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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 applications of urine tests. Each chapter begins with a clinical case and goes on to instruct clinicians on when to order specific tests based on the clinical scenario, clinical guidelines or best practices. The chapters continue by describing how to interpret the test results followed by what to do next: nothing, monitor, further tests, or treat. Topics covered include testing methods and proper collection, finances, reimbursement and regulations, urine dipstick, microscopy and cancer and drug screening tests, among others. Each chapter contains objectives, images, algorithms and board review questions for each topic. Written by nephrologists, urologists and other specialists as well as primary care physicians, Urine Tests uses an all-inclusive approach to the clinical component of all major urine tests. Primarily appealing to practicing primary care physicians and specialists this book is also a useful resource for physician fellows, residents, medical students, physician assistants and nurse practitioners alike.

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Book category Books in English Medicine Medicine: general issues Health systems & services

• Full title: Urine Tests
• Subtitle: A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Evaluation and Application
• Author: Victoria Sharp, Lisa M. Antes, M. Lee Sanders, Gina M. Lockwood
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 389
• EAN: 9783030291372
• ID: 24519541
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Weight: 544 g
• Dimensions: 21 × 130 × 21 mm
• Published: 2020

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