Describe the normal characteristics of freshly-voided urine in a healthy adult
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Urine is a pale, straw-colored liquid that progressively becomes a darker yellow color as it becomes more concentrated. The yellow color is a result of the presence of urochrome pigment, a by-product of hemoglobin breakdown. Urine is more concentrated than water with a specific gravity that ranges from 1.001 at its most dilute to l.035 at its most concentrated. Urine is sterile and slightly aromatic, but if allowed to stand, it develops an ammonia odor. Urine often has an acidic pH of around 6 but can be either acidic or basic depending on metabolism or diet. Urine normally contains water, sodium and potassium ions, urea, uric acid, creatinine, ammonia, and bicarbonate ions, as well as other ions that the body needs to dispose.
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