Urinary Casts significance
Hyaline: mucoproteins. Pyelonephritis, CKD, may be a normal finding
Erythrocyte: RBC. GN, may be a normal finding in Pt who play contact sports
Leukocyte: WBC. Pyelonephritis, GN, interstitial nephritis, renal inflammatory processes
Epithelial: Renal tubular cells. ATN, interstial nephritis, eclampsia, nephritic synd., allograft rejection, heavy metal ingestion, renal dz.
Granular: various cell types. Advanced renal dz.
Waxy: various cell types. Advanced renal dz.
Fatty: lipid-laden renal tubular cells. Nehrotic synd, renal dz, hypothyroidism
Broad: various cell types. ESRD