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Urinalysis Testing - UTI Sensitivity and Specificity
 - Leukocyte esterase 
 - Nitrite 
 - WBCs
Urinalysis Testing ... Specificity - Leukocyte ... Nitrite - WBCs (Microscopy ... - Bacteriuria (Microscopy ... ) #Urinalysis
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Urinalysis & Urine ... • Ketones • Leukocyte ... Microscopic exam ... #Urinalysis #crystals ... dipstick #nitrite #leucocyte-esterase
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine sediment Microscopic ... urine sediment by microscopy ... (Urinalysis or ... pain + gross or microscopic ... microscopic and
Causes of Dysuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pyuria - Leukocytes on Dipstick/Microscopy
 - Bacteriuria & Hematuria -
Algorithm Pyuria - Leukocytes ... on Dipstick/Microscopy ... No Pyuria - No Leukocytes ... on Dipstick/Microscopy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Urine Microscopy Instructions - How to spin urine

1. Collect a fresh urine sample (5 – 10
Urine Microscopy ... the better, as casts ... perform a quick urinalysis ... #Urine #Microscopy ... Instructions #Procedure #Urinalysis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... • Blasts > 10% leukocytes ... Splenomegaly • ↑ Leukocyte ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... AML Dx: • ↑ Leukocyte
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... fresh at time of microscopy ... • Red cell casts ... glomerular disease • Leukocytes ... contamination #Urine #Microscopy
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
CBC w/ diff - Urinalysis ... /microscopy/UOP/ ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
Leukocytosis: The term 'leukocyte ... cells within the myeloblast ... precursor cells to leukocytes ... the underlying cause
Urine Microscopy - Urinary Sediment Examination Instructions
Preparation of the urine for microscopic examination:
 • Clean catch
Urine Microscopy ... the urine for microscopic ... protein, blood or leukocyte ... up by cells or casts ... protein matrix of casts