Is routine urine testing in outpatient clinics useful?

Is routine urine testing in outpatient clinics useful?

Patients, methods, and results For 25 weeks records were kept of all routine urine tests on new patients seen in adult clinics (other than antenatal) at this hospital. The tests were performed by nurses with dipsticks (BM-Test-5L; Boehringer, Mannheim); the urine sample had been collected by the patient at home or provided on arrival. The graded results for protein, blood, and glucose were reco...

Is thrombophilia testing useful?

Thrombophilia is found in many patients presenting with venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, whether the results of such tests help in the clinical management of such patients has not been determined. Thrombophilia testing in asymptomatic relatives may be useful in families with antithrombin, protein C, or protein S deficiency or homozygosity for factor V Leiden, but is limited to women who i...

Is pharmacogenetic CYP2D6 testing useful?

BACKGROUND Pharmacogenetic testing is used to uncover genetic causes for variations in drug response. Documentation of the method's usefulness in a clinical setting is scarce. The aim of the study was to systematically categorize the experience from routine CYP2D6 genotyping in a diagnostic laboratory. MATERIAL AND METHODS All samples submitted to our laboratory for CYP2D6 genotyping in the p...

Is routine endoanal ultrasound useful in anal fistulas?

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of endoanal ultrasound with hydrogen peroxide enhancement in the assessment of anal fistula (tract and internal opening), and to value the utility of this examination for anal or perianal suppuration when performed by a colorectal surgeon trained in this technique. PATIENTS Endoanal ultrasound was performed in 103 patients with anal or perianal suppurat...

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