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Having severe back pain in the area of my kidney on my left side so i took a uti test strip, positive for leukocytes. my blood pressure is 154/98 help?

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Dr. William Kimlinger answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Kidney infection?: Leukocytes in the urine suggest a urinary infection. Pain in the kidney are suggest that it has spread from the bladder to the kidney. Kidney infections can make a person very ill and proper treatment is needed ASAP. See a doctor at an urgent care or (especially if you have a fever or severe pain) an emergency room very soon. Your blood pressure is probably a reaction to infection.

Answered 2/3/2017

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Need to be seen: You need to be seen by a physician either in urgent care or by your regular doctor. You possibly have a kidney infection and your blood pressure is abnormal. Please do not delay being seen.

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