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Help! I'm stumped on how to deal with this... - sm

Posted: Oct 24, 2009

Urinalysis has been obtained today suggesting 50 to 100 WBCs, RBCs, many bacteria, with a WBC of 6.9, hemoglobin 14.3, positive nitrites and moderate leukoesterase in his urine.

First, I cannot find leukoesterase in any dictionary and believe he must mean leukocyte esterase. Can I change it? Should I flag it if I do or is it one of those things that is obvious enough that it doesn't need to be flagged. Second, should I punctuate it differently? I mean the WBC and hemoglobin must refer to a separate blood test and not the urinalysis, and I am not sure if that is clear.

leukocyte esterase - jeanmt

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Yes, it should be leukocyte esterase, that is safe. I would type it as follows:

... 50-100 white blood cells, red bloo cells, many bacteria; white blood cell count of 6.9; hemoglobin 14.3; positive nitrates and moderate leukocyte esterase in his urine. I don't think the WBC and hgb are separate, that is all in the ua.

Thank you so much! If the WBC and hemoglobin - sm

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are not a separate thest then how can the WBCs be 50-100 and then the WBC count 6.9? That's confusing me.

Hope this helps clear up the confusion - jane

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In a urinalysis, they are counting the white blood cells and red blood cells (WBC, RBC)

In a CBC (complete blood count), they are getting values for white blood count and red blood count (WBC, RBC).

Hope this makes it less confusing.

Thank you for trying to help me! - nm

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