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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Mickey Mouse
Challenge: This pattern of findings is consistent with what kind of disease?
These images are all from a urine sediment. The first image shows phase contrast microscopy of dysmorphic red blood cells. The second image is scanning microscopy of the same phenomenon. The third image shows free red cells and a red cell cast. These findings are virtually pathognomonic for glomerulonephritis or vasculitis.
Challenge: This pattern of findings is consistent with what kind of disease?
Mickey Mouse
ReplyDeleteThese images are all from a urine sediment. The first image shows phase contrast microscopy of dysmorphic red blood cells. The second image is scanning microscopy of the same phenomenon. The third image shows free red cells and a red cell cast. These findings are virtually pathognomonic for glomerulonephritis or vasculitis.
Source: UpToDate.
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ReplyDeletein this. Very interesting info.