Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO Key Takeaways Alcohol can be detected in urine for up to 72 hours after heavy use. Ethyl glucuronide (EtG) tests can show alcohol use up to 80 hours later.

A urine protein test measures the amount of protein in a urine sample. A doctor may suggest this test to help evaluate and monitor kidney function and potentially detect kidney damage. The kidneys ...

A urine protein-creatinine ratio (UPCR) test looks for high levels of protein in your urine, which can happen in kidney disease. Results that are higher than average may be a sign of a kidney-related ...

Lab tests that measure urine concentration and hormonal levels can help diagnose diabetes insipidus, a condition that causes excessive urination. Share on Pinterest Jovana Milanko/Stocksy United ...

Some people are more likely to have protein in their urine. If your doctor does a routine dipstick protein urine test, you might need to do a 24-hour urine protein test. What Is a 24-Hour Urine ...

In her late 20s and attending college in Texas, Elizabeth Moreno suffered from debilitating back pain caused by a spinal abnormality. "I just could not live with the pain," she says. "I couldn't get ...

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A urine cytology test looks at the cells in your urine under a microscope. It can help your doctor diagnose some forms of urinary tract cancer. You may need one if you've had blood in your urine.

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method for diagnosing urinary tract infections that ...

Talk about flushing away money. The owners of a former Charlotte drug-testing lab have agreed to pay more than $7 million to the federal government to settle claims that they bilked taxpayers with ...

(CBS DETROIT) — A Toxicology lab with several medical practices in Michigan will pay over $4.4 million to settle federal claims of unnecessary testing and submitting Medicare claims for reimbursement ...

A Pennsylvania laboratory overcharged New Jersey's Medicaid program by millions of dollars, including more than $1,000 to test urine for drugs, a test that it had charged others as little as $2.38 for ...