Dr. Philip Sciturro M.D.

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• What Could Dysuria Be Telling You?

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• What are the Causes of Abdominal Pain?

  A pain that may start or spread from anywhere in between the chest to the pelvic region is often referred to as abdominal pain. Abdominal pain is of different types. Some of them are acute, while others are chronic. Some of them may be rated as mild, while others may range between moderate and...

• How to Prevent UTIs

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• What's the Difference Between Salt and Sodium?

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• Leukocyte Esterase Test

  Leukocyte Esterase Urine TestLeukocyte esterase (LE) is an esterase produced by white blood cells (WBCs) or leukocytes. A leukocyte esterase test is a urine test used to detect the presence of white blood cells and other health conditions associated with infection.Normally, leukocyte esterase...