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after resent trip to doctor for check-up, doctors office called for me to come back in for another urine test as they found red and white blood cells. I fell fine and do not think i have an infection.. any thoughts i am 69 years old
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Hello,
Normally 5-20 WBC /hpf are present in urine. If there is any elevation of the WBC count, then it means that some place in the urinary tract or kidneys is inflamed. The most common cause for WBCs (leukocyturia) is a bacterial infection, for example, a bladder infection.
To diagnose a UTI please get a complete urine examination and urine culture done.
Presence of RBC in urine means a number of reasons. The RBC’s can come from the kidneys due to damage to the kidneys due to inflammation (glomerulonephritis). It could possibly be due to stone in the kidneys also. I’ll suggest getting an ultrasound done to rule out the presence of a stone in the urinary tract which is the commonest pathology resulting in RBC’s in urine.
I sincerely hope that helps. Take care
Normally 5-20 WBC /hpf are present in urine. If there is any elevation of the WBC count, then it means that some place in the urinary tract or kidneys is inflamed. The most common cause for WBCs (leukocyturia) is a bacterial infection, for example, a bladder infection.
To diagnose a UTI please get a complete urine examination and urine culture done.
Presence of RBC in urine means a number of reasons. The RBC’s can come from the kidneys due to damage to the kidneys due to inflammation (glomerulonephritis). It could possibly be due to stone in the kidneys also. I’ll suggest getting an ultrasound done to rule out the presence of a stone in the urinary tract which is the commonest pathology resulting in RBC’s in urine.
I sincerely hope that helps. Take care
I am not a doctor, but would say the presence of white blood cells means the body is fighting an infection somewhere and the red blood cells indicate it is a urinary tract infection.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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