A Guide to Urinary Analysis: For the Use of Physicians and Students (Classic Reprint)

A practical guide to analyzing urine for clinical insight

This book explains how to identify soluble and insoluble components in urine, using straightforward methods and careful technique. It emphasizes reliable results with simple, often-destructive tests, and shows how to handle common laboratory equipment to study urine safely and efficiently.

The content centers on the chemistry of urine, how to plan tests, and how to interpret results. Readers learn how to prepare samples, measure volumes, and apply standard solutions and titration methods to quantify key constituents. The text also covers selecting and using common apparatus, from test-tubes and burettes to filtration tools and useful measuring devices, enabling practical, hands-on analysis.
What you’ll experience

• Step-by-step approaches to collecting urine samples and preparing them for testing
• Explanations of reagents, standard solutions, and safe laboratory practice
• Guidelines for performing common quantitative tests (for uric acid, phosphoric acid, earthy phosphates, sulfuric acid, iron, lead, and other substances)
• Procedures that compare different sample measurements to improve accuracy

Ideal for readers of introductory clinical chemistry, laboratory technicians, and students seeking a solid, historical reference to urinary analysis and practical test methods.