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Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Diagnosis Algorithm ... RBCs and/or RBC casts ... • Hereditary nephritis ... and >3.5g/day (nephrotic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Urinary Casts and ... heme-granular casts ... tubulointerstitial nephritis ... tuberculosis Fatty - Nephrotic ... Microscopy #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Epithelial cell casts ... Interstitial Nephritis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
chronic kidney diseases ... suggestive of nephrotic ... suggestive of glomerulonephritis ... #nephrology #interpretation ... #diagnosis
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
cell/white cell casts ... clusters because nephritic ... #Algorithm #differential ... #proteinuria #nephrotic ... #syndrome #nephrology