Macroscopic Screening Urinalysis
| Autor: | Marilyn Chogyoji, Sunita Saxena, Edward T. Wong, Maria D. Appleman, Adelbert D. Cramer |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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| Zdroj: | Laboratory Medicine. 20:623-627 |
| ISSN: | 1943-7730 0007-5027 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/labmed/20.9.623 |
| Popis: | The effectiveness of a macroscopic screening urinalysis, consisting of an assessment of turbidity and testing with a multiparameter dipstick, was evaluated as a basis for deciding whether to examine the urine sediment microscopically. The population studied consisted of 1,385 specimens collected over a 9-day sampling period that included inpatients and outpatients at a large municipal hospital. When the screening macroscopic urinalysis is negative, the microscopic examination of the sediment produces an extremely low yield and maybe omitted. The macroscopic screening urinalysis allows the labor-intensive microscopic examination of the urine sediment to be used selectively without adversely affecting patient care. |
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