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Crystal in urine |
Disease state, medication |
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PH |
PH will be used to identify crystal |
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Normal crystal in acid or neutral |
Amorphous urates Uric acid Calcium oxalate |
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Amorphous urate (4) |
Amorphous means without shape Present in concentrated urjne No significant Formed when urine cools and dissapears when urine heats |
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Uric acid (3) |
Many shapes (rhombic) Significant in fresh urine (gout) Reddish brown |
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Calcium oxalate |
Colorless and envelope form No significant Seen in all urine alkaline normal acidic |
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Normal crystal alkaline urine |
Anything with phosphate Calcium carbonate Ammonium birate |
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Triple phosphate |
Looks like coffin and forms as urine cools |
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Calcium phosphate |
Uncommon crystal Prism or needle like |
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Calcium carbonate |
Look like dumbbells and seen in veggie diets |
