Urinalysis Flashcards
proteinuria
RBCs, RBC casts
1-2 weeks post infection
acute glomerulonephritis
S. pyogenes
cellular, waxy, broad casts
glycosuria
chronic glomerulonephritis
anti-glomerular basement membrane
Goodpasture’s
Antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)
Wegner’s granulomatosis
decrease in platelets
stool occult blood
RBC casts
children post viral infection
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
increased cellularity in the subendothelial cells of the mesangium (interstitial area of Bowman’s capsule)
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN)
Immune IgA complexes deposited on the glomerular membrane
glycosuria, cellular, waxy and broad casts
IgA nephropathy
heavy proteinuria
hypoalbuminemia
RTEs, OFBs, fatty casts, waxy casts
nephrotic syndrome
Disruption of podocytes in certain areas of glomeruli associated with heroin, analgesic abuse, and AIDS
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Inherited sex-linked or autosomal genetic disorder of collagen production affecting the glomerular basement membrane
Alport’s syndrome
Damage to the RTE cells produced by ischemia
acute tubular necrosis
General failure of tubular reabsorption
possible cystine crystals
Fanconi’s syndrome
differentiates upper from lower UTI
WBC casts
urine eosinophils, no bacteria, WBCs, WBC casts
skin rash
acute interstitial nephritis
Mousy odor to the urine
disrupts the normal pathway of phenylalanine to tyrosine
phenylketonuria
Inherited defect vs metabolic defect (tyrosine or leucine crystals)
tyrosyluria
dark urine
malignancy
melanuria
Reddish-stained disposable diapers
Brown pigment becomes deposited in the body tissues
Homogentisic acid accumulates
alkaptonuria
keto acids accumulate in the blood and urine
maple syrup urine disease
“smelly feet” odor to urine
isovaleric acidemia
blue diaper syndrome
indicanuria/Hartnup disease
Sulfur smell to urine and cystine crystals present
cystinuria
Mucopolysaccharide Disorders
Hurler syndrome
Hunter syndrome
Sanfilippo Syndrome
many uric acid crystals
sandy diaper
self-destruction
Lesch-Nyhan disease
Disorder of purine metabolism
Lesch-Nyhan disease
carbs in urine
melituria
pellicle formation in CSF
tubercular meningitis
CSF lactate >35
bacterial meningitis
CSF gluatmine >35
disturbance of consciousness
Increased IgG index
bands in CSF, not in serum
MS
2 types of body fluid collections
transudate (clear)
exudate (cloudy)
aligned with slow vibration; fast light is impeded, producing a yellow color (negative birefringence)
monosodium urate crystals
gout vs pseudogout crystals
gout: MSU
pseudogout: CPPD