Urine dipstick', the commonly used point-of-care test, is an extremely sensitive investigation. Results of this test affected by numerous factors, if not meticulously linked with detailed history and examination, can lead a well-meaning clinician down the wrong clinical pathway. The aim of this ...
Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity of urine dipstick analysis as a screening test in predicting UTI in symptomatic adults in the primary care setting. Methods: A total of 420 culture-positive urine samples from patients with symptomatic UTI, who had dipstick urinalysis in a primary care center...
Although major health organizations do not support screening for hematuria by dipstick testing, millions of patients without symptoms are tested yearly. Since urinary dipstick tests for hematuria have a high false-positive rate, patients with positive dipstick results require microscopic urinalysis before ...
First, let’s make one thing clear: only obtain urinalysis/urine dipstick if it will assist your decision making. Do not order it on a routine basis. Second, urine dipstick is comparable to microscopic analysis, with similar sensitivity and specificity. [8-10] Urine is normally a shade of ...
How Urine Specific Gravity Tests Work First, you provide a urine sample that is tested immediately. Your doctor or nurse takes a dipstick that uses a color-sensitive pad to provide results. The dipstick reacts to your urine, changing colors based on the specific gravity of your urine. ...
A 30-year-old male patient has a positive leukocyte esterase and nitrites on a random urine dipstick during a well patient exam. What type of urinary tract infection does this represent? Lithotripsy may be used to treat which condition? A. incontinence B. urinary trac...
If you collected the urine, you can either dip the test wand into the cup or place a drop on the test wand. The test wands or dipsticks have a plastic coating embedded with antibodies to hCG. The test wands also have a second antibody to hCG linked with some color tag (e.g., colo...
Everyone with diabetes who uses insulin should have a way to test for ketones. Ketone testing can be done by way of a urine dipstick or a fingerstick blood sample. Be sure to have fresh ketone testing supplies on hand at all times—including when you travel. The presence of ketones is ...
are eating raw coffee beans, you won’t get these sugars. Coffee is basically made by extracting the coffee oils and flavors by hot water. Not much – if any – sugar comes out. Check a cup of black coffee with a urine dipstick to see if there is sugar. I doubt you’ll find any...
it may occasionally be helpful for clinicians to actually know how to perform some tests themselves: (1) preparation and examination of a Gram-stained smear of the sputum for pneumonia and of the urine for urinary tract infection, (2) performance of a macroscopic (dipstick) urinalysis and (3...