3170 results
Urine Microscopy and Casts - Image Atlas Key

- Squamous Epithelial Casts
- Transitional Epithelial Cells
- Renal Tubular
Urine Microscopy ... Hyaline Cast - WBCs ... - Monomorphic RBCs ... - Dysmorphic RBCs ... JoseTesser) #Urine #Microscopy
ABC's of POCUS
Forming the platform for my CCS2018 talk, ‘POCUS on ITU’! My infographic on the
ABC's of POCUS ... infographic on the ABC ... CriticalCare #POCUS #ABCs
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
are caused by prerenal ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... for WBCs, RBCs, ... casts, crystals
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Algorithm Decreased WBCs ... Normal/lncreased WBCs ... ) - Abnormal RBCs ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Urinalysis Testing - UTI Sensitivity and Specificity
 - Leukocyte esterase 
 - Nitrite 
 - WBCs
- Nitrite - WBCs ... (Microscopy) ... - Bacteriuria (Microscopy
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... cells on urine microscopy ... Glomerular (Dysmorphic RBCs ... with polyangiitis/microscopic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Urinalysis >3 RBCs ... of UTI, urine WBCs ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... , dysmorphic RBCs ... Nephrology if cause
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine sediment Microscopic ... urine sediment by microscopy ... pain + gross or microscopic ... disease Renal Causes ... microscopic and
Glitter Cells on Urine Microscopy
Glitter cells in the urine are viable and pale staining WBCs with
Cells on Urine Microscopy ... pale staining WBCs ... #Cells #Urine #Microscopy
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
parasitemia - normocytic RBCs ... P. falciparum causes ... human malaria cases ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy