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Examples of varying granular and granular/waxy mixed casts: 
A: coarse granular/broad-waxy (and surrounding white blood cells);
Examples of varying granular ... and granular/waxy ... /muddy brown granular ... , C and D: muddy ... brown granular/
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Albumin Gradient (SAAG ... ) SAAG ≥ 1.1: ... thrombosis • Late budd-chiari ... obstruction • Early budd-chiari ... SAAG < 1.1:
Muddy Brown Granular Casts three ways - Brightfield, Darkfield, Phase Contrast.

Dr. Vipin Varghese @vipvargh

#Muddy #Brown #Granular
Muddy Brown Granular ... Varghese @vipvargh #Muddy ... #Brown #Granular
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
albumin gradient (SAAG ... ) SAAG ≥ 1.1: ... Cirrhosis, Late Budd-Chiari ... pericarditis, Early Budd-Chiari ... Tuberculosis #SAAG
Granular & “Muddy Brown” Casts on Urine Microscopy
A. Finely granular cast B. slightly coarser granular cast
Granular & “Muddy ... Finely granular ... slightly coarser granular ... coarse (c) and muddy ... brown (mb) granular
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
hypertension (SAAG ... insufficiency - Budd-Chiari ... Hypoalbuminemia (SAAG ... - Myxedema (SAAG ... Diseased Peritoneum (SAAG
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
concentrated urine Granular ... cellular casts "Muddy-brown ... " heme-granular
Waxy and granular casts - brightfield urine microscopy

Dr. Telma Lemos @TELMALEMOS10

#Waxy #granular #casts #Urine #Microscopy #clinical
Waxy and granular ... TELMALEMOS10 #Waxy #granular
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
Deciphering the SAAG ... fibrosis) High SAAG ... oncotic pressure Low SAAG ... Diagnosis #Hepatology #SAAG
Ascites - Workup and Management

#Ascites #Workup #Diagnosis #Management #SAAG #Evaluation #SBP #Hepatology
Diagnosis #Management #SAAG