Case Study: Female with Painful Urination Answers

1. The microscopic portion of the routine urinalysis is missing the presence of renal epithelial cells. Renal epithelial cells have a reference range of 0-5/hpf. The renal epithelial cell count is considered pathological if it is >5/hpf. Some conditions that can cause abnormal renal epithelial cells are allograft rejection, pyelonephritis, and renal tubular damage.

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