Sediment, or particles, in your urine, can make it look cloudy. In many cases, ... They’ll do an exam and take samples or cultures to send out for further testing.

Urine sediment test results, diagnoses vary significantly across nephrologists Standardized approaches necessary to increase validity, reliability of widely-used diagnostic test ...

After collecting urine samples from patients undergoing kidney biopsy, the researchers sent digital images and videos of urine sediment findings to nephrologists at 15 teaching hospitals in the ...

Some conditions, such as pregnancy, infections, and kidney stones, can cause white particles or sediment in urine, or make it appear cloudy. Typical urine is faint yellow and free from any specks ...

Millions of urine sediment microscopy tests are conducted each year in the United States to diagnose conditions such as urinary tract infections and kidney diseases. The results of these tests are ...

Nephrologists were found not to always agree on their interpretation of images from urine sediment tests, which are frequently ordered to evaluate a variety of kidney diseases, shows new study ...

I am a 59 year old male who had kidney stone problems about 10 years ago. The other night I was forced to urinate into a glass bottle at about 3:30 am. On cleaning the bottle I noticed a sediment ...

To the Editor: Microscopic examination of the urine sediment is an important tool for the diagnosis and management of renal and genitourinary disease.1,2 Photomicrographs of urine are useful both f ...