In article <CuqdnczFU747ufHVnZ2dnUVZ_uCdnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Ericka Kammerer
says...
>
>Banty wrote:
>> In article <saednU2CY9B4avbVnZ2dnUVZ_qfinZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Ericka
Kammerer
>> says...
>>> Banty wrote:
>>>> In article <XvydnVtIxPDrXvbVnZ2dnUVZ_sninZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Ericka
Kammerer
>>>> says...
>>>>> Banty wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I don't understand this. Why is there this bright line drawn at a
urine test?
>>>>>>If the physician has suspicions, but the urine test is negative, if
he orders a
>>>>>> barium test, you'd say "no" then turn to assuming it's behavioral?
>>>>> I think you evaluate further testing on the merits.
>>>>> It is not always the beneficial to run every possible test
>>>>> to rule out every single possibility no matter how small.
>>>>Well, sure, step by step based on what is learned. No sense making
this a false
>>>> all-or-nothing thing, though.
>>>>
>>>>Why, a priori, declare that only a urine test is worth pursuing in
finding or
>>>> ruling out medical issues??
>>> Because it is quick, easy, non-invasive and more or less
>>> capable of indicating whether there's a UTI, which would be far
>>> and away the most likely cause of a physical problem causing
>>> these sorts of accidents. If you were on the fence about whether
>>> it was physical or behavioral, it's practically a no brainer to
>>> rule out far and away the most likely physical cause...and one that
>>> could cause damage if not diagnosed.
>>
>> Read my question again, emphasis on the word *only*.
>>
>> All I'm saying is that it doesn't make sense to, even before a doctor
visit,
>> declare that a urine test is the only one that makes sense
>
> Where did I say "only"?
>
It's not about what you said. All this started when I responded to Chris
saying:
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Actually, Ericka, you are in agreement with me. I mentioned earlier
that a simple urine sample is easy enough to obtain and that further
testing beyond that I would put off unless I was unsure about it being
behavioral and it was causing worry. The OP hasn't chimed in for a
couple of days, and I'm assuming the doc visit they initially had
would have included that first initial urine check-hopefully.
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It's the "further testing beyond that I would put off" that doesn't make
sense
to me. That's the 'only the urine test' idea that I'm talking about.
One might, and even might likely, upon discussion with the doctor, only do
a
urine test. But it doens't make sense to decide that even before seeing
the
doctor.
Banty
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