Reference Ranges


Color: all shades of yellow                             Protein (mg/dL): Negative                            Blood: Negative
Appearance: clear                                         Glucose (mg/dL): Negative                           Urobilinogen (mg/dL): 0.2
Specific Gravity: 1.015-1.030                        Ketones (mg/dL): Negative                           Nitrite: Negative
pH: 5.0-8.0                                                   Bilirubin: Negative                                       Leukocytes: Negative


Microscopic
Red Blood Cells: 0-2 RBC/hpf
White Blood Cells: 0-5 WBC/hpf

Squamous Epithelial Cells: 0-5 cells/hpf
Transitional Epithelial Cells: 0-5 cells/hpf
Renal Epithelial Cells: 0-5 cells/hpf
Hyaline Casts: 0-2 casts/lpf
Cellular Casts: none - always pathological
Granular Casts: none - always pathological
Uric Acid Crystals: can be normal in acidic urine
Calcium Oxalate Crystals: can be normal in acidic urine
Bacteria: if less than 105/mL then it is considered contamination


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