Excessive white blood cells in the urine are referred to as what?

Excessive white blood cells in the urine are referred to as what?

• A. Pyuria
• B. Dysuria
• C. Hematuria
• D. Proteinuria

Answer: (A)

Excess white blood cells in urine indicate inflammation or infection of the urinary tract, and the term for this finding is pyuria. Pyuria is commonly seen with urinary tract infections and can be detected by seeing elevated leukocytes under microscopic examination or by a urine dipstick test for leukocyte esterase. This finding helps distinguish urine abnormalities from other issues: dysuria is a symptom (painful urination) rather than a finding in the urine itself, hematuria is blood in the urine, and proteinuria is protein in the urine.

Excess white blood cells in urine indicate inflammation or infection of the urinary tract, and the term for this finding is pyuria. Pyuria is commonly seen with urinary tract infections and can be detected by seeing elevated leukocytes under microscopic examination or by a urine dipstick test for leukocyte esterase. This finding helps distinguish urine abnormalities from other issues: dysuria is a symptom (painful urination) rather than a finding in the urine itself, hematuria is blood in the urine, and proteinuria is protein in the urine.