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My mom had her hysterectomy wit uti.but,her urine test report is:rbc:4-6/hpf,wbc:1-2/hpf,epith cells:-6-8/hpf.why does she have rbc in her report?help

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RBCs: anytime there is an infection such as a UTI, rbcs can be present. Has she taken an antibiotics yet? This is due to irritation of the lining of the bladder which can shed rbcs. Did she have a urine culture documenting a bacterial infection?

Answered 11/27/2017

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