Evaluation of Haematuria and Use of Phase Contrast Microscope: A Short Review

Authors

  • T Sultana Lecturer, Department of Pathology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka
  • T Sultana Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Pathology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka
  • MQ Rahman Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Pathology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka.
  • ANN Ahmed Professor and Chairman, Department of Clinical Pathology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v20i1.8584

Keywords:

Phase-contrast microscope, Haematuria, Dysmorphic red cell

Abstract

For centuries physicians have been using urine as one of the non-invasive means for assessing diseases. Haematuria is a frequently encountered abnormality in clinical practice. Haematuria may have either a glomerular or a non-glomerular origin. The morphological study of urinary red cells by Phase-Contrast Microscopy (PCM) is a useful diagnostic marker for glomerular bleeding, if correctly interpreted and used. Today, urinalysis and in particular identification of red cells morphology by Phase-Contrast Microscopy has been a widely accepted technique for determining the site of haematuria. A short review on haematuria and Phase-Contrast Microscopy are presented here for updating knowledge and academic interest.

Key words: Phase-contrast microscope; Haematuria; Dysmorphic red cell.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v20i1.8584

J Dhaka Med Coll. 2011; 20(1) :63-67

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Sultana, T., Sultana, T., Rahman, M., & Ahmed, A. (2011). Evaluation of Haematuria and Use of Phase Contrast Microscope: A Short Review. Journal of Dhaka Medical College, 20(1), 63–67. https://doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v20i1.8584

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Review Articles