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Urinary Casts in the setting of renal disease
#Clinical #Nephro #Urine #Microscopy #Casts #Comparison #Chart #ATN #AIN
Urinary Casts in ... #Nephro #Urine ... #Microscopy #Casts ... Comparison #Chart #ATN ... #AIN #Pyelonephritis
Granular & “Muddy Brown” Casts on Urine Microscopy
A. Finely granular cast B. slightly coarser granular cast
on Urine Microscopy ... “urine poker quads ... better appreciated at ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #Clinical #Nephrology
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Urine Microscopy ... tubular necrosis (ATN ... Contains yellow-tan ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #nephrology #interpretation
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... also be seen if urine ... sample is not fresh at ... time of microscopy ... key #diagnosis #nephrology
Muddy Brown Casts in ATN
#Clinical #Path #Nephro #Urine #Microscopy #MuddyBrownCasts #ATN
Muddy Brown Casts ... in ATN #Clinical ... #Path #Nephro #Urine ... #Microscopy #MuddyBrownCasts ... #ATN
Ammonium Urate Crystals on Urine Microscopy
Very much like a black sea urchin in these particular examples

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on Urine Microscopy ... black sea urchin in ... #crystalluria #clinical ... #nephrology #urine ... #microscopy
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... unilateral flank pain ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... #Workup #urology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
When to suspect AIN ... eosinophiluria, microscopic ... associated with AIN ... Interstitial #Nephritis #AIN ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
AKI) 1) IS THIS AN ... IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... etiologies due to ATN ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Acanthocyte on Urine Microscopy

Not a spaceship, not a UFO, just an acanthocyte caught “flying” in dark
Acanthocyte on Urine ... not a UFO, just an ... clinical presentation ... #Microscopy #clinical ... #nephrology