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Urine Tests

Editat de Victoria J. A. Sharp, Lisa M. Antes, M. Lee Sanders, Gina M. Lockwood
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 iul 2020

În practica medicală curentă, analiza urinei rămâne unul dintre cele mai accesibile, dar și subutilizate instrumente de diagnostic. Suntem de părere că volumul Urine Tests, coordonat de Victoria J.A. Sharp și echipa sa, redefinește acest domeniu prin trecerea de la simpla interpretare a datelor de laborator la o aplicare clinică integrată. Această primă ediție aduce un suflu nou prin utilizarea sistematică a cazurilor clinice, transformând o procedură de rutină într-un proces riguros de evaluare a pacientului. Structura cărții este concepută pentru a ghida cititorul de la fundamentele logistice — precum metodele corecte de colectare și reglementările financiare — către complexitatea diagnosticului diferențial. Apreciem în mod deosebit capitolele dedicate analizei dipstick pentru hemoglobină și proteinurie, precum și secțiunile avansate despre microscopie, unde sunt tratate detaliat prezența bacteriilor, fungilor și paraziților. Progresia editorială este logică: după stabilirea bazelor, textul explorează nișe critice, cum ar fi testele urinare în pediatrie, diagnosticul cancerelor genitourinare și evaluarea electroliților. Comparativ cu alte resurse din domeniu, acest manual oferă o perspectivă mult mai aplicată. Recomandăm utilizarea sa în paralel cu Urinalysis Book de Richard Weatherby; în timp ce volumul lui Weatherby funcționează ca un ghid de referință rapidă pentru interpretarea funcțională, Urine Tests completează această abordare cu algoritmi decizionali complecși și întrebări de revizuire care pregătesc medicul pentru examenele de specialitate. De asemenea, spre deosebire de Fundamentals of the Study of Urine and Body Fluids, care se concentrează pe tehnica de laborator, lucrarea de față pune accent pe managementul clinic ulterior rezultatelor, oferind o viziune de ansamblu necesară atât nefrologilor, cât și medicilor de familie.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783030291372
ISBN-10: 3030291375
Pagini: 412
Ilustrații: XXI, 389 p. 77 illus., 71 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 127 x 203 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Ediția:1st edition 2020
Editura: Springer
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte tuturor clinicienilor care doresc să stăpânească arta diagnosticului prin analiza urinei. Dincolo de simpla citire a unui buletin de analize, volumul oferă instrumente practice — algoritmi și imagistică clară — pentru a identifica patologii renale, oncologice sau tulburări de adicție. Este o investiție esențială pentru rezidenți și specialiști care caută o corelație precisă între laborator și tabloul clinic al pacientului.


Despre autor

Victoria J.A. Sharp este un specialist recunoscut în urologie, colaborând pentru acest volum cu editori de elită precum Lisa M. Antes, M. Lee Sanders și Gina M. Lockwood. Colectivul de autori reunește experți din nefrologie, urologie și medicină primară, oferind o perspectivă interdisciplinară asupra urologiei clinice. Editorii au reușit să sintetizeze experiența vastă din mediul academic și clinic pentru a crea un ghid adaptat nevoilor medicului modern, punând accent pe acuratețea diagnosticului și eficiența protocolului de tratament.


Descriere scurtă

Urine tests are used by a variety of primary care providers and specialists in order to diagnose, monitor and treat patients with various medical conditions. This first-of-its-kind text is a comprehensive clinical guide to the evaluation and application of urine tests. Clinical cases are used to highlight important aspects of urine testing. Further evaluation and management are then discussed based on the results of the urine tests.
Topics covered include financial considerations, regulations, proper collection, testing methods, dipstick analysis, microscopy as well as cancer and drug screening tests, among others. Each chapter contains specific objectives for focus of study. Pertinent images, algorithms and board style review questions for important topics are also included.
Written by nephrologists, urologists, other specialists and primary care physicians, Urine Tests uses a comprehensive approach to the clinical use of both common and uncommon urinetesting. Primarily appealing to practicing primary care physicians, this book is also a useful resource for specialists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physician fellows, residents and medical students alike.    


Cuprins

Urine: The Golden Elixir of Life.- Going with the Flow: Proper Urine Testing Methods for Clinical Practice.- The Money: Finances, Reimbursement, and Regulations of Urine Based Testing.- Urine Dipstick: Blood/Hemoglobin.- Proteinuria; Causes, Consequences and Diagnostic Approach.- Urine Dipstick: Leukocytes, Leukocyte Esterase, Nitrites.- Urinalysis: An Approach to Glucosuria, Ketonuria, pH, Specific Gravity, Bilirubin and Urobilinogen.- The Burning Truth: An Evaluation of White Blood Cells in the Urine.- Seeing Red: Understanding Blood in the Urine.- The Utility of Urinary Casts in Patient Care: Practical and Useful Tips for Busy Clinicians.- Microscopy: Bacteria, Yeast, Parasites.- Urinalysis Made “Crystal” Clear.- Urine Testing in Children: Little People, Big Challenges.- Urine Based Tests in the Diagnosis of Genitourinary Cancers.- Kidney Excretions: Urine Electrolyte Evaluation.- Other CommonUses for Urine Screening in Clinical Practice: Substance Use Disorders, Antipsychotic Adherence, Sexually Transmitted Infections.- Board Review Questions.    

Notă biografică

Victoria Sharp, MD, MBA obtained her MD degree from the University of Arizona following a BS in Nursing from George Mason University and later an MBA from the University of Iowa. She did residency training in Urology and Family Medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and is Board Certified in Family Medicine. As Clinical Professor of Urology and Family Medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, she practices and teaches medical urology at the Iowa City VA Medical Center on a limited basis. Previously she was Chief Medical Officer for AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa, a Medicaid managed care organization, and is currently a Clinical Transformation Physician Consultant for 3M Health Information Systems. She is interested in quality improvement, performance optimization, and change management.
Dr. Lisa Antes obtained her MD degree from UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed internal medicine residency and chief residency at Montefiore Medical Center and her nephrology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. She was in private practice for 2 years prior to joining the nephrology division at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in 2000. She has been the Nephrology Fellowship Program Director since 2015. Her current medical practice incorporates patient care in internal medicine and nephrology and education of students, residents, and fellows.
Dr. M Lee Sanders obtained his MD degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center after completion of a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences. He completed internal medicine residency and chief residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics followed by completion of both a general nephrology and transplant nephrology fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Nephrology, and his current medical practice incorporates internal medicine, generalnephrology, and transplant nephrology. His academic interests include medical education and kidney transplant outcomes. 
Dr. Gina Lockwood obtained her MD degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She completed urology residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She completed her pediatric urology fellowship at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and obtained her Master of Science degree in Clinical and Translational Research at University of Connecticut. She is Board certified in Urology. She currently practices pediatric urology and has research interests in patient and parent education and quality improvement.


Caracteristici

Is the first-of-its-kind comprehensive text on the evaluation and applications of urine tests Is written by primary care and specialists Includes best practices and national guidelines from a variety of specialty associations