Crystals In Urine

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Classification 3 Indications 4 Methods 5 More General Terms 6 Additional Terms 7 References

More Specific Terms

• ammonium urate crystals in urine
• bilirubin crystals in urine
• calcium carbonate crystals in urine
• calcium oxalate crystals in urine
• calcium phosphate crystals in urine
• Calcium sulfate crystals in urine
• cholesterol crystals in urine
• cystine crystals in urine
• hippurate crystals in urine
• leucine crystals in urine
• sulfonamide crystals in urine
• triple phosphate (struvite) crystals in urine
• tyrosine crystals in urine
• unidentified crystals in urine
• urate crystals in urine

Classification

• calcium oxalate crystals
• calcium phosphate crystals*
• uric acid crystals( radiolucent)
• cystine crystals (may be intermediate in radiopacity)
• ammonium magnesium phosphate crystals ( struvite); in basic pH often secondary to urea-splitting organism)
• less common

• xanthine crystals
• oxypurinol crystals
• tyrosine crystals

Indications

• urinary calculi

Methods

• microscopy

More General Terms

• urinalysis (UA)

Additional Terms

• urinalysis (UA)
• urinary calculus (stone, nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis)
• urine

References

1. Laboratory Medicine: Test Selection & Interpretation. Howanitz & Howanitz (eds), Churchill Livingstone, NY, 1991, pg 119-121
2. Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods, 19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 469-470
3. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998

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