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Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
corresponding urine sediment ... and associated clinical ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #Stones #Crystals
Urine Microscopy - Kidney Stones and Crystals 

Uric Acid, Cystine, Hippurate, Cloth Fiber, Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP,
Urine Microscopy ... - Kidney Stones ... Shapes #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Stones #Key #Nephrology ... #Sediment #Kidney
Granular & “Muddy Brown” Casts on Urine Microscopy
A. Finely granular cast B. slightly coarser granular cast
“Muddy Brown” Casts ... of mb granular casts ... Granular #MuddyBrown #Casts ... #Clinical #Nephrology ... #Sediment
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Epithelial cell casts ... crystals • Calcium ... polyangiitis /microscopic ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... eosinophiluria, microscopic ... proteinuria, granular casts ... /RTE; blend sediment ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Approach to Acute Kidney ... PROBLEM ~80% of AKI cases ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts ... , crystals, protein
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - WBC/RBC casts ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Causes
Urine Microscopy - Urinary Sediment Examination Instructions
Preparation of the urine for microscopic examination:
 • Clean catch
esterase • Fill conical ... up by cells or casts ... Ill stain) and crystals ... RBC's, lipids, crystals ... protein matrix of casts
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
dipstick, urine microscopy ... / urinary sediment ... electrolytes, urea ... investigations depending on clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
differences in urine sediment ... Microscopic exam ... • Urinary casts ... Acute Kidney Injury ... leucocyte-esterase #urine #UNa #casts