A RECENT study in the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that too few patients with abnormal urine protein dipstick test ...

In addition, with the introduction of liver enzyme measurements, the clinical utility of detecting these substances in urine has decreased. Clinical Considerations Dipstick measurement of glucose ...

However, given that ACR measurements are expensive and time consuming, dipstick urinalysis should probably be used to estimate ESRD risk (Box 1). Risk stratification by two-dimensional information ...

When dipstick urine tests are positive for protein, further investigations must be undertaken. To avoid resource wasting, the researchers recommend that men refrain from sexual intercourse for at ...

visual assessment to identify changes in the appearance of your urine; dipstick analysis to check the chemical composition of ...

Urinalysis is a commonly used diagnostic test in an obstetrics and gynecology practice and consists of both dipstick analysis for chemical components and routine microscopy for cells and formed ...

They can also be detected with a urine dipstick test indicating whether leukocyte esterase (an enzyme in certain white blood ...

Clinical Biologist at the clinical laboratory of the Ghent University hospital, Belgium Member of the European Federation of Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Member of the Royal Belgian Society of ...

The dipstick test for nitrite is used as a surrogate marker for bacteriuria. The urine dipstick is an increasingly available easy to use tool that can be used in any physician’s office.

According to a study, the RNA (a type of genetic material) and other substances within urine can show changes in cell types, revealing early signs of cancer and other diseases. This method could ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Urinary tract infections are common, especially, though not exclusively, in women, and the risk generally ...

The kidneys produce urine and this helps maintain water balance. The urine is taken from the kidneys to the bladder by the ureters. The bladder stores the urine until it is convenient to expel it ...