridine |
Green urine may indicate the following | Food – Asparagus
Drugs – Vitamin B, methylene blue, propofol, amitriptyline
Medical condition – UTI |
Blue urine may indicate the following | Drugs – Methylene blue, indomethacin, amitriptyline, triamterene, cimetidine (intravenous), promethazine (intravenous)
Medical condition – Blue diaper syndrome (also known as tryptophan malabsorption) |
Purple urine may indicate the following | Medical condition – Bacteriuria in patients with urinary catheters (purple urine bag syndrome) |
Brown urine may indicate the following | Food – Fava beans
Drugs – Levodopa, metronidazole, nitrofurantoin, primaquine, chloroquine, methocarbamol, senna
Medical conditions – Gilbert syndrome, tyrosinemia, hepatobiliary disease |
Black urine may indicate the following | Medical conditions – Alkaptonuria, malignant melanoma |
White urine may indicate the following | Drug – Propofol
Medical conditions – Chyluria, pyuria, phosphate crystals |
Components of Urine Analysis | Appearance
Specific Gravity
Odor
pH
Glucose
Ketones
Proteins
Blood Cells
Casts
Nitrites
Leukocyte Esterase |