Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 15

List three pathologic and four nonpathologic causes of cloudy urine.

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Cloudy urine:

• Cloudy urine is the symptom of illness indication of the body.

• Presence of many suspended particles, urine looks blurred.

Cloudy urine-Pathologic causes:

Infections of Urinary tract:

• Infection caused in urinary tract due to bacteria.

• This causes formation of pus in urine and urine appears cloudy.

Gonorrhea:

• The disease transmits sexually.

• It leads to urethra or vaginal discharge, if untreated the discharge will be high and produces pus in urine which appears cloudy.

Bladder infection:

• Cloudy urine appears in cystitis condition which is infection of bladder.

o Cystitis:

• Frequent urination with pain and pain in abdomen.