KIDNEY Flashcards
dumbbell or envelope shape crystals
calcium oxalate (diet changes or too much oxalate)
coffin (ammonium, mg, Phosphate)
*^^^ urine pH
Struvite stones
hexagonal shape stones
**POS CYANIDE NITROPRUS TEST
**HARD TO VISUALIZE SO YOU PERFORM THIS TEST TO SEE IT
cystine stones
rhomboid/rosetts shape
uric acid
wedge shaped prism stones
calcium phosphate
urinalysis: fatty casts
nephrotic syndromes
urinalysis: granular (muddy brown) casts
Acute Tubular Necrosis
urinalysis: Hyaline casts
nonspecific, may be a normal finding
urinalysis: needle shaped crystals
crystalline nephropathy (IV acyclovir causes this)
urinalysis: RBC casts
Glomerulonephritis (esp nephritic diseases)
urinalysis: waxy casts
ESRD (esp patients on dialysis)
urinalysis: WBC casts
Acute pyelonephritis
transplant rejection
tubulointestinal inflammation
