Content preview of CEU webinar for dietitians titled Understanding Urine.

Renal Dietitians, are you looking to uplevel your understanding of different urine tests, what results indicate, and how to use urine tests as a guide to opportunities for nutritional interventions or as a measure of their impact?

This webinar is for you!

The kidneys make urine and output is impacted by kidney function, medications, and diet. It’s time, as Dietitians that we understand urine. It’s the magic 8-ball of the kidneys!

Learn how to understand and evaluate different urine tests and results. How to leverage that insight for a more personalized plan of care for kidney health.

WHAT’S ON THE AGENDA?

INTRO TO URINE

  • “Healthy Urine” composition

URINE EXAMINATION

THREE PARTS OF AN URINE EXAM

  • Physical exam
  • Chemical exam
  • Microscopic exam

✓A look at what is included with each part

✓Clear interpretation of what results indicate

✓What you need to know as an RD about results

✓Supplements that can contribute to false negatives

URINALYSIS TESTS

  1. Routine Urinalysis
  2. Complete Urinalysis
  3. 24-Hour Urinalysis

✓What/When each test is used

✓Different components of each test

✓Differences between reported outcomes

PROTEINURIA vs. ALBUMINURIA

  • Define and clarify each
  • Causes outside of kidney function to consider
  • Evaluating test results, including ACR and PCR
  • A look at Nephrotic range albuminuria
  • KDIGO recommendations and best practices

WHAT CAN NUTRITION DO?

  • Know areas of urine exams you can use to guide nutritional therapy
  • Suggestions of what to consider specifically to each outcome
  • What to look at for impact of nutritional interventions
  • When to ask for additional test

PRINTABLES:

  • PowerPoint Slides + Note Pages
  • Urinalysis Quick Reference Guide (3 pages)
  • Proteinuria Quick Reference Guide (1 page)
  • 24-hour urine collection directions (4 pages)
  • Color of urine handout (2 pages)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Understand different urinalysis tests and results
  • Be able to interpret outcomes with a nutritional focus
  • Clarity on indicators of kidney health, including proteinuria and albuminuria
  • Be able to use urinalysis outcomes to identify opportunities to uplevel nutrition therapy for kidney health
  • Be able to use urinalysis outcomes to monitor the impact of nutritional interventions
  • Feel confident and prepared to make recommendations and requests, both to patients and other healthcare professionals, based on urinalysis

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR CEU CERTIFICATE:

Immediately after purchase, you will receive a link to download all the materials, including instructions on how to access your certificate.

CDR ACTIVITY TYPE:

  • CDR Activity Number: 175812
  • Expiration Date (must be completed prior to this date): 3/14/2026
  • CDR CPE Type: 175 Lectures/Webinars
  • Suggested CDR Performance Indicators: 8.1.2, 8.1.5, 8.3.6, 8.3.7, 10.2.11
  • CPE Level: 2
  • CEUs: 2

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