Interpretation of urine dipstick and MCS | tell us a wee little joke

Urinary tract infections are a major differential for any child presenting with a fever. Thus, urine specimen collection is an important part of the workup of the febrile child.

In this episode, we discuss the two main tests performed on urine in this setting. Firstly, there is the "urine dipstick", also known as a full ward test. The two main important items on this are the nitrites and leucocytes. Secondly, there is the microscopy, culture and sensitivities, which confirms diagnosis but also gives you a specific organism if present. 

Listen in to learn more about interpreting these two very common tests in paediatrics, and indeed in medicine as a whole!

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(This isn’t individual medical advice, please use your own clinical judgement and local guidelines when caring for your patients)