When they do a urine analysis they take a small amount and spin it down in a centrifuge.They pour off the liquid and put a drop of the sediment on a slide and look at it under a microscope. Anything seen is reported out even the stuff that is normal like squamous cells.Everything is quantitated and reported.I have seen urines with so many sq.cell that was all I could see. The best way to decrease the amount of these cells is to do a clean catch collection. You clean the ouside of the ureatha and start to pass urine just a small amount then collect the rest. Sq. cell are the outer cells that sluff off as new ones form. When we do a UA we are looking for abnormal thing, stuff you only see when things are not going right.Some lupus patients have kidney problems, so the lab tech is going to look for white and red blood cells,and trasitional cells.We also look for crystals but I won't go into those there are way to many of them. You should know that NOT all crystalls are bad. If you eat asparagus you pass a certain type of crystall,if you have an x-ray with contrast dye the dye makes a certain type of crystal. There are crystals that indicate liver cancer,kidney problems and some just tell us you ate your veggies. What showes up in your urine can tell your doctor lots of things about how your body is working. Hope this helps.DJM

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