Created by Pandalover123
over 10 years ago
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"bacteria crystal"
found in alkaline urine
coffin lid
colorless prism
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struvite (image/jpg)
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struvite crystals a.k.a triple phosphate crystals or magnesium ammonium phosphate crystals |
dumbbell shaped & colorless
alkaline urine
OR
can be round w/ radial striations & yellow-brown
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calcium_carb (image/jpg)
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calcium carbonate crystals |
thorn apple or mite shaped
normal in Dalmatians
often in alkaline urine
severe liver dz and porto systemic shunts
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ammonium_biurate (image/jpg)
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ammonium biurate crystals |
amber colored & needle shaped breakdown w/ exposure to light liver dz extravascular hemolysis | Bilirubin crystals |
acidic urine metabolic defect common in dalmatians,birds,reptiles and animals w/ uroliths rectangular or rhomboid shaped "washed-out" | uric acid crystals |
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