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Urinalysis is one of common examination as a clinical screening test and primary healthcare. Screening urinalysis gives us useful pieces of information to detect renal and urinarytract diseases. Urinary examination is also essential for the patients of hypertension, diabetesmellitus, and other systemic diseases. From nephrological point of view evaluation ofproteinuria is most important. A patient with continuous 2+ or more positive dipstickevaluation for proteinuria was recommended to consult a nephrologist. On the other hand,once asymptomatic macrohematuria is discovered, a patient should be examined byurologist.