microscopic examination of urine sediment reveals cellular and structural elements. Red blood cell (RBC) casts may point to glomerulonephritis, granular casts to acute tubular necrosis (ATN), and ...

Discover a study that ssessed the potential of urinary biomarkers to predict patient mortality in cirrhotic individuals.

The final diagnosis was ATN in 125 patients (47%) and PRA in 106 patients (40%). The other 36 patients (13.5%) were excluded as having other causes of AKI. The urine sediment scoring system ...

urine analysis and microscopy at the time of AKI for identification of urine sediment consistent with ATN (e.g., granular casts); and standardized adjudication of cases via consultation notes ...

Only ~350 ml of urine drained when a bladder catheter ... associated with postobstructive diuresis), and AKI due to acute tubular necrosis (ATN) or acute interstitial nephritis (AIN).