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34 <strong>Pocket</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Diagnostic</strong> <strong>Tests</strong><br />

Amorphous phosphates<br />

Calcium<br />

carbonate<br />

crystals<br />

Uric acid crystals<br />

Amorphous<br />

urates<br />

Mucus<br />

threads<br />

Epithelial<br />

cells<br />

Triple<br />

phosphate<br />

crystals<br />

Calcium<br />

phosphate<br />

crystals<br />

Cylindroid<br />

Granular<br />

cast<br />

Hyaline<br />

cast<br />

Red<br />

blood cells<br />

Bacteria<br />

Waxy<br />

cast<br />

White<br />

cells and<br />

white cell<br />

casts<br />

Fatty<br />

cast<br />

Calcium<br />

oxalate<br />

crystals<br />

Fat<br />

droplets<br />

Epithelial<br />

cell cast<br />

Sodium<br />

Sperma<strong>to</strong>zoa urate crystals<br />

Cystine crystals<br />

Ammonium<br />

urate crystals<br />

ALKALINE REACTION<br />

Tyrosine<br />

needles<br />

Leucine spheres<br />

ACID REACTION<br />

Figure 2–3. Microscopic findings on examination of the urine. (Modified and reproduced,<br />

with permission from Krupp MA et al: Physician’s Handbook, 21st ed. Originally published<br />

by Lange Medical Publications. Copyright © 1985 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.)

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