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Normal Urinary Crystals/Abnormal Urinary Crystals Flashcards

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Uric Acid
Urine pH:
Appearance:

A

Uric Acid
Urine pH: Acid
Appearance: Rhombic, Four-sided flat plates (whetstones), wedges, rosettes

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distinguishing feature from cystine crystals

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Highly birefringent

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3
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UA is Significantly increased in:

A

Gout, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

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4
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Amorphous urates
Urine pH:
Appearance:
Refrigerated:

A

Amorphous urates
Urine pH: Acid
Appearance: Yellow-brown granules
Refrigerated: pink sediment

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Amorphous Phosphates
Urine pH:
Appearance:
Refrigeration:

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Amorphous Phosphates
Urine pH: Alkaline
Appearance: Similar to amorphous urates
Refrigeration: White sediment

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Calcium oxalate
Urine pH:

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Calcium oxalate
Urine pH: Acid/Neutral/Alkaline

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7
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type of Calcium oxalate that is (most common form)- colorless, octahedral envelope, or as two pyramids joined at their base

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Dihydrate

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8
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(Ethylene Glycol “Antifreeze” Poisoning)

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Monohydrate

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9
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type of Calcium oxalate that is oval or dumbbell shaped

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Monohydrate

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10
Q

Majority of renal calculi is composed of___

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Calcium oxalate

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Calcium Phosphate
Urine pH:
Appearance:

A

Calcium Phosphate
Urine pH: Alkaline
Appearance: Colorless, flat rectangular plates, thin prisms in rosette form

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12
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Calcium Phosphate Confused with:

A

Sulfonamide crystals (when urine pH is in
neutral range)

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13
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to Distinguished Calcium Phosphate to Sulfonamide crystals is by:

A

addition of DILUTE ACETIC ACID

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14
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dissolves in DILUTE ACETIC ACID:

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Calcium phosphate

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15
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do not dissolved in DILUTE ACETIC ACID:

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Sulfonamide crystals

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16
Q

Triple Phosphate Urine
pH:
Appearance:

A

Triple Phosphate Urine
pH: Alkaline
Appearance: Prism shape, resembles COFFIN-LID

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17
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Triple Phosphate is also called____

A

“Ammonium Magnesium Phosphate”

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18
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Ammonium Biurate
Urine pH:
Appearance:

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Ammonium Biurate
Urine pH: Acid
Appearance: THORNY APPLES – spicule covered spheres, brown in color

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19
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when Ammonium Biurate was Dissolves at 60degC and added glacial acetic acid it can convert into _____

A

uric acid crystal

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20
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Ammonium Biurate is Most often encountered in:

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Old specimen (associated with ammonia produced by urea-spitting bacteria

21
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Calcium Carbonate
Urine pH:
Appearance:

A

Calcium Carbonate
Urine pH: Alkaline
Appearance: Small, colorless, DUMBBELL of spherical shapes

22
Q

Calcium Carbonate Resemble:_____

A

Amorphous material

23
Q

to Distinguished Calcium Carbonate to Amorphous material is by:

A

addition of acetic acid (formation of gas)

24
Q

Most often found in ACIDIC URINE or rarely in NEUTRAL URINE

A

Abnormal Urinary Crystals

25
Q

abnormal urinary crystals that appeared as Colorless, hexagonal plates (Thick or thin)

26
Q

Metabolic disorder that prevents reabsorption of cysteine by renal tubules → renal calculi

A

Cystinuria

27
Q

Cystine is Distinguished from:

A

uric Acid crystal (Highly Birefringent)

28
Q

Confirmation test for Cystine

A

Cyanide-Nitroprusside Test

29
Q

abnormal urinary crystals that appeared as Rectangular Plates with notch on one or more corners

A

Cholesterol

30
Q

Cholesterol is Can be seen in:_____

A

Nephrotic syndrome in conjunction with fatty casts and oval fat bodies

31
Q

abnormal urinary crystals that appeared as Colorless flat plates

A

Radiographic dye

32
Q

similar to cholesterol crystal

A

Radiographic dye

33
Q

SG level for Radiographic dye

A

Markedly elevated

34
Q

abnormal urinary crystals that appeared as Colorless to yellow-brown, needles, rhombics, whetstones, “SHEAVES of WHEAT” and rosettes

A

Sulfonamides

35
Q

Can be seen on patient with inadequate hydration

A

Sulfonamides

36
Q

sulfonamide crystallization

A

Sulfonamides

37
Q

Sulfonamides can Distinguished from:

A

calcium phosphate

38
Q

abnormal urinary crystals that appeared as Colorless needles

A

Ampicillin

39
Q

(tend to form bundles following refrigeration)

A

Ampicillin

40
Q

indicates of Precipitation of antibiotics following massive dosage of this penicillin compound without adequate hydration

A

Ampicillin

41
Q

abnormal urinary crystals that appeared as Yellow brown spheres

42
Q

(concentric circles with radial striations)

43
Q

Leucine is resembles of _______

A

pollen grains

44
Q

Leucine Should be accompanied by:

A

tyrosine crystals

45
Q

abnormal urinary crystals that appeared as Fine, colorless to yellow needles (in clumps or rosettes)

46
Q

Tyrosine can Seen in conjunction with:

A

Leucine crystals and (+) chemical test for Bilirubin

47
Q

abnormal urinary crystals that appeared as Yellow, clump needles or granules (+) Bilirubin in urine

48
Q

Bilirubin is associated with Leucine and tyrosine indication for____ ______

A

liver disorder

AUBF 1 Microscopic (FINALS) (5 decks)

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