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Crystal cast in patient with AKI and TLS on Urine Microscopy

Randy Luciano MD, PhD @RandyLucianoMD

#TLS #Crystal
Crystal cast in ... patient with AKI ... and TLS on Urine ... #Crystal #casts ... #Microscopy #clinical
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential Diagnosis ... microscopy / urinary ... sediment, renal ... investigations depending on clinical
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... - Urinalysis/microscopy ... UOP/weights - Urine ... uric acid (rhabdo/TLS ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... , crystals, protein ... #Acute #KidneyInjury
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
sediment and color ... Microscopic exam ... • Crystals ... Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) FE Na <
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... fever - ACS, AKI ... , acute limb ischemia ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology
American College of Rheumatology Diagnostic Criteria for Gout
Presence of characteristic urate crystals in the joint fluid
American College of Rheumatology ... polarized light microscopy ... the following clinical ... one attack of acute ... #Rheumatology #
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... polarized light microscopy ... Screening Tests for Acute ... • Serum and urine ... #testing #Rheumatology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
hepatitis, or acute ... • Caused by splanchnic ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... causes (esp. ... Hepatorenal #Syndrome #Hepatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Classification: • Acute ... edema, active urine ... sediment, and elevated ... #Rheumatology