Renal Diseases

Question 1

Acute Glomerulonephritis

Answer 1

Hematuria, Oliguria, Proteinuria

• RBC casts, dysmoprhic RBCs
• Hyaline and granular casts
• WBCs

Question 2

Chronic Glomerulonephritis

Answer 2

Hematuria, proteinuria, glycosuria (tubular damage), many types of casts including: granular, broad and waxy casts

Question 3

Nephrotic Syndrome

Answer 3

**Marked proteinuria >3.5 g/day**
Hematuria
Fat droplets, oval fat bodies, fatty casts
Renal Tubular Epis (RTE) and RTE casts
Waxy casts 
low serum albumin

Question 4

Acute Tubular Necrosis

Answer 4

RTE and RTE casts

muddy casts

Question 5

Cystitis

Answer 5

Many WBCs, bacteria, increased pH, mild proteinuria, hematuria

Question 6

Acute Pyelonephritis

Answer 6

Many WBCs, bacteria, increased pH, mild proteinuria, hematuria
WBC casts

Question 7

Chronic Pyelonephritis

Answer 7

granular, waxy, and broad casts; increased protein, hematuria, low SG

Question 8

Acute Interstitial Nephritis

Answer 8

hematuria, proteinuria,↑ WBCs, WBC casts, **no bacteria,

eosinophilia** (using hansel stain)

Question 9

IgA Nephropathy

Answer 9

Increased serum IgA, granular, RBC casts