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Urine Microscopy - Kidney Stones and Crystals 

Uric Acid, Cystine, Hippurate, Cloth Fiber, Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP,
Urine Microscopy ... #Microscopy #Crystals ... Identification #Differential ... #Shapes #Diagnosis ... Sediment #Kidney #Atlas
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... Red cell casts - Diagnostic ... - Some crystals ... #Microscopy #Atlas ... #key #diagnosis
Urine Microscopy Crystals
Uric Acid crystals:
 - Formation promoted by acidic urine
 - Seen in tumor lysis
Urine Microscopy ... specific systemic disease ... specific systemic disease ... - Diagnostic of ... #Microscopy #Crystals
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... basement membrane disease ... of glomerular disease ... #Hematuria #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Algorithm and Differential ... Diagnosis Baseline ... , urine microscopy ... ultrasonography, serum calcium ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
apatite plaque, Low urine ... duct plaque, Low urine ... recessive genetic disease ... #stones #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
anemia, Chronic disease ... Hemoglobin C Crystals ... RBC #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Diagnosis Algorithm ... at least 50% Renal ... myeloma) • Urate crystals ... • Calcium Oxalate ... polyangiitis /microscopic
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Urinalysis/microscopy ... UOP/weights - Urine ... disease — 21% ... AKI #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Urinary Casts and Disease ... and concentrated urine ... tubulointerstitial nephritis, renal ... Urinary #Casts #Differential ... #Microscopy #Diagnosis