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Thursday, April 11, 2013

iPhone urine micrographs Joel Topf, pbfluids.com Calcium oxalate...



iPhone urine micrographs
Joel Topf, pbfluids.com

Calcium oxalate crystalsdirty granular casts indicative of ATN in a field of hematuria.
(The top left corner of the longer cast looks a little red cell cast-like)
Broad waxy cast, indicative of chronic kidney disease in a field of RBCs



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