General cards

Question 1

Normal RBC in urine

Answer 1

0-2/hpf

Question 2

disease associated with dysmorphic RBCs

Answer 2

Glomerular bleeding

Question 3

WBC normal amounts

Answer 3

0-5/hpf

Question 4

glitter cells

Answer 4

WBC in hypotonic solution

Question 5

diseases associated with Elevated eosinophiles

Answer 5

Drug-induced interstitial nephritis
UTI infection
Parasitic infection
renal transplant rejection

Question 6

% of eosinophiles considered significant

Answer 6

> 1% of total WBCs

Question 7

pathological significance of squamous epi cells

Answer 7

none

Question 8

Transitional epithelial cells

Answer 8

relatively centralized nucleus
Defined edge
In recent catheterization, not pathologic
abnormal morphology -> may represent infection or malignancy

Question 9

Renal tubule cells

Answer 9

small than squamous and most transitional
Larger than WBCs
>2/hpf -> sign of necrosis (infection, drug, heavy metals \m/

Question 10

T/F: RTE take up glomular filtrate, and thus may have inclusions like bilirubin or hemosiderin

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Oval fat bodies

Answer 11

Lipiduria

Ass. with: nephrotic syndrome, tubular necrosis, Diabetes mellitus, trauma, Lipid storage disease

Question 12

Observing oval fat bodies

Answer 12

Stain: oil red O or Sudan III
Polarize for cholesterol (Maltese cross)

Question 13

Bacteria

Answer 13

Not normally in urine
Seen microscopically should be examined using macroscopic tests
Nitrate/leukocyte esterase
collection method
time of examination (RT >2 hrs)

Question 14

Yeast associated disease

Answer 14

Diabetes mellitus
immunocompromised
Vaginal yeast infections

Question 15

T/F: WBCs will not be present in a yeast infection

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Sperm

Answer 16

can be present and not clinically significant. (urine is toxic to sperm)
Can sauce false positive on the protein section of the strip test