The impact of urinalysis

Today, urinalysis can be used to detect many diseases and ailments including urinary tract infections, kidney disease, diabetes, and bladder cancer. In this episode, you’ll listen the cost-effective and non-invasive nature of urinalysis, its role in early disease detection, advancements in test consistency and quality control, and the potential role of artificial intelligence in interpreting urinalysis results. Will Hutt, Head of Primary Care, Acute Rapid & Decentralized Urinalysis at Siemens Healthineers, is joined by Nancy Brunzel, a medical laboratory scientist and author of the book Fundamentals of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis and Jon Stradinger, director of assay development for point of care at Siemens Healthineers. We’ll also hear from two experts interviewed for Siemens Healthineers’ recent five-part docuseries about the history of urinalysis: Medical Author and Educator Connie Mardis and Kelly St. Vrain, the head of marketing operations for diagnostics at Siemens Healthineers. They’re discussing the current state of urinalysis, where it could go in the future, and what it all means for the overall patient experience. 00:00 The impact of urinalysis 01:23 Introduction 02:25 Urinalysis background 04:43 Why urine? 09:39 Technology and innovation in urinalysis 12:28 Introduction to the docuseries “Urine: a liquid lens into your health” 15:40 Looking toward the future 18:33 Conclusion