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Urine Microscopy and Casts - Image Atlas Key

- Squamous Epithelial Casts
- Transitional Epithelial Cells
- Renal Tubular
Microscopy and Casts ... Squamous Epithelial Casts ... Monomorphic RBCs - Dysmorphic ... RBCs - Granular Casts ... Urine #Microscopy #Casts
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
hematuria (RBC casts ... or dysmorphic RBCs ... Syndrome #Comparison #Algorithm
Infant UTI Algorithm (<8 weeks of age)

Emergency Medicine Cases @EMCases

#Infant #Pediatric #UTI #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management #UrinaryTractInfection
Infant UTI Algorithm ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... Pediatric #UTI #Algorithm ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... Urinalysis: presence of dysmorphic ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... #Differential #Algorithm
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
microscopy • Red cell casts ... • White cell casts ... infection • Hyaline casts ... disease • Granular casts ... diagnosis #nephrology #casts
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
and Diagnosis Algorithm ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... , dysmorphic RBCs ... Nephrology if cause ... Hematuria #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... Pediatric #UTI #Algorithm ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds
Causes of anemia in infants & children

#Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Differential #Anemia #Causes #Algorithm
Causes of anemia ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Differential #Anemia #Causes ... #Algorithm
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Calculi Glomerular (Dysmorphic ... RBCs and/or RBC casts ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... proteinuria, granular casts ... Nephritis #AIN #Algorithm