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Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN) on Urine Microscopy

The specimen was thick to the point it did not
Acute Tubular Necrosis ... (ATN) on Urine ... #Tubular #Necrosis ... #ATN #Urine #Microscopy ... #clinical #nephrology
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... cells - Acute tubular ... sample is not fresh at ... brown cast” - Necrotic ... key #diagnosis #nephrology
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Urine Microscopy ... suggestive of acute ... tubular necrosis ... (ATN) • Waxy Casts ... #Microscopy #nephrology
ATN on Urine Microscopy

The specimen was thick to the point it did not spread when the
ATN on Urine Microscopy ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #clinical #nephrology ... #acute #tubular ... #necrosis
NSAIDS and their effects on the Kidney - Pathophysiology

Arachidonic Acid metabolites into alternative pathways that modify
on the Kidney - Pathophysiology ... : CHF, HTN, Edema ... immune reaction • Acute ... • Papillary Necrosis ... KidneyDisease #nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... Tubular Injury/ ... Necrosis (ATN) ... Abhilash Koratala @NephroP ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
and concentrated urine ... casts are seen in acute ... tubular necrosis ... Fatty - Nephrotic syndrome ... #Differential #Microscopy
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
creatinine by at ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Tubular Necrosis ... polyangiitis /microscopic ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... tubular necrosis ... interstitial nephritis (AIN ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Tall adolescents Tubular ... • Fanconi's syndrome ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... nephropathy • HTN ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology