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Examples of varying granular and granular/waxy mixed casts: 
A: coarse granular/broad-waxy (and surrounding white blood cells);
granular/waxy mixed casts ... surrounding white blood ... cells); B: light ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #Clinical
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Microscopic exam ... and parasites (infections ... • Red blood cells ... • Urinary casts ... #UNa #casts #glucosuria
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Algorithm Red blood ... cells on urine ... microscopy. ... RBCs and/or RBC casts ... glomerulonephritis • Post-Infectious
Urine Microscopy - Urinary Sediment Examination Instructions
Preparation of the urine for microscopic examination:
 • Clean catch
Urine Microscopy ... presence of protein, blood ... esterase • Fill conical ... or casts and will ... protein matrix of casts
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
bone marrow and peripheral ... age • 22 and 45 cases ... petechiae) • Frequent infections ... leukopenia) Peripheral ... • Parvovirus infection
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
: UA, Urine protein ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... sparing of the lung periphery ... reveals increasing blood ... hematuria, RBC casts
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... Increased plasma cells ... Diagnostic Testing Blood ... polarized light microscopy
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Statins - ETOH - Infection ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Weakness - Dark urine ... UA positive for blood ... Cast formation:
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
recurrentis on Peripheral ... Several cases have ... Infectious Diseases ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy ... #pathology #clinical
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Diagnosis and Clinical ... hypertension (90% of cases ... susceptibility to infections ... glucose uptake in peripheral ... ↑ 24-hour urine