How to Use urinalysis in a Sentence

urinalysis

noun
  • As a nurse, Kandra has looked at thousands of urinalysis strips through the years.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2022
  • While the woman was in the emergency room, a urinalysis on a sample of her urine found both red blood cells and lots of white blood cells.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2022
  • There is no blood test, no X-ray, no urinalysis that pinpoints depression.
    — Maggie Jones, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2018
  • The urinalysis results will be returned within a few days, police said.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Additional charges may be added once the results of the drug urinalysis are received.
    — Cheryl Higley, cleveland.com, 20 Aug. 2017
  • The key to the diagnosis was, and would still be today, the routine urinalysis.
    — Philly.com, 24 Sep. 2017
  • Yet physicians seem to accept every urinalysis at its result.
    — Neil Gaffin, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
  • At the time, just eight tests met those requirements, including a standard urinalysis.
    — Ellen Gabler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Doctors at the hospital took Tori's blood work and performed a urinalysis.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
  • May alter the results of urinalysis.
    — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 5 Dec. 2025
  • May alter the results of urinalysis.
    — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Another was sent back to complete a random urinalysis drug test, something that’s routine in the Navy.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2019
  • At Great Circle, a staff doctor and nurses check a person’s vital signs and do a urinalysis with an in-house lab.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Woods refused to submit to a urinalysis test, Budensiek said.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Once diagnosed, your doctor can perform a urinalysis and bladder scan to determine how best to treat your nocturia.
    — Richard Charney, Md, Philly.com, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Upon release, Lintott will be subject to up to 12 urinalyses a month.
    — Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Simmons must submit to up to 12 urinalysis tests a month as a condition of her probation, the judge ordered.
    — Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 10 July 2017
  • Woods passed a breathalyzer test at the scene, but was arrested upon refusing a urinalysis test.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • That, coupled with the fear of missing diagnoses, pushes clinicians to take a positive urinalysis as a sign to treat.
    — Neil Gaffin, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The insurer’s action was in response to a lawsuit the labs filed against it for allegedly refusing to pay claims for urinalysis testing.
    — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 23 July 2019
  • The department has refused to say whether Mathis submitted to a urinalysis.
    — Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Woods passed a breathalyzer test, but refused to consent to urinalysis to test for narcotics or medications.
    — Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Nothing notable showed up in a urinalysis, but Irons noticed something odd about Noel’s red blood cells under a microscope.
    — Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
  • He was taken to the Lorain County Jail where a urinalysis test was taken and more charges could be pending, reports said.
    — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Preventative blood screening and urinalysis are recommended for senior pets and should be started around the age of 7.
    — Traci Howerton, NOLA.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • But sometimes the blood is microscopic, so it can only be picked up through a routine urinalysis, when your doctor looks at a sample of your pee under a microscope.
    — Hallie Levine, Health.com, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Your provider will take your blood pressure, conduct a urinalysis and assess the growth and wellbeing of the fetus through measurements and by listening to fetal heart tones.
    — David Howard, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • After the baby was admitted to the hospital, the couple was given urinalysis testing.
    — Kristi Belcamino, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2019
  • But the Lone Star State also included a few that were not, including urinalysis, which checks for improper drug use.
    — Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News, 12 June 2017
  • Despite blowing a triple zero on the breathalyzer, Woods refused a urinalysis, leading to the arrest.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026

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