Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC
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J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad · Jan 2004
Accuracy of urine dipstick to predict urinary tract infections in an emergency department.
Urine dipstick is a useful and commonly used test in the Emergency Department because of its rapidity and low cost; however its diagnostic accuracy is debatable. Our objective was to compare the urine dipstick and urinalysis for Urinary Tract Infection in a developing country, where there are significant cost considerations. ⋯ Dipstick alone cannot accurately predict urinary tract infection in emergency department.
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Medical profession is still the most sought after profession, there are thousands of bright students who pass their F. Sc examination in First Division and desire to join medical colleges but are unable to get admission in government medical colleges. There is a great shortage of doctors in the country. ⋯ Those colleges which fulfill the laid down requirement of PMDC, help in overcoming the shortage of doctors in the country and provide much needed health care to the population. Such medical colleges are much appreciated by the public and by the govt. Such private sector medical colleges have great future and some of them may become famous and outstanding like the private sector medical colleges in the USA.