-
refractive index than
hyaline casts.
While most
often indicative of
chronic renal disease,
these casts, as with
hyaline casts, can also be seen for a short...
- inches) in length. They
receive blood from the
paired renal arteries;
blood exits into the
paired renal veins. Each
kidney is
attached to a ureter, a tube...
-
Kidney stone disease is
known as
renal calculus disease,
nephrolithiasis or
urolithiasis in
medical terminology. "
Renal" is
Latin for kidney,
while "nephro"...
- infections.
Following injury to the
renal tubules,
renal tubular epithelial cell
casts may be seen in the urine.
Casts may
incorporate a
variety of other...
-
condition involving the
death of
tubular epithelial cells that form the
renal tubules of the kidneys.
Because necrosis is
often not present, the term...
-
defined as the
terminal clinical manifestation of
kidney failure (also
called renal failure). It is the signs,
symptoms and
results from
laboratory tests which...
-
kidney known as the
renal interstitium,
which consists of a
collection of cells,
extracellular matrix, and
fluid surrounding the
renal tubules. It is also...
- the
descending limb,
after the
sharp bend of the loop. This part of the
renal tubule is
divided into a thin and
thick ascending limb; the
thick portion...
- can be life-threatening, and
respond to
increased urine production and
renal replacement therapy (see below).
Temporary measures include the administration...
- cirrhotics.
Individuals with ATN also may have
evidence of
hyaline casts or muddy-brown
casts in the
urine on microscopy,
whereas the
urine of
individuals with...
