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Urine Microscopy - Kidney Stones and Crystals 

Uric Acid, Cystine, Hippurate, Cloth Fiber, Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP,
Urine Microscopy ... - Kidney Stones ... and Crystals ... #Microscopy #Crystals ... #Atlas
Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
Kidney stone type ... corresponding urine ... #Microscopy #Urinary ... #Kidney #Stones ... #Crystals #Types
Crystalluria Guide - Various Crystals on Urine Microscopy 
 - Triple Phosphate
 - Uric Acid
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Guide - Various Crystals ... on Urine Microscopy ... Crystalluria #Guide #Crystals ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #comparison #atlas
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... also be seen if urine ... fresh at time of microscopy ... - Some crystals ... #Microscopy #Atlas
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Ketones • ... Microscopic exam ... • Crystals ... Acute Kidney Injury ... #Urinalysis #crystals
Gout: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 - Conditions of rapid cell turnover: hemolysis, psoriasis, lymphoproliferative disorders
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lactic acid -> Ketones ... for excretion in urine ... phagocytose the crystal ... Needle-shaped uric acid crystals ... Hyperuricemia #Pathophysiology
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Infection of the kidney ... supersaturation of urine ... -> Struvite stones ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Approach to Acute Kidney ... IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... , RBCs, casts, crystals
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
tubule of the kidney ... • softening of bones ... of feet, thigh bones ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... hydroxyapatite crystal
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
MSK • Deformed bones ... Ca2+] load, Incr urine ... Nephrolithiasis (Kidney ... Stones) Cardiac ... PagetsDisease #pathophysiology