Urine Tests

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.





    

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,