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Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... the extent of disease ... Clinical Manifestations ... dissociation in urine ... polarized light microscopy
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
polarized light microscopy ... intracellular urate crystals ... • Serum and urine ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... #workup #diagnosis
Uremic Frost in End-Stage Renal Disease- A 39-year-old man with end-stage renal disease presented to the
continued to have urine ... face (Panel A), abdomen ... Laboratory studies ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #renal #urology
Colovesical Fistula on Cystoscopy
A 72-year-old woman presented to the urology clinic with a 2-week history of
presented to the urology ... clinic with a 2 ... passing gas in her urine ... confirmed the diagnosis ... inflammatory bowel disease
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)

MGRS
• MGRS refers to kidney disease caused by nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins
Clinical Clues: ... light-chain ratio Diagnostic ... • Serum/urine ... (LCDD) - Crystal ... #Significance #Diagnosis