Table 1 summarizes the different type of casts and their clinical significance.
Table 1. Casts and their Clinical Significance.| Type | Condition |
| Hyaline | - 0-2/LPF is normal; increase in fever, diuretic therapy, exercise or stress.
- Glomerulonephritis
- Pyelonephritis
- Chronic renal disease
|
| White Blood Cell | - Renal infection
- Inflammation of the nephron
|
| Red Blood Cell | - Bleeding in the nephron
- Glomerulonephritis
- Strenuous exercise
|
| Renal tubular epithelial (RTE) Cell | |
| Granular | - May be seen occasionally in normal urine
- Urinary stasis
- Glomerular and tubular disease
- Amyloid disease
- Chronic renal disease
|
Fatty
| - Degenerative tubular disease
|
Broad
| - Extreme stasis of urine flow
- Renal failure
|
