ANSWER
3) The formed element is a
renal epithelial cell. The distinguishing feature of this type of cell is the eccentric
nucleus. The reference range for renal epithelial cells is 0-5/hpf, so
they can be found in very small numbers in a normal urine sample.
However, there were 5-10/hpf present in this sample, which signifies a
problem.
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