Urine DipstickUrine 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 ...
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...
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 ...
In order to carry out biochemical analyses, it is necessary that the laboratory be provided with both the correct specimen for the requested test, and also information which will ensure that the right test is carried out and the result returned to the requesting clinician with the minimum of de...
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...
How to use… urine dipsticksdoi:10.1136/archdischild-2015-309083J CyriacKaty HoldenKjell TullusArch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
How should a positive urine urobilinogendipstick test be evaluated? Evidence-Based Answer:A positive urine urobilinogen test (≥3 mg/dL) doesnot have adequate sensitivity or specificity to functionas a reasonable screening test for liver or biliary tractdisease (SOR: C, based on 3 prospective,...
EVIDENCE‐BASED ANSWER Urine dipstick testing for nitrites or leukocytes in pregnant women is highly specific for asymptomatic bacteriuria but has a sensitivity of only 73%, making it a poor screening test (SOR: B, meta‐analysis of limited quality diagnostic studies&...
Midthun S, Bruce AW. The clinical laboratory im- provement amendment: how it applies to the use of urine dipsticks in the long-term care facility. Geriatr Nurs. 2005;26;309-316.Midthun S. Bruce AW. The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amend- ment: how it applies to the use of urine ...
Journal of UrologyLeavitt D, Morganstern B, Theckumparapil N, Alom M, Elsamra S, Hoenig, D. How useful is a negative preoperative urine dipstick anal- ysis in predicting sepsis after percutaneous nephrolithotomy? Podium session presented at: The 2014 Meeting of the American Urological ...