This bladder at autopsy has been opened to reveal areas of hyperemia of the mucosa. This is acute cystitis.

The characteristic urinalysis findings for acute cystitis are shown below.



Macroscopic Urinalysis:

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Leukocyte esterase
Nitrite
pH
Protein
Blood
Specific gravity
Ketones
Glucose
Bilirubin
CharacteristicResult
ColorYellow
AppearanceCloudy
Leukocyte Esterase3+
NitritePos
pH6.5
ProteinNeg
BloodNeg
Specific Gravity1.015
KetonesNeg
GlucoseNeg
BilirubinNeg

Microscopic Urinalysis:

CharacteristicResult
WBC/hpf >100/hpf
RBC/hpf 1/hpf
Casts None
Other Many leukocytes