Microscopic examination of the urine sediment is an important tool for the diagnosis and management of renal and genitourinary disease. 1,2 Photomicrographs of urine are useful both for teaching this ...

Adolescents and young adults who had persistent, microscopic blood in their urine (hematuria) were more likely to develop end-stage renal disease over a follow-up period of about 20 years, although ...

When a dipstick test suggests there's blood in the urine, the next step should be to examine a sample of the urine under a microscope to make sure the dipstick result is accurate, according to medical ...