| Introduction
Case
1: Dysuria
Case
2: Flu
Case
3: Edema
Case
4: Puffy eyes
Case
5: Hematuria
Case
6: Flank pain
Case
7: Jaundice
Case
8: Fever & pain
Leftovers
Sources
of Error
Quiz
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You
know there are more. Remember these?
Broad
or waxy casts
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Look like a wax plug with cracked
ends.
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Severe chronic renal disease.
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Malignant hypertension.
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Hyaline
casts
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Frequently seen, composed of
renal secreted protein, Tamm-Horsfall protein.
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No particular disease associated.
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Often seen in healthy people
with otherwise normal urine studies.
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Granular
casts
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Degenerated cellular casts.
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May represent congealed protein.
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Often associated with significant
renal disease, rarely seen following strenuous physical exercise.
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This is all well and good,
but what can go wrong?
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