Recent Urine Test

[alyssasansoneee]

So, I recently gotten my urine tested. My RBC is a 52 and my protein is 1+ I’ve always known I had RBC in my urine never knew the amount but that seems very high to me. Also with the protein I used to years ago and now all of sudden I do.. any thoughts on why this could be? Any comments will help! Thanks

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Hi, I'm not sure where you live but I'm going to guess it's not in the USA. I say that because I use labtestsonline.org/tests/re... for checking on where I am on my blood and urine tests and when I checked your number against the range they used (pretty close to the US acceptable range) yours was well above the acceptable range they use. Contact the lab your physician(s) use and get a reference sheet that they use to help you understand the values they assign. Your copy of the lab work should be marked with an "L" if your test was lower than the range and an "H" if your number was higher than their accepted range. As I said, I use Lab Tests Online for verification of all my labwork and if the lab your doctors use has a similar website, get the URL and verify everything you get and it's a great way to stay on top of health issues and to develop questions to ask your doctors. Same thing for protein results and almost any blood and/or urine test you may be asked to take.

[Kbressler NKF Peer Mentor NKF Ambassador]

Need to seek medical advice it is very uncommon to have blood and protein in the urine. These two test usually indicate issues with the kidneys. It is important to get this checked out. Seeing a Nephrologist would be helpful.

[alyssasansoneee in reply to Kbressler]

I do go to a specialist on the regular ! Just wanted some extra insight. I have CKD and have had protein in the past, it went away for about 3 years and now all of a sudden it is back