urine/renal casts Flashcards
RBC cast
glomerular dz (GN, ischemia, malignant HTN)
WBC cast
Acute pyelonephritis, tubulointerstitial inflammation, transplant rejection
Bacterial cast
Pyelonephritis
Epithelial cell cast
ATN, toxic ingestion
Waxy cast
Chronic renal failure
Hyaline cast
MC normal or dehydration
Fatty “oval fat bodies” cast
Nephrotic syndrome
Granular “muddy brown” cast
Acute tubular necrosis
glomerular dz (GN, ischemia, malignant HTN)
RBC cast
Acute pyelonephritis, tubulointerstitial inflammation, transplant rejection
WBC cast
Pyelonephritis
Bacterial cast
ATN, toxic ingestion
Epithelial cell cast
Chronic renal failure
Waxy cast
MC normal or dehydration
Hyaline cast
Nephrotic syndrome
Fatty “oval fat bodies” cast
Acute tubular necrosis
Granular “muddy brown” cast