Entries by Daphne Hanson

Healthcare professional organizations

Many health professions require employees to be members of professional organizations and attend annual training, seminars, webinars, and other educational opportunities known as Continuing Education. Research and review different healthcare professional organizations and their annual requirements for Continuing Education. It can be a professional organization related to your selected healthcare profession or others that are […]

Pediatric check-up

A 3 month old female born in a refugee camp in Europe is having her first pediatric check-up in the United States. She appears to be extremely small for her age and is classified as failure to thrive. Urinalysis from a specimen captured in a pediatric bag reveals trace positive proteins, trace positive ketones, and […]

Leukocyte and nitrite discrepancy

A 28 year old man visits his physician complaining of an intense, sharp pain in his back and side. In a conversation with his physician, the patient confesses to eating a low carb diet high in animal proteins such as red meat, chicken, fish and cheese, such as Atkins. Results of a complete urinalysis are […]

Type I diabetes mellitus

A 45-year-old woman with type I diabetes mellitus is admitted to the hospital and has been given a preliminary diagnosis of nephropathy. She has not been feeling well for the past week and has bilateral pitting edema in her lower limbs. Her admission urinalysis results are as follows. Color: colorless Clarity: clear Large amount of […]