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Sulfa Crystals on Urine Microscopy
Sulfa Crystal!  Drug-induced crystalluria is a cause of acute renal failure
Urine Microscopy ... crystalluria is a cause ... of acute renal ... #Urine #Microscopy ... crystalluria #clinical #nephrology
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... - Diagnostic of ... - Some crystals ... #key #diagnosis ... #nephrology #casts
Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
corresponding urine ... sediment, urinary ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #Stones #Crystals
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
- Differential Diagnosis ... clots ➔ Lower Urinary ... Upper and Lower urinary ... #causes #urology ... #nephrology #renal
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 • Primary
Polydipsia • Central ... Relief of prolonged urinary ... Dl • Chronic Renal ... #Algorithm #causes ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... microscopy / urinary ... calcium Optional: urinary ... osmolarity If cause ... #nephrology #causes
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with a peripheral cause ... cause of AVS. ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... #Testing #HIT #HINTS
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
circulating volume, Urinary ... are caused by prerenal ... IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... , crystals, protein
Urine Microscopy - Urinary Sediment Examination Instructions
Preparation of the urine for microscopic examination:
 • Clean catch
Urine Microscopy ... - Urinary Sediment ... commonly used in central ... Ill stain) and crystals ... #Microscopy #Urinary
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
Causes of Polyuria ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Recovery from Acute Renal ... response • Central ... #Polyuria #Nephrology