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Skin stem cells replace lost skin cells.
There is bacteria on the surface of your skin but they are not the same as your skin cells.
A type of urine analysis in which you look for cells in the urine, not chemical components, and usually especially looking for cells of bladder or kidney cancer.
I had scant urothelial cells present in my urine test. What does this mean?
It means that there are a high quantity pf these cells called ep in your urine :)
What does it mean when there are higher than normal levels of renal epithelial cells in urine?
To get rid of his loose skin cells.
Sediment in the urine is caused by skin cells and debris from the urinary system.
Urine is 99.8% water 0.1% urea ammonia and 0.1 % bacteria particals and skin cells. Its filtered by the kidney and is sterile
White blood cells are indicative of an infection.
There are a number of issues with epithelial cells in urine. Depending upon the origin of the epithelial cells it could mean you didn't wipe well and contaminated the test to issues with your kidneys.
I'm assuming you are referring to a result from a Urine test. Epithelial cells are skin cells. The lab will report this on urine analysis and it usually means the urine sample is contaminated with skin cells rather than just urine. When I see this reported and review my note on the patient and see that there is equivocal signs and symptoms, I will often ask for another sample before starting antibiotics.
In humans, squamous cells are found in the epidermis of the skin, in the lining of hollow organs and in the respiratory and digestive tracts. Squamous cells in urine may indicate contamination due to the presence of bacteria.
White blood cells are usually not found in the urine due to the kidney. When there are white blood cells in the urine this if due to an infection. The kidney becomes inflamed and this allows the passing of white blood cells.
Urine is 99.8% water 0.1% urea ammonia and 0.1 % bacteria particals and skin cells. Its filtered by the kidney and is sterile