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Urine Microscopy and Casts - Image Atlas Key

- Squamous Epithelial Casts
- Transitional Epithelial Cells
- Renal Tubular
Urine Microscopy ... and Casts - Image ... Cast - Waxy Cast ... JoseTesser) #Urine #Microscopy ... Key #Clinical #Sediment
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
cells on urine microscopy ... RBCs and/or RBC casts ... with benign sediment ... with active sediment ... with polyangiitis/microscopic
Granular & “Muddy Brown” Casts on Urine Microscopy
A. Finely granular cast B. slightly coarser granular cast
“Muddy Brown” Casts ... on Urine Microscopy ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #Clinical #Nephrology ... #Sediment
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
HPF spun urine sediment ... Microscopic ... examination of urine sediment ... by microscopy ( ... : - RBC casts
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... eosinophiluria, microscopic ... hematuria, mild ... proteinuria, granular casts ... /RTE; blend sediment
Urine Microscopy - Urinary Sediment Examination Instructions
Preparation of the urine for microscopic examination:
 • Clean catch
Urine Microscopy ... - Urinary Sediment ... esterase • Fill conical ... up by cells or casts ... protein matrix of casts
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
differences in urine sediment ... Microscopic exam ... • Urinary casts ... leucocyte-esterase #urine #UNa #casts ... #glucosuria #hematuria
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome (SPS ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Clinical Manifestations ... - People with SPS ... sleep DDx: • Neuromyotonia
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... thoracic/lumbar segment ... of AFB by smear microscopy
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
multiple Borrelia spp ... Northeast Africa with cases ... Several cases have ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy ... #pathology #clinical