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This is a table of drugs that are secreted in the kidney. Acid medication are, because of pH partition , secreted to a higher extent when urine is basic. In the same way, basic medications are secreted to a higher extent when urine is acidic.
Urine pH may be monitored to help prevent the formation of kidney stones or to avoid side effects of some drugs, [68] such as high-dose methotrexate therapy, in which crystals that cause kidney damage can form if the urine is acidic. [69] If microscopy is performed, knowing the pH of the sample helps to identify any crystals that might be ...
Other things, for example, your medication, your diet and any infections you may experience, can cause the urine to change color. “Your color can vary depending on your hydration status.
Reddish or brown urine may be caused by porphyria (not to be confused with the harmless, [8] temporary pink or reddish tint caused by beeturia). Pinkish urine can result from the consumption of beets [8] Dark yellow urine is often indicative of dehydration. Orange urine due to certain medications such as rifampin and phenazopyridine
The normal number of red blood cells in urine should not usually exceed 3 per high power field. [13] A urine test strip showing positive for blood can also indicate hemoglobinuria, which is not detectable using a microscope due to the lysis of red blood cells in the urinary tract (particularly in alkaline or dilute urine), or intravascular ...
The signs and symptoms of abnormal urine color are shown as follows: Unexplained urine color other than straw-yellow has continued for a long time. [1] Once observe blood in urine. [1] Clear, dark-brown urine. [1] Risk factors of clinical abnormal urine color include elderly age, strenuous exercise, and family history of related diagnosis. [2]
Stomach acidity and dwell time may affect urine color intensity. [1] [2] [3] The presence of beet pigment-protecting substances, such as oxalic acid, in the meal and during intestinal passage, increase the color intensity in the urine. [1] Medications may affect stomach acidity, such as proton pump inhibitors, thereby affecting urine color. [2]
Drug-induced glomerular disease is not common but there are a few drugs that have been implicated. Glomerular lesions occur primarily through immune-mediated pathways rather than through direct drug toxicity. Heroin and Pamidronate are known to cause focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; Gold salts therapy can cause membranous nephropathy [4 ...