Emergency department visual urinalysis versus laboratory urinalysis
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Community EM Emergency department visual urinalysis versus laboratory urinalysis
Objective: The primary objective of this study was to compare the results of nurse-performed urinalysis (NPU) interpreted visually in the emergency department (ED) with laboratoryperformed urinalysis (LPU) interpreted by reflectance photometry. Methods: This was a prospective observational study based on a convenience sample from my emergency practice. Emer gency nurses, who were unaware of the...
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عنوان ژورنال: CJEM
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1481-8035,1481-8043
DOI: 10.1017/s1481803500011817