Expert discusses limitations of the vitamin D blood test
“The idea of generally screening everyone right now is not only costly, but it's not recognizing the fact that this comes with a lot of limitations,” says Mark A. Moyad, MD, MPH.
In this video, Mark A. Moyad, MD, MPH, discusses the limitations of vitamin D blood tests, focusing on the possibility for low or high levels of vitamin D to be misinterpreted. Moyad is the Jenkins/Pomkempner Director of Complementary Alternative Medicine in the Department of Urology at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Study finds only half of patients undergoing 24-hour urine tests receive complete testing
December 14th 2022“One of the goals of this study was to look at whether 24-hour urine testing in the VA population included all the important components of 24-hour urine panel testing,” says Ryan Hsi, MD, FACS.
Study finds inadequate patient education for scheduled urologic procedures
October 19th 2022Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine found patients benefited from a pre-procedural interview to educate them about the risks, benefits, and alternatives to urologic treatments they were scheduled to receive.
