| 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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Urinary
cast morphology.
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A urinary cast is congealed
protein
or cellular debris, that forms within a renal tubule.
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The material or cells
that form a cast may have
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come through a damaged glomerulus,
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been part of an interstitial
inflammatory infiltrate,
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have been dead tubular cells.
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The cast is expelled
into the urine, and maintains the shape of the tubule in which it formed.
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Casts reflect conditions
of the kidney proper and not the lower urinary tract.
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In most cases they are significant
and must be explained.
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So what are the basic
kinds of casts?
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