Lonnie Thach
lthach.bsky.social
Lonnie Thach
@lthach.bsky.social
Nephrologist. Medstar. Washington DC
SM stain. Patient with IRGN, low power looks like hyalogranular cast, but with careful inspection, there’s RBCs buried underneath
#urinesediment
December 12, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Reposted by Lonnie Thach
The study of body fluid compartments peaked in the 1950s with the isotope dilution studies by #Edelman and coworkers.
His contribution was ended due to “un-american activities“: He had communist friends and had attended parties with them …

www.jci.org/articles/vie...

#NephSky #SkyNeph #MedHistory
JCI - Isidore S. Edelman
www.jci.org
November 18, 2024 at 6:11 AM
Reposted by Lonnie Thach
White blood cell (WBC) cast in a #UrinarySediment specimen treated with Prescott-Brodie stain (aka Mohty stain pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...). WBC turn blue. Note that phase contrast allows better🔬of the cast matrix. Case of C3 glomerulonephritis. #UrineMicroscopy #PisseProphet
November 12, 2024 at 4:53 AM
Reposted by Lonnie Thach
November 10, 2024 at 2:39 AM