QuestionI just received my UA lab test results..my concern is with the abnormal results on this test which are listed as follows... can you please give me an idea of what they mean??
First Test: URINALYSIS, AUTOMATED (WITH MICROSCOPY IF INDICATED, NO CULTURE)
Component Results
Component Your Value Standard Range
PROTEIN, UA 20 (TRACE) NEGATIVE mg/dL
LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE,UA POSITIVE NEGATIVE
Component Results
Component Your Value Standard Range
BACTERIA, URINE HPF TRACE NEGATIVE
SQUAMOUS EPITHELIAL CELLS,
URINE SED, AUTOMATED COUNT,
QUAL FEW N/A
MUCOUS, URINE SEDIMENT,
AUTOMATED COUNT, QUAL PRESENT NONE
AnswerHi Lisa. Your report is hard to read the way it's presented to me, but I'll try. It appears that all results are within normal range except protein (trace), leukocyte esterase - a medical term for white blood cells - (positive), and bacteria (trace). These results could be found in a normal urine however. Your doctor will take into account whether or not you have any symptoms of a UTI (urinary trace infection), such as urinary pain/frequency/urgency or a foul smelling urine. If you do have symptoms, the doctor may want to do a urine culture to see which bacteria is causing the infection, and then he/she can prescribe the appropriate antibiotic for you.
Samantha
