This is a special urine test that shows the content of erythrocytes, leukocytes and cylinders in 1 ml of urine.
Purpose of the study. This analysis is prescribed if there is a suspicion of an inflammatory process in the organs of the urinary system in a pregnant woman, if there are changes in the general analysis of urine. It gives more accurate results than a general urinalysis, and also allows you to control the ongoing treatment in dynamics.
Rules for collecting urine. Urine for analysis according to Nechiporenko is collected in the same way as for a general urinalysis.
Investigated parameters.
• The number of leukocytes - normally they should be less than 2 thousand in 1 ml. An increase in the number of leukocytes indicates the presence of pyelonephritis (an inflammatory disease of the pelvis and calyces of the kidneys).
• The number of red blood cells - normally less than 1 thousand in 1 ml. An increase in the number of red blood cells indicates the development of glomerulonephritis (inflammation of the renal glomeruli).
• The number of cylinders - normally less than 20 in 1 ml. The detection of an increased content of cylinders indicates arterial hypertension, diseases of the cardiovascular system, and can occur with early toxicosis of pregnant women.