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Dipstick Urinalysis as a Test for Microhematuria and Occult Bladder Cancer

Bladder Cancer, 2017
Introduction: There is a lack of evidence supporting the routine use of laboratory tests to detect bladder cancer. Identifying a cost-effective and widely available diagnostic aid may improve bladder cancer outcomes.
Richard S. Matulewicz, John Oliver DeLancey, Emily Pavey, Edward M. Schaeffer, Oana Popescu, Joshua J. Meeks   +5 more
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The Sensitivity and Specificity of White Blood Cells and Nitrite in Dipstick Urinalysis in Association With Urine Culture in Detecting Infection in Adults From October 2016 to October 2019 at King Abdulaziz Medical City

Cureus, 2021
Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common clinical presentations that exhaust the patients and confuse physicians. Some of the risk factors that contribute to UTIs are age, female gender, and diabetes.
Abdulrahman T Mohanna, Khalid M Alshamrani, Majd Saemaldahar, Abdulbari O Kidwai, Abdulrahman H Kaneetah, Mohammed A Khan, N. Mazraani   +6 more
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Biochemical profile of urine in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)

Veterinární Medicína, 2020
Guinea pigs are common patients in veterinary clinics. Knowledge of the urine composition is necessary for the evaluation of their health. We, therefore, analysed the urine of fifty guinea pigs, thirty-two males, and eighteen females, aged between four ...
Hana Cernochova, Anna Hundakova, Edoardo Bardi, Zdenek Knotek   +3 more
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Urinalysis, but not blood biochemistry, detects the early renal-impairment in patients with COVID-19

medRxiv, 2020
Background: In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) caused infectious disease, termed COVID-19, outbroke in Wuhan, China. COVID-19 patients manifested as lung injury with complications in other organs, such as liver, heart, gastrointestinal ...
Hai-feng Zhou, Zili Zhang, H. Fan, Junyi Li, Mingyue Li, Yalan Dong, Weina Guo, Lan Lin, Zhenyu Kang, Ting Yu, Chunxia Tian, Yang Gui, Renjie Qin, Haijun Wang, Shanshan Luo, D. Hu   +15 more
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The clinical and pathological relevance of waxy casts in urine sediment

Renal Failure, 2022
Although casts in urine may imply the underlying pathogenesis and the diagnosis, the waxy cast is poorly understood yet. We aim to investigate the association between waxy casts and clinicopathological indices.
Damin Xu, Jingzi Li, Suxia Wang, Ying Tan, Ying Liu, Minghui Zhao   +5 more
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Raman chemometric urinalysis (Rametrix) as a screen for bladder cancer

PLoS ONE, 2020
Bladder cancer (BCA) is relatively common and potentially recurrent/progressive disease. It is also costly to detect, treat, and control. Definitive diagnosis is made by examination of urine sediment, imaging, direct visualization (cystoscopy), and ...
Herbert M. Huttanus, Tommy Vu, G. Guruli, A. Tracey, William F. Carswell, N. Said, Pang Du, Bing G Parkinson, G. Orlando, John L. Robertson, R. Senger   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Anti-Microbial Susceptibility Patterns among Women of Reproductive Age. A Cross-Sectional Study in Primary Care, Ghana

Medical Sciences, 2018
Background: Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) poses serious future clinical repercussions for reproductive women. The study determined the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria along with anti-microbial susceptibility patterns among women of reproductive ...
Prince Afoakwa, Seth Agyei Domfeh, Bright Oppong Afranie, Dorcas Ohui Owusu, Sampson Donkor, Kennedy Kormla Sakyi, Richard Akesse Adom, Godfred Kyeremeh, Bright Afranie Okyere, Emmanuel Acheampong, Beatrice Amoah   +10 more
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The Fascinating Chronicle of Uroscopy: From the Era of Qarurah and Matula to the Microscope [PDF]

Journal of Research on History of Medicine, 2023
The objective of the present study is to elucidate the evolution of thoughts on urine inspection from antiquity to the present day. The classical Unani literature like Liber Regius, Canon of Medicine, Liber continens, Treasure of Khwarazamshah, etc.
. Sidra, Sana Ateeque Ahmed, Tasfiya Ansari, Abid Ansari, Azizur Rahman, Aumir Rasool, . Sheema   +6 more
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Comparison of the performance of the IDEXX SediVue Dx® with manual microscopy for the detection of cells and 2 crystal types in canine and feline urine

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2019
Background Microscopic evaluation of urine is inconsistently performed in veterinary clinics. The IDEXX SediVue Dx® Urine Sediment Analyzer (SediVue) recently was introduced for automated analysis of canine and feline urine and may facilitate performance
Annalisa M. Hernandez, Graham E. A. Bilbrough, Dennis B. DeNicola, Celine Myrick, Suzanne Edwards, Jeremy M. Hammond, Alex N. Myers, Johanna C. Heseltine, Karen Russell, Marco Giraldi, Mary B. Nabity   +10 more
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History of Urinalysis

Applied Sciences
Urine is historically the oldest biological material used for diagnostic purposes. Urine testing dates to the ancient Babylonians and Sumerians. Uroscopy consisted of visual and organoleptic assessment (color, clarity, odor, taste testing) of urine.
Katarzyna Klimasz, Jan T. Tomasik, Przemysław J. Tomasik   +2 more
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