Casts in urine (Pg. 562)

Question 1

What diseases have RBC casts?

Answer 1

Glomerulonephritis, malignant HTN

Question 2

What diseases have WBC casts?

Answer 2

Tubelointerstitial inflammation, acute pyelonephritis, transplant rejection

Question 3

What diseases have fatty casts (“oval fat bodies”)?

Answer 3

Nephrotic syndrome. (ass. w/ “maltese cross” sign)

Question 4

What diseases have granular casts (“muddy brown”)?

Answer 4

Acute tubular necrosis

Question 5

What diseases have waxy casts?

Answer 5

End-stage renal disease/ Chronic renal failure

Question 6

What diseases have hyaline casts?

Answer 6

Nonspecific, can be NL