Importance of Urine Testing Urinalysis, a simple, inexpensive procedure which analyzes urine for chemicals, cells and bacteria, is an important part of a medical examination. Ir provides your physician with valuable information about your urologic and general health. Urine testing is performed with a plastic stick that has many squares of different chemicals. Crystals Yeast Parasites Urine should contain less than five red blood cells per high power field under the microscope. More than two white blood cells seen under the microscope indicate inflammation or infection within the kidney or other parts of the urinary tract.
Normal urine contains benign transitional epithelial cells that line the urinary tract.
Malignant transitional epithelial cells may be sloughed from a cancer of the urinary tract and detected in a urine sample stained with the Papanicolaou stain. Yeast may be seen in the urine of patients with diabetes or vaginal moniliasis. Blood in the urine may be the result of an inflammation of the kidney or bladder, stone disease, cancer of the urinary tract, or it may be a benign condition. The urine is a reflection of some of the metabolic processes being performed by the body. Urine removes waste products from the body functions and provides valuable information about your urologic and general health.