Severe stabbing recurrent pain along trigeminal nerve, usually unilateral. most often begins near 1 side of the mouth and rises toward the ear, eye, nostril on same side.
A urine culture may be ordered when symptoms indicate the possibility of a urinary tract infection, such as pain and burning when urinating and frequent urge to urinate.
The goal is to improve clinical care by reducing the number of contaminated or uninterpretable urine cultures. In the shift away from the reliance on reflex testing, a urine culture should be ordered if clinically indicated. Any questions regarding this change may be directed to Mary Clance, MD, hospital epidemiologist, at mclance@aahs.org or Donna Ragan, core lab manager at dragan@aahs.org.