Urine tests : a case-based guide to clinical evaluation and application /: a case-based guide to clinical evaluation and application. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Victoria J.A. Sharp, Lisa M. Antes, M. Lee Sanders, Gina M. Lockwood, editors.
• Other Names: Sharp. Victoria J. A; Antes, Lisa M; Sanders, M. Lee; Lockwood, Gina M
• 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
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.07/566; Urine -- Examination -- Case studies; Urine -- Analysis -- Case studies; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030291389; 3030291383
• Related ISBNs: 3030291375; 9783030291372
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