Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 67

Observation of broad casts represents:

A. Destruction of tubular walls

B. Dehydration and high fever

C. Formation in the collecting ducts

D. Both A and C

Step 1 of 2

Broad casts:

Broad casts represents urine stasis.

• Urine stasis: It is a condition of urinating difficulty and urine stores for long time in bladder leading to bacteria formation and infection.

• Broad casts also called as renal failure casts.

• Dissection of tubular walls leads to broad casts in urine.

• Passage of urine to large collecting duct when compromised, casts appear in this region and appears broad.

Therefore, broad casts is represented by “tubular walls destruction” and “production in the collecting ducts”. Hence, the correct answer is option .