What disease does urine sediment check?

Urinary sediment is to check whether the indicators in the urine are normal. Urinary sediment can reflect a variety of diseases. The most common items in urinary sediment are urine red blood cells, urine white blood cells and urine protein. If the urine red blood cells in the urine sediment are elevated, it indicates that the urine contains blood. The common diseases include urinary calculi, urinary tract infections, IgA nephropathy, glomerulonephritis or urinary tumors. Elevated urine white blood cells generally indicate urinary tract infections, but also may be due to reproductive system infections, such as prostatitis, orchitis, epididymitis, will also show elevated urine white blood cells. Elevated urine protein generally indicates kidney diseases, such as glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome or diabetic nephropathy.