Microscopic Urinalysis looks at a sample of your urine under a microscope. It can see cells from your urinary tract, blood cells, crystals, bacteria, parasites, and cells from tumors.
It can help diagnose kidney disease, urinary tract infection, cancer, reactions to medication, prostate infection, liver disease, viral infection, yeast infection, and parasitic infection.
Reference of normal values in Urinalysis:
Color – Yellow (lighVpale to dark/deep amber)
Clarity/turbidity – Clear or cloudy
pH – 4.5-8
Specific gravity – 1.005-1.025
Glucose – s130 mg/d
Ketones – None
Nitrites – Negative
Leukocyte esterase – Negative
Bilirubin – Negative
Urobilirubin- Small amount (0.5-1 mg/d )
Blood – s3 RBCs
Protein – s150 mg/d
RBCs – S2 RBCs/hpf
WBCs – S2-5 WBCs/hpf
Squamous epithelial cells – s15-20 squamous epithelial cells/hp!
Casts – 0-5 hyaline casts/Ip!
Crystals – Occasionally
Bacteria – None
Yeast – None
