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Posted On : 20 Jun 2007

What is the interpretation of presence of reducing sugars in urine?

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vss

glucosee, fructose, galactose

17 years ago

dr nitesh choudhary

diabetis melitus

17 years ago

pediatriconcall

Presence of urine reducing subtances suggests presence of either glucose or galactose in the urine. Presence of glucose can be confirmed by Benedict's test.
Galactose is present in galactosemia. Glucose is usually seen in diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia or fanconi's syndrome.

17 years ago

nikhil agrawal

presence of reducing sugars other than glucose may indicate IEM like galactosemia

17 years ago

areej abospee

malabsorption syndrom

17 years ago

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