NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - 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 ...

While microscopic blood in your urine may not be a medical emergency, visible blood in your urine is associated with a number of serious health issues, including kidney disease and urologic cancer.

Seeing blood in your urine, even a slight pink tinge, warrants immediate medical attention. While often linked to minor ...

Urine microscopy is an important adjunct to the urinalysis. The findings of cells, casts or crystals can aid in urinalysis interpretation and in making a more accurate diagnosis. Since the formed ...

—Researchers in Australia identified urine microscopy with culture and sensitivity as a potentially overused test in the diagnosis of urinary tract infection. Reducing unnecessary testing in ...

There are several possible causes of blood in a person’s urine with no pain. Causes include exercise, trauma, and kidney disease. Hematuria is the medical term for when blood is present in urine.

Clinical Biologist at the clinical laboratory of the Ghent University hospital, Belgium Member of the European Federation of Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Member of the Royal Belgian Society of ...

Viral claims about urine color diagnosing kidney health are misleading, experts warn. The National Kidney Foundation emphasizes that most kidney disease shows no visible symptoms, making routine ...