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Urine Microscopy Instructions
1) Spin fresh urine sample (10-15mL) in a centrifuge for 3-5 minutes - Don't
Urine Microscopy ... one drop on a microscope ... slide with a cover ... Scan the whole slide ... under lower power (casts
Urine Microscopy Instructions - How to spin urine

1. Collect a fresh urine sample (5 – 10
Urine Microscopy ... the better, as casts ... Put the slide on ... the microscope ... #Urine #Microscopy
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine sediment Microscopic ... urine sediment by microscopy ... pain + gross or microscopic ... disease Renal Causes ... microscopic and
Fern test. Fern test refers to detection of a characteristic 'fern like' pattern of cervical mucus
dry on a glass slide ... under a low-power microscope ... amnioticfluid #Microscopy
Urine Microscopy - Urinary Sediment Examination Instructions
Preparation of the urine for microscopic examination:
 • Clean catch
Urine Microscopy ... the urine for microscopic ... up by cells or casts ... sediment to a glass slide ... protein matrix of casts
Lipid Casts on Urine Microscopy

Dr. Telma Lemos @TELMALEMOS10

#Lipid #Casts #Urine #Microscopy #clinical #fatty #nephrology
Lipid Casts on Urine ... Microscopy Dr. ... TELMALEMOS10 #Lipid #Casts ... #Urine #Microscopy
Mnemonics - Organophosphate Toxin Poisoning
#Diagnosis #Toxicology #Organophosphate #Cholinergic #Toxidrome #Poisoning #SLUDGE #DUMBBELLS #Mnemonic
Toxidrome #Poisoning #SLUDGE
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... cells on urine microscopy ... RBCs and/or RBC casts ... with polyangiitis/microscopic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Waxy Casts on Urine Microscopy

Dr. Telma Lemos @TELMALEMOS10

#Waxy #Casts #Urine #Microscopy #clinical #nephrology
Waxy Casts on Urine ... Microscopy Dr ... TELMALEMOS10 #Waxy #Casts ... #Urine #Microscopy
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
PROBLEM ~80% of AKI cases ... are caused by prerenal ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts