What is the percentage of dysmorphic red blood cells in diagnosis of nephronal hematuria ?
Source
Medical Journal of the Iranian Hospital
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 1 (31 Jul. 2000), pp.23-26, 4 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2000-07-31
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Hematuria indicates the presence of an abnormal amount of red blood cells (RBCs) in the urine.
The causes of hematuria are multiple and its investigation is crucial.
One of the methods for differentiating between nephronal and non-nephronal hematuria is estimation of the percentage of dysmorphic RBCs in the urine.
In this cross-sectional prospective study, the data showed that the presence of 25 % dyrmorphic RBCs in the urine were diagnostic with a sensitivity of 92.5 % and a specificity of 83.3 %.
Furthermore, the utility of diagnostic values of dysmorphic RBCs under light microscopy were compared with those under standard phase contrast microscopy.
Results showed that there was no significant difference in the diagnostic accuracy between these two methods.
In conclusion, a single, clinically relevant threshold percentage (25 %) is now defined with acceptable sensitivity and specificity.
Morcover, the results showed no significant difference in the diagnostic efficacy of light microscopy versus phase contrast in the diagnosis of dysmorphic hematuria.
American Psychological Association (APA)
2000. What is the percentage of dysmorphic red blood cells in diagnosis of nephronal hematuria ?. Medical Journal of the Iranian Hospital،Vol. 3, no. 1, pp.23-26.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
What is the percentage of dysmorphic red blood cells in diagnosis of nephronal hematuria ?. Medical Journal of the Iranian Hospital Vol. 3, no. 1 (Jul. 2000), pp.23-26.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-61921
American Medical Association (AMA)
What is the percentage of dysmorphic red blood cells in diagnosis of nephronal hematuria ?. Medical Journal of the Iranian Hospital. 2000. Vol. 3, no. 1, pp.23-26.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 25-26
Record ID
BIM-61921