Answer 5
  1. The image is of squamous epithelial cells. Squamous epithelial cells rarely have diagnostic significance. The reference range is 0-5/hpf so it is normal in this patient. Large numbers of squamous epithelial cells suggest an improper specimen collection. In this case the urine may not have been a ‘clean catch’.

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References: Brunzel, Nancy A. Fundamentals of Urine & Body Fluid Analysis. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2004: 195.

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