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Dyes use for Sternheimer Malbin stain

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Crystal violet & safranin

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After staining with Sternheimer Malbin

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Transitional epithelium

Cytoplasm - pale blue

Nucleus - dark blue Renal

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Renal Tubular Cells

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Often polyhedral, eccentric round nucleus

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Renal tubular epithelial cells shed into the urine in largest number in the condition

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Cytomegalovirus infxn of the kidney

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Formation of casts in the urine

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Reduced filtrate formation

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“Pseudocasts”

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Amorphous urates

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Presence of tyrosine & leucine crystals

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Chronic Liver Disease

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Considered nonpathologic crystals

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Ammonium biurate

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pH of ammonium biurate crystals

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Alkaline urine only

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Seen commonly in alkaline and neutral urine

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Magnesium ammonium phosphate

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Appears in urine as a long, thin hexagonal plate and is linked to ingestion of large amount of benzoic acid

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Hippuric acid

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Oval fat bodies derived from

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Renal Tubular Epithelium

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Oval fat bodies are often associated with

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Liphoid nephrosis

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Wet prep using a warm slide be examined

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Amoebic meningoencephelitis

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CSF year result is most commonly ⬆️ in patients with multiple sclerosis

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IgG index

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CSF IgG ⬆️ in

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Panencephalitis

Malignancy

Neurosyphilis

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All CSF specimens should be cultured using

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SBA

CHOCOLATE AGAR

SUPPLEMENTED BROTH

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Most frequent cause of bacterial mengitis in neonates

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Group B Streptococcus & E. coli In children

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In children

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Haemophilus influenzae

S. pneumoniae

N. meningitidis

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In elderly

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S. pneumoniae

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Ff head injury, a protein will identify the presence of CSF leakage through nose

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Tau protein

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EFFUSION

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⬆️ volume of serous fluid

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Exudative effusion

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Malignancy

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Chylous effusion

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Lymphatic obstruction

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pH above 7.3

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Pneumothorax

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Higher for synovial fluid than serous fluids

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Viscosity

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Type of arthritis, WBC count is > 50,000/ml

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Septic arthritis

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Ragocytes

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PMN with inclusions formed by immune complex

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Exudative effusion

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Malignancy

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Chylous effusion

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Lymphatic obstruction

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pH above 7.3

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Pneumothorax

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Higher for synovial fluid than serous fluids

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Viscosity

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Type of arthritis, WBC count is > 50,000/ml

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Septic arthritis

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Ragocytes

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PMN with inclusions formed by immune complex

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Most cases of Down syndrome are the result of

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Nondisjunction of chromosome 21 (G trisomy)

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*When performing a seminal fluid analysis, the upper limit of normal for WBCs is

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1 x 10(6)/mL

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*Highest level of serum gastrin usually seen

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Z-E syndrome

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*Free HCl, gastric fluid is titrated to pH

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3.5

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*Normal in pancreatic insufficiency

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D xylose absorption