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14 Cards in this Set
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Transitional Epithelial Cells |
Rough cuboidal cells which slough off from the lining of ureters, urinary bladder, and renal pelvis of kidneys. |
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Squamous Epithelial Cells |
Flat nucleated cells which slough off from lining of urethra |
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Erythrocyets |
RBCs foudn in urine. Presence may indicate kidney damage. |
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Leukocytes |
Nucleated WBCs, presence may indicate UTI |
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Erythrocyte Cast |
Precipitate of RBC in shape of tubule or duct |
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Leukocyte Cast |
Precipitate of WBC in shape of tubule or duct |
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Granular Cast |
Precipitate of cells which remained in duct but degenerated into cast |
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Hyaline Casts |
Cast composed of RBCs, WBCs, and oval fat droplets |
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Calcium Oxalate |
Greenish crustals usually in teh shape of an octahedron |
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Uric Acid |
Yellow to Reddish-Brown crysteals, highly polymorphic in shape
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Calcium Phosphate |
Crystals have various forms including 6 to 8 prisms appearing in single or rosette shapes. |
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Cell |
In urine results from sloughing off of epethelum from the lining of the urinary tract and filtrate. May indicate urinary tract inflammation or urinary disease. |
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Casts |
Hardened proteins and cells which can form plugs in shape of distal convoluted tubule (collecting duct). Form in acidic urine, when protein is present, adn when urine is concentrated. |
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Crystals |
Form when minerals crytalize in urine. indicate kidney stones or metabolic problem. |
