Urine tests : a case-based guide to clinical evaluation and application

Urine tests : a case-based guide to clinical evaluation and application / Victoria J.A. Sharp, Lisa M. Antes, M. Lee Sanders, Gina M. Lockwood, editors.

Urine tests are used by a variety of primary care providers and specialists in order to diagnose, monitor and treat patients with various medical conditions. This first-of-its-kind text is a comprehensive clinical guide to the evaluation and application of urine tests. Clinical cases are used to hig...

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Other Authors: Sharp. Victoria J. A., Antes, Lisa M., Sanders, M. Lee, Lockwood, Gina M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2020.
Subjects:
Urine > Examination > Case studies.
Urine > Analysis > Case studies.
Urine > Examination
Urine > Analysis
Primary care (Medicine)
Urology
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Contents
  • Editor Bios
  • Contributors
  • Chapter 1: Urine: The Golden Elixir of Life
  • Overview
  • Urine Production
  • Urine Refinement
  • Urine Elimination
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Follow the Money: Costs, Reimbursement and Regulations of Urine Based Testing
  • Overview
  • Costs
  • Reimbursement
  • Regulations
  • Additional Considerations
  • Future Directions
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Going with the Flow: Proper Urine Testing Methods for Clinical Practice
  • Overview
  • Case 1: Urine Specimen Collection
  • Methods of Urine Collection
  • Random (Routine) Specimen
  • First Morning Specimen
  • Timed Collection
  • Midstream "Clean-Catch" Specimen
  • Catheterized Specimen
  • Suprapubic Aspirate
  • Ordering of Urine Tests
  • Case 2: Urine Dipstick Versus Urine Microscopy
  • Methods of Urine Testing
  • Methods for Chemical Screening
  • Methods for Examination of Urine Sediment (Microscopy)
  • Automated Urinalysis
  • Case 3: Special Urine Testing
  • Pregnancy and Ovulation Testing
  • Urinary Calculi
  • Cytopathologic Examination
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Urine Dipstick: Blood
  • The Spectrum of Red
  • Overview
  • The Urine Dipstick Test for Blood
  • Sensitivity/Specificity
  • When Is it Appropriate to Check Urine for Blood?
  • Case 1: Positive Dipstick for Blood, Negative Microscopy for Red Blood Cells
  • Case 2: Positive Dipstick for Blood, Positive Microscopy for Normal Shaped Red Blood Cells
  • Case 3: Positive Dipstick for Blood, Positive Microscopy for Dysmorphic RBCs
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Urine Dipstick: Proteinuria
  • Causes, Consequences and Diagnostic Approach
  • Overview
  • The Pathophysiology and Significance of Proteinuria
  • Case 1: Dipstick Positive Proteinuria in a Healthy/Low Risk Patient
  • The Dipstick Analysis
  • Urine Protein Quantification
  • Urine Albumin to Creatinine Ratio
  • Transient Causes of Proteinuria
  • Proteinuria Indicative of Intrinsic Kidney Disease: Nephrotic versus Nephritic Proteinuria
  • Case 2: Nephrotic Proteinuria
  • Nephrotic Syndrome
  • Case 3: Nephritic Proteinuria
  • Nephritic Syndrome
  • When Is a Kidney Biopsy Indicated?
  • Case 4: Proteinuria Screening Indications
  • Patients Requiring Routine Screening for Proteinuria
  • Treatment of Proteinuria
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Urine Dipstick: Urinary Nitrites and Leukocyte Esterase
  • Dipping into Murky Waters
  • Overview
  • Interpretation: Clinical Context
  • Case 1: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
  • Case 2: Use of Urine Nitrites in Clinical Diagnosis
  • Case 3: Use of Urine Leukocyte Esterase in Clinical Diagnosis
  • Additional Approaches to Interpreting Urine Dipsticks
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Urine Dipstick: An Approach to Glucosuria, Ketonuria, pH, Specific Gravity, Bilirubin and Urobilinogen
  • Undeniable Chemistry
  • Overview

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