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Urinary Casts in the setting of renal disease
#Clinical #Nephro #Urine #Microscopy #Casts #Comparison #Chart #ATN #AIN
Urinary Casts in ... Nephro #Urine #Microscopy ... #Casts #Comparison ... #Chart #ATN #AIN
Granular & “Muddy Brown” Casts on Urine Microscopy
A. Finely granular cast B. slightly coarser granular cast
“Muddy Brown” Casts ... on Urine Microscopy ... Finely granular cast ... better appreciated at ... #Urine #Microscopy
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Urine Microscopy ... - Casts Acellular ... tubular necrosis (ATN ... Contains yellow-tan ... #Urine #Microscopy
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... sample is not fresh at ... time of microscopy ... • Red cell casts ... contamination #Urine #Microscopy
Muddy Brown Casts in ATN
#Clinical #Path #Nephro #Urine #Microscopy #MuddyBrownCasts #ATN
Muddy Brown Casts ... in ATN #Clinical ... Nephro #Urine #Microscopy ... MuddyBrownCasts #ATN
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
When to suspect AIN ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... eosinophiluria, microscopic ... proteinuria, granular casts ... associated with AIN
Trichomonas on Urine Microscopy

Trichomonas organisms adjacent to mixed cellular cast containing WBC's, tubular epithelial cells, and
Trichomonas on Urine Microscopy ... mixed cellular cast ... epithelial cells, and an ... Trichomonas #Urine #Microscopy
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
AKI) 1) IS THIS AN ... PROBLEM ~80% of AKI cases ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts ... etiologies due to ATN
Urine Microscopy - Urinary Sediment Examination Instructions
Preparation of the urine for microscopic examination:
 • Clean catch
another tube with an ... • Centrifuge at ... up by cells or casts ... contrast, but at ... protein matrix of casts
Urine Microscopy Instructions - How to spin urine

1. Collect a fresh urine sample (5 – 10
Urine Microscopy ... the better, as casts ... in a centrifuge at ... the slide on the microscope ... #Urine #Microscopy