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Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
- Acute tubular ... • Red cell casts ... renal disease • Granular ... protein indicating acute ... key #diagnosis #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Muddy-brown" heme-granular ... in acute tubular ... disease Red blood cell ... White blood cell ... #Differential #Microscopy
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... to Acute Interstitial ... eosinophiluria, microscopic ... tubular proteinuria, granular ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Necrosis (Epithelial cell ... casts) • Ischemia ... Obstruction • Cast ... polyangiitis /microscopic ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... electrolytes, urea ... investigations depending on clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Syndrome (GBS) Acute ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... CSF white blood cell ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Crisis (SRC) Clinical ... Renal Crisis: 1) Acute ... → endothelial cell ... • Refractory cases ... #rheumatology #nephrology
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
Incidence: 4–5 cases ... populations) CLINICAL ... SPECTRUM Common areas ... nuclei • Birbeck granules ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management