Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder, with acute or chronic course. Symptoms of acute cystitis are always pronounced. These are pain, trouble with urination, discomfort in the lower abdomen. But on the basis of complaints of the patient alone, no diagnosis is made. The presence of the disease must necessarily be confirmed by the results of laboratory studies.
What analyzes hand over at a cystitis?
The main tests for cystitis in women are a general blood test, urinalysis and a swab from the vagina and urethra.
In the presence of an inflammatory process, a blood test always shows an increase in the number of leukocytes and ESR.
The general analysis of urine in cystitis is the main diagnostic marker, because the material for research is delivered from the very epicenter of "fighting" - from an inflamed bladder.
Urinalysis for cystitis
The indicators of urine analysis in cystitis, which are disturbing signs, are as follows:
- growth of white blood cells in the urine - evidence of inflammation;
- a large number of epithelial cells;
- blood in the urine;
- a high protein content can talk about kidney damage.
With cystitis urine is usually turbid, contains bacteria and foreign inclusions.
In addition, the Nechiporenko analysis can be assigned - the average urine sample is collected for the study.
To identify the pathogen and determine its sensitivity to antibiotics, make bakposev urine. So therapy will be most effective. Especially this analysis is important for women with chronic cystitis .
If the symptoms of cystitis are present, and the urine test is good, there may be a reason for discomfort in something else. To clarify the diagnosis, it is necessary to undergo gynecological examination, to make ultrasound of the organs of the scarlet pelvis, to undergo cystoscopy.