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What Does This Urinalysis Report Indicate?
What does this urinalysis report indicate? RBC UA 3-5 WBC URINE 6-10 BACTERIA UA TRACE EPITHELIAL CELLS, URINE 1+ MUCOUS, URINE FEW LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE UA SMALL This is my 87 year old mother s lab result, she has Alzheimer s, is in assisted living, this was a follow up Urinalysis to see if her prior infection has gone away. I took her to the lab late Wednesday afternoon and have not heard back from her doctor. She isn t feeling well today and I m concerned. Thanks.
Mon, 2 May 2016
Hello dear
Understand your concern
Compare your report with normal urine report:
Color – Yellow (light/pale to dark/deep amber)
Clarity/turbidity – Clear or cloudy
pH – 4.5-8
Specific gravity – 1.005-1.025
Glucose - ≤130 mg/d
Ketones – None
Nitrites – Negative
Leukocyte esterase – Negative
Bilirubin – Negative
Urobilirubin – Small amount (0.5-1 mg/dL)
Blood - ≤3 RBCs
Protein - ≤150 mg/d
RBCs - ≤2 RBCs/hpf
WBCs - ≤2-5 WBCs/hpf
Squamous epithelial cells - ≤15-20 squamous epithelial cells/hpf
Casts – 0-5 hyaline casts/lpf
Crystals – Occasionally
Bacteria – None
Yeast - None
As bacteria, WBC and RBC presents suggests Urinary tract infections
Take following advice:
Drink plenty of waters
Do not delay in bladder empty
Tablet septran
Tablet paracetamol
Eat fruits like orange, papaya, pineapple and cranberry.
Hope this may help you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
Understand your concern
Compare your report with normal urine report:
Color – Yellow (light/pale to dark/deep amber)
Clarity/turbidity – Clear or cloudy
pH – 4.5-8
Specific gravity – 1.005-1.025
Glucose - ≤130 mg/d
Ketones – None
Nitrites – Negative
Leukocyte esterase – Negative
Bilirubin – Negative
Urobilirubin – Small amount (0.5-1 mg/dL)
Blood - ≤3 RBCs
Protein - ≤150 mg/d
RBCs - ≤2 RBCs/hpf
WBCs - ≤2-5 WBCs/hpf
Squamous epithelial cells - ≤15-20 squamous epithelial cells/hpf
Casts – 0-5 hyaline casts/lpf
Crystals – Occasionally
Bacteria – None
Yeast - None
As bacteria, WBC and RBC presents suggests Urinary tract infections
Take following advice:
Drink plenty of waters
Do not delay in bladder empty
Tablet septran
Tablet paracetamol
Eat fruits like orange, papaya, pineapple and cranberry.
Hope this may help you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
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