HYPERTENSION associated with unilateral renovascular disease is receiving an increasing amount of attention. The present technics for the diagnosis of unilateral renal disease are excretory urography, ...

What Do Nurses Know About Urine Cultures? Urinary catheters carry an inherent risk for infection. Many healthcare providers do not follow current guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of ...

Investigators sought to determine whether a new protocol for urine sampling and testing lowers rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Protocolized urine sampling and testing ...

A simple urine test for human papillomavirus (HPV) may be a more acceptable alternative to conventional screening methods that require a cervical smear, and could increase uptake in hard-to-reach ...

Urine tests in the emergency department to rule out urinary tract infection (UTI) are often unnecessary, keep patients there longer than needed, and prompt too many antibiotic prescriptions, new ...

Not sure how to read a urine pregnancy test Read ahead to know as a gynaecologist explains how UPT works the best time to ...

The urinary metabolites of phthalates are well-accepted exposure biomarkers for adults and children older than 6 years but are not commonly used for infants owing to non-convenient sampling. In the ...

In the case of cadmium (Cd), the main route of exposure for environmentally exposed individuals is through the diet. For smokers, tobacco use is also an important route of exposure. 4, 5, 6 After ...