Optimization of urinary dipstick pH: Are multiple dipstick pH readings reliably comparable to commercial 24-hour urinary pH?

Purpose: Accurate measurement of pH is necessary to guide medical management of nephrolithiasis. Urinary dipsticks offer a convenient method to measure pH, but prior studies have only assessed the accuracy of a single, spot dipstick. Given the known diurnal variation in pH, a single dipstick pH is u...

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Main Authors: Joel E. Abbott, Daniel L. Miller, William Shi, David Wenzler, Fuad F. Elkhoury, Nishant D. Patel, Roger L. Sur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Urological Association 2017-09-01
Series:Investigative and Clinical Urology
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Online Access:https://www.icurology.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/2020ICU/icu-58-378.pdf