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When a urinalysis and urine culture is performed do they always do a microscopic exam of the urine sample to check for casts?

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Depends: Microscopic examination of urine is usually triggered by the findings of dipstick examination. If the dipstick examination does not show abnormality a microscopic examination is not usually done. Not all casts are necessarily abnormal.

Answered 4/24/2014

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