The true significance of urine sediment findings from in-house urinalysis needs to be considered in broader context with other key clinical information, such as patient history, examination results, and findings on diagnostic imaging.
The following cases demonstrate the importance of evaluating the total clinical picture and explore how preparing dry-mount urine sediment cytology can maximize the potential of in-house urinalysis. Dry-mount cytology is a quick and relatively easy technique useful not only for evaluating conditions such as urinary tract infection (UTI) or neoplasia but when seeking a pathologist’s second opinion regarding cells found in urine sediment. Cells prepared for dry-mount urine sediment cytology are preserved indefinitely and, therefore, are not subject to degradation during shipment to an outside laboratory.