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Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Urinalysis & Urine ... Microscopic exam ... • Urinary casts ... #dipstick #nitrite ... #urine #UNa #casts
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
hematuria → Urinalysis ... nitrites? ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... and referral to Urology ... #urology #blood
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
dipstick, urine ... microscopy / urinary ... cryoglobulins, hepatitis serology ... , HIV serology, ... #nephrology #causes
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
- Differential Diagnosis ... (Urinalysis or ... dipstick) Glomerular ... hematuria: - RBC casts ... #causes #urology
Approach to Microscopic Hematuria 

Microscopic hematuria is often incidental but may be associated with urologic malignancy.
RBC's, cellular casts ... properly collected urine ... Not by positive dipstick ... #diagnosis #management ... #urology