Assessment of Urinary Sediment by Electron Microscopy Applications in Renal Disease.
[Book]
Mandal, A.K.
Springer Verlag
2011
1 The Microscopy of Urine.- Collection of Samples.- Preparation for Centrifugation.- Fixation, Staining, and Microscopy.- Fixation.- Staining.- Transmission Electron Microscopy.- Scanning Electron Microscopy.- References.- 2 Proteinuria and Cylindriuria.- Proteinuria.- Measurement of Urinary Proteins.- Qualitative (Semiquantitative) Measurements.- Proteinuria: Quantitative Analysis.- Functional Proteinuria.- Orthostatic Proteinuria.- Persistent Proteinuria.- Glomerular Proteinuria.- Tubular Proteinuria.- Light Chain Proteinuria.- Formation and Excretion of Urinary Casts (Cylindriuria).- The Clinical Significance of Cylindriuria.- Diagnosis.- Pathogenesis.- Prognosis and Management.- References.- 3 Acute Renal Failure.- Clinical Syndrome.- Urinary Sediment Studies.- Renal Histopathology.- Urinary Sediment TEM Analysis and Clinical Course.- Diagnosis of Acute Renal Failure.- Management of Acute Renal Failure.- References.- 4 Aminoglycoside Nephrotoxicity.- Urinary Myeloid Bodies and Aminoglycoside Nephrotoxicity.- Clinical Studies.- TEM Analysis.- Urinary Sediment TEM Analysis in Aminoglycoside Nephrotoxicity.- Pathogenesis.- Diagnosis.- Management.- References.- 5 Bacteriuria and Pyuria.- Significant Bacteriuria.- Diagnosis and Bacteriology.- Epidemiology of Bacteriuria.- Natural History of Bacteriuria.- Detection of Bacteriuria.- Management of Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infections.- Case Summary.- References.- 6 Renal Transplant Rejection.- Rejection of Allograft.- Hyperacute Rejection.- Acute Rejection.- Chronic Rejection.- Diagnosis of Rejection.- References.- 7 Hepatorenal Syndrome.- Pathogenesis.- Management.- References.- 8 Neoplasms and the Kidney.- Features of These Cases.- The Relationship of Urinary Lysosome to Hypokalemia.- The Relationship of Urinary Lysosome to Lysozymuria.- The Relationship of Urinary Lysosome to Renal Failure.- Urinary Sediment TEM in Patients with Malignancy.- References.- 9 Glomerular Disease.- General Comments.- References.- 10 Acute and Chronic Interstitial Nephritis.- Hypersensitivity Acute Interstitial Nephritis.- Historical Background.- Diagnosis of Eosinophiluria in Acute Interstitial Nephritis.- Diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Acute Interstitial Nephritis.- Management of Acute Interstitial Nephritis.- Chronic Interstitial Nephritis.- Management.- References.