Urine Tests: A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Evaluation and Application

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.

About the Author

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.