There are all sorts of reasons why your doctor might ask you for a urine sample. You might not think it, but your urine says a lot about your general health, so it’s a useful indicator for a whole ...

Pyuria is a condition defined by the increased presence of white blood cells in urine. Although a urinary tract infection is the most common cause of sterile pyuria, other conditions may be involved.

Urine microscopy is an important adjunct to the urinalysis. The findings of cells, casts or crystals can aid in urinalysis interpretation and in making a more accurate diagnosis. Since the formed ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My question is about microscopic hematuria. I see a rheumatologist for sarcoidosis. In February 2018, I had various lab tests, including a urinalysis. That test and several since then ...

IT has been shown that during the course of certain acute viral illnesses, cells containing discrete cytoplasmic inclusions appear in the urine. 1 During the pre-eruptive and early-rash stages of ...