TestMedica Home Scan diagnostics are a quick and easy way to check for specific parameters in the urine. The detection of these parameters and their levels may be indicative of an abnormality or an infection.
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This test indicates the acid or alkalinity of urine (pH) by measuring the concentration of hydrogen ions. On a scale of 1-10, 7 represents neutrality; lower numbers indicate increasing acidity and higher numbers increasing alkalinity. The pH of urine can range from an extremely unhealthy low of 4.5 to a high of 8.5.
Persistently alkaline urine (pH 7-8) may be indicative of urinary tract infection, vegetarian diet, alkalosis, pyloric stenosis/obstruction, vomiting or alkalizing drugs.
Persistent acid urine (pH 5-7) may be indicative of gout, fever, phenacetin intake or predisposition to kidney stones.
In a pH balanced body, urine is slightly acid in the morning (after fasting), with a pH range of 6.5-7.0, generally becoming more alkaline, (pH 7.5-8.0) by evening as the body digests food and releases electrolytes.