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Sediment Constituents (Abnormal Crystals) Flashcards

1
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What is the appearance of cystine crystals?

A

Colorless refractile hexagonal plates, often laminated. Sides are not always even resembling a six sided stop sign

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2
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What is cystine often mistaken for?

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Hexagonal uric acid crystals

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3
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In which conditions is cystine increased?

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Cystinuria and cytinosis

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4
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What is the color of cystine in urine?

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Colorless

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5
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What is the solubility of uric acid and cystine in ammonia?

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Soluble

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What is the solubility of uric acid and cystine in dilute HCl?

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Uric acid: Insoluble, Cystine: Soluble

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7
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Which test is positive for cystine?

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Cyanide-nitropruside reaction

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8
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What is the appearance of cholesterol crystals?

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Rectangular plate with notch in one or more corners (staircase pattern)

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9
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What type of crystals are seen in refrigeration?

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Cholesterol

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10
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Cholesterol crystals resemble which other crystals?

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Crystals of radiographic dye

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11
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In which condition is cholesterol increased?

A

Nephrotic syndrome

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12
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What is the solubility of cholesterol crystals?

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Chloroform

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13
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What are some other names for radiographic dye?

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Meglumine diatrizoate, Renograffin, Hypaque

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What is the appearance of radiographic dye crystals?

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Flat, four-sided plates, often with a notched corner; other forms include long, thin, prisms, or rectangles

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How to differentiate between radiographic dye and cholesterol crystals?

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Check patient history, correlate with other UA results (S.G > 1.040 using refractometer)

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16
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What is the solubility of radiographic dye in 10% NaOH?

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Soluble

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17
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What type of urine crystals appear as hay-like and fine, colorless to yellow needles in clumps or rosettes?

A

Tyrosine

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18
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In which condition is tyrosine increased?

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Liver disease (more commonly found than leucine)

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19
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What is the solubility of tyrosine crystals?

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Alkali or heat

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20
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What is the appearance of leucine crystals?

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Yellow-brown oily-looking spheres with concentric circles and radial striations

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21
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What do leucine crystals resemble?

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Wagon wheels, tree growth pattern or striations of tree

22
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What can leucine crystals resemble besides tree patterns?

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Fat globules

23
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What pattern is seen under polarization with leucine crystals?

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Pseudo-maltese cross pattern

24
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In which condition is leucine increased?

A

Liver disease

25
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What is the solubility of leucine crystals?

A

Hot alkali or alcohol

26
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What do bilirubin crystals look like?

A

Clumped granules or needles with bright yellow color

27
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What other form can bilirubin crystals take?

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Reddish brown needles that cluster in clumps or spheres

28
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In which condition is bilirubin increased in urine?

A

Liver disease

29
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What is the solubility of bilirubin crystals?

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Acetic acid, HCl, NaOH, acetone, and chloroform

30
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What is the appearance of sulfonamide crystals?

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Fan shaped needles, sheaves of wheat, rosettes, arrowheads, petals, round-shaped, whetstones

31
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What can sulfonamide crystals be mistaken for?

A

Calcium phosphate crystals

32
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How to differentiate between sulfonamide and calcium phosphate crystals?

A

Calcium phosphate is soluble in acetic acid, Sulfonamide is positive in lignin test and diazo reaction

33
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What can sulfonamide deposits cause in nephrons?

A

Possible tubular damage

34
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What is the solubility of sulfonamide crystals?

35
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What are the forms of sulfonamide crystals?

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Brown rosettes or spheres, with irregular radial striations (sulfomethoxazole), yellow-brown sheaves of wheat with eccentric binding (Acetylsulfadiazine and Sulfadiazine)

36
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What is the appearance of ampicillin crystals?

A

Colorless needles that tend to form bundles following refrigeration

37
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When are ampicillin crystals typically present?

A

Massive dosage of penicillin

38
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What do hemosiderin crystals look like?

A

Coarse, yellow-brown granules resembling amorphous urates

39
Q

What test is positive for hemosiderin crystals?

A

Rous test (prussian blue stain)

40
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What do acyclovir crystals look like?

A

Colorless slender needles that are strongly birefringent with polarized light

41
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What is the appearance of indinavir sulfate crystals?

A

Slender colorless needles or slender rectangular plates, featherlike crystals that aggregate into wing-like bundles

42
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How is indinavir sulfate arranged in urine?

A

Fan-shaped or starburst forms, bundles, or sheaves

43
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What is indinavir sulfate associated with?

A

Renal blockage, stone formation in HIV positive individuals

44
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What type of formation is seen in oval fat bodies, fatty casts, fat droplets, starch granules, and cholesterol?

A

Maltese cross formation

45
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What is the appearance of starch granules?

A

Spheres with dimpled center (y indentation)

46
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What pattern is seen under polarization with starch granules?

A

Maltese cross

47
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What is an artifact mistaken as RBCs?

A

Oil droplets, air bubbles

48
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What is the appearance of pollen grain in urine?

A

Spheres with cell wall and concentric circles

49
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What is an artifact mistaken for Ascaris lumbricoides?

A

Pollen grain

50
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What are artifacts mistaken for casts?

A

Hairs and fibers

51
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What is the fecal contamination artifact in urine?

A

Vegetable fiber

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