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Formation of urine allows a cheap, noninvasive and novel insight into the pathological processes affecting the kidneys and urinary tract and has been shown to be an essential tool to the practising nephrologist [1, 2]. Urine analysis has evolved from ‘the art of uroscopy’, practised in medieval times [3], to detailed chemical analysis and microscopy, allowing early detection and differentiation of renal disease.

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  1. UCL Department of Nephrology, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG, UK

    Scott R. Henderson MBChB, BScMedSci (Hons), MRCP

  2. UCL Department of Nephrology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, Pond Street, Hampstead, London, NW3 2QG, UK

    Mark Harber MBBS, PhD, FRCP

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Henderson, S.R., Harber, M. (2014). Urine Analysis. In: Harber, M. (eds) Practical Nephrology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5547-8_2

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