The dipstick test is cheap, reproducible and more often than not, gives both the doctor and patient the first insight into something going wrong in the kidneys.
The presence of blood or red blood cells in the urine needs to be investigated promptly.
THIS can be quite alarming if it occurs to you. The medical term for blood in the urine is haematuria. If you actually see blood in your urine, this is known as macroscopic haematuria.
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