Routine Urine Testing at the Spinal Cord Injury Annual Evaluation Leads to Unnecessary Antibiotic Use: A Pilot Study and Future Directions.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.10.005
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To measure the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) at the time of their annual examination and to examine the effect on urine testing during the annual examination… read more here.
Keywords: use; antibiotic use; urine testing; annual evaluation ... See more keywords
Failure of chelator-provoked urine testing results to predict heavy metal toxicity in a prospective cohort of patients referred for medical toxicology evaluation.
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DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2021.1941626
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Provoked urine testing (PUT), involving chelating agent administration prior to measuring urine metal excretion levels, is used by some alternative health care practitioners to diagnose patients with heavy metal poisoning. Multiple medical societies have… read more here.
Keywords: metal poisoning; provoked urine; heavy metal; toxicology ... See more keywords
Things We Do for No Reason™: Obtaining Urine Testing in Older Adults With Delirium Without Signs or Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection.
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DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3620
Abstract: Inspired by the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely® campaign, the “Things We Do for No ReasonTM” (TWDFNR) series reviews practices that have become common parts of hospital care but may provide little value to our patients.… read more here.
Keywords: obtaining urine; things reason; testing older; older adults ... See more keywords
Biochemical Urine Testing of Medication Adherence and Its Association With Clinical Markers in an Outpatient Population of Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Analysis in the DIAbetes and LifEstyle Cohort Twente (DIALECT)
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DOI: 10.2337/dc20-2533
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To assess adherence to the three main drug classes in real-world patients with type 2 diabetes using biochemical urine testing, and to determine the association of nonadherence with baseline demographics, treatment targets, and complications.… read more here.
Keywords: diabetes lifestyle; biochemical urine; type diabetes; lifestyle cohort ... See more keywords