Diagnostic algorithm for the evaluation of hematuria

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 186-191

  Shen, Xinying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood in urine; Diagnostic algorithm; Hematuria

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTOSCOPY; DECISION TREE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; TEST STRIP; URINALYSIS; UROGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; BENCHMARKING; CAUSALITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTOSCOPY; DECISION TREES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REAGENT STRIPS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINALYSIS; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 77953030983     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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