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Urine Glucose
Aka: Urine Glucose, Glycosuria
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Hyperglycemia Causes of Glucose in urine
- See Hyperglycemia
- Renal Causes of Glucose in the urine
- Signs suggestive of Renal Tubular disease
- Serum Glucose <180 mg/dl
- Glucose Tolerance Tests are normal
- Ketosis absent
- Specific Causes
- Fanconi's Syndrome
- Toxic renal tubular disease
- Lead Toxicity
- Mercury Toxicity
- Degraded Tetracycline
- Inflammatory renal disease
- Acute Glomerulonephritis
- Nephrosis
- Increased GFR without tubular damage
- Causes of false positive Glucose on Urinalysis
- Ascorbic acid
- Nalidixic Acid
- Cephalosporins
- Probenacid
- Ketones
- Levodopa
- Causes of false negative Glucose on Urinalysis
- Increased specific gravity
- Uric Acid
- Vitamin C