Red blood cell cast (stained)



Red blood cell cast from the urinary sediment of the preceding patient. The red blood cells in the cast have been stained red with Sternheimer-Malbin stain; X200.




Red blood cell cast from the urinary sediment of another patient with chronic glomerulonephritis. The red blood cells in the cast have been stained red, but the cast looks granular. Sternheimer-Malbin stain, X400.



Red blood cell cast from the urinary sediment of yet another patient with chronic glomerulonephritis. The red blood cells in the cast have been stained red. Sternheimer stain, X400.



Red blood cell cast from the urinary sediment of the preceding patient. The red blood cells in the cast are very deeply stained, and the cast looks granular. Sternheimer stain, X400.


Red blood cell cast from the urinary sediment of another patient with chronic glomerulonephritis. The red blood cells in the cast are small and look like granules. Sternheimer stain, X400.