Researchers tell doctors to avoid routine urinary tests for older patients with delirium.

Researchers tell doctors to avoid routine urinary tests for older patients with delirium – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Original article: Things We Do for No Reason™: Obtaining Urine Testing in Older Adults With Delirium Without Signs or Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection – Journal of Hospital Medicine ($)

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— Milad Memari, MD (@MemariMD) July 28, 2021