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Granular & “Muddy Brown” Casts on Urine Microscopy
A. Finely granular cast B. slightly coarser granular cast
Granular & “Muddy ... Brown” Casts on ... Finely granular cast ... coarse (c) and muddy ... Microscopy #Clinical #Nephrology
Muddy Brown Granular Casts three ways - Brightfield, Darkfield, Phase Contrast.

Dr. Vipin Varghese @vipvargh

#Muddy #Brown #Granular
Muddy Brown Granular ... Casts three ways ... Varghese @vipvargh #Muddy ... Brown #Granular #Casts ... microscopy #MBGC #nephrology
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
but can be seen in ... • "Muddy Brown ... tubular necrosis (ATN ... Non-specific; seen in ... Urine #Microscopy #nephrology
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
from anywhere in ... = inflammation in ... renal disease • “Muddy ... crystals can be found in ... key #diagnosis #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
nonspecific; seen in ... "Muddy-brown" heme-granular ... in acute tubular ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... Microscopy #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... When to suspect AIN ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... proteinuria, granular casts ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Muddy Brown Casts in ATN
#Clinical #Path #Nephro #Urine #Microscopy #MuddyBrownCasts #ATN
Muddy Brown Casts ... in ATN #Clinical ... MuddyBrownCasts #ATN
Core IM: Pearls on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

Definition: 
 • no slam dunk criteria 
 • definition in
• definition in ... typically increase in ... (muddy brown ... casts) • FENa ... #Nephropathy #CIN
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
hematuria (RBC casts ... dysmorphic RBCs in ... Syndrome #Comparison #Algorithm ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Algorithm for diagnostic evaluation of patients with kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease

#polycystic #kidney #disease #cysts
Algorithm for diagnostic ... patients with kidney cysts ... kidney #disease #cysts ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #ADPKD #nephrology