Urinalysis

Alternative names:

routine urine test; urine appearance and color

What the risks are:

There are no risks.

Special considerations:

If performed as a home test and there is impairment with color vision, someone else will need to read the test results. Home test results are compared to color charts.

Some drugs change the color of urine but do not indicate disease. Some of these are chloroquine, iron supplements, levodopa, nitrofurantoin, phenazopyridine, phenothiazines, phenytoin, riboflavin, and triamterene.