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Urinalysis are not so straightforward when you're looking at a result and are the one responsible for choosing what to do with it. The more I see, the more I realize that unless it's a rip-roaring infection, and the clinical picture is hazy (or downright counterintuitive), I am not 100% confident what to do with UA results a good proportion of the time.
I've been reading about UA, but often it's the same explanation of what each component measures, but very little on putting it all together in a patient. So here I am, humbly asking for your help. Where can I learn more about UA interpretation?
What do I do with UA results that give me information I was not suspecting based on the clinical picture?
LE but no nitrites / LE and X number of WBC but no nitrites / blood in otherwise healthy adult / is there a cutoff for how many WBC are important with LE / etc etc etc
Obviously there are too many individual scenarios to game them all, but either way it's clear... I am not an expert on UA interpretation; but I need to be.
Thank you
I've been reading about UA, but often it's the same explanation of what each component measures, but very little on putting it all together in a patient. So here I am, humbly asking for your help. Where can I learn more about UA interpretation?
What do I do with UA results that give me information I was not suspecting based on the clinical picture?
LE but no nitrites / LE and X number of WBC but no nitrites / blood in otherwise healthy adult / is there a cutoff for how many WBC are important with LE / etc etc etc
Obviously there are too many individual scenarios to game them all, but either way it's clear... I am not an expert on UA interpretation; but I need to be.
Thank you