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Should I Be Concerned About The Presence Of 1 Red Blood Cell Per High Power Field In Urine?

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Question : A recent urinalysis showed no blood in my urine but 1/HPF RBC,UA. Should I be concerned? My hematocrit was 38.8%, Hemaglobin 12.8g/dl
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Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (8 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
NO worries!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

1RBC/HPF is totally normal. There is no reason to be worried. We get worried when we start having more than 3-5/HPF.

I wish you well. Feel free to follow up with me if need be.

Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Ivo Ditah (2 minutes later)
The only reason I even got a little concerned was that the standard range was <1HPF
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Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (7 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
No need to worry!

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

There is just nothing to worry about. Have a good and relaxed night.

I wish you well.

Regards,
Dr. Ivo Ditah, Internal Medicine Specialist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Should I Be Concerned About The Presence Of 1 Red Blood Cell Per High Power Field In Urine?

Brief Answer: NO worries! Detailed Answer: Hi, 1RBC/HPF is totally normal. There is no reason to be worried. We get worried when we start having more than 3-5/HPF. I wish you well. Feel free to follow up with me if need be. Regards.