Types

• Urine contains many dissolved substances (solutes) /waste chemicals that the body needs to eliminate. These solutes can form crystals, solid forms of a particular substance, in the urine. If the urine pH is increasingly acidic or basic, the concentration of dissolved substances is increased; and the urine temperature promotes their formatio...

Description

• Few crystals are normally seen

When to get Tested

• As part of a routine urine analysis
• Typically done when there are abnormal findings on the physical or chemical examination

Elevated Level

• Calculi
• Ethylene glycol ingestion
• Tumour lysis syndrome
• Cystinuria
• Gout
• UTI

Decreased Level