Problematic Substances in Urine (Nursing)

00:00 Now this slide, I listed the five things that should not be present in your urine.

00:06 Relax.

00:07 I'm going to give you two categories to loop them in, but let's go through the five nitrites ketones, leukocyte, ester, ace.

00:15 That's an enzyme produced by leukocytes or white cells, bacteria or yeast.

00:21 Okay, ketones that's in a category all by itself.

00:25 If this is a diabetic client, we've got a problem.

00:28 This is they're ripping through fat for energy instead of being able to use the glucose in their body.

00:34 So that's its own category.

00:36 But these other four nitrites leukocyte esterase bacteria and yeast are all four signs that we've got a problem with a possible infection.

00:48 So we definitely need a microscopic analysis.

00:52 Now, I'm not usually a big fan of multiple lists, but these are five things you need to know.

00:58 I'll walk you through each one, but these are really important that you know what each one of these five things can tell you about your patient's health.