Sanford, FL
A 34-year-old female asked:

I am 34 w/ lupus...my urinalysis had trace protein, hyaline cast 0-5, wbc 0-5, squamous epithelial cell 6-10. doctor retesting...what does this mean?

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Likely looking at: Your kidney function specifically at the amount of protein you are spilling. I also suspect that this is a contaminated specimen and the doctor wants a clean catch.
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