casts - Cellular casts
In a routine urinalysis, the term cellular cast means a cast having a hyaline or waxy matrix with inclusion of cells. The most frequent cells are the…
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casts - Origin and composition
Tamm-Horsfall protein Composition The Tamm-Horsfall protein is a glycoprotein isolated from normal urine by Tamm and Horsfall in the early f…
Oval fat bodies
Definition Oval fat bodies are cells with birefringent fat droplets within their cytoplasm. Under low power magnification, oval fat …
Epithelial cells
Epithelial cells Epithelium is one of the four primary tissues ( Epithelium, connective, muscle, nervous) found in the human organism. This …
Erythrocytes (hematuria)
Hematuria is defined as a high urine red blood cell count sustained over three specimens taken on different days. In a normal urine, …
Lymphocytes , Monocytes , Macrophages
Lymphocytes Lymphocytes can occasionally be seen in a normal sediment. High counts have been reported in cases of acute allergic inte…
Eosinophils
This cell is different from the other polynuclear cells because of the affinity of its granules for the acid stains like eosin. To be…