Case Scenario 1. A 45-year-old woman with type I diabetes mellitus is admitted to the hospital and has been given a prel

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Case Scenario 1 A 45 Year Old Woman With Type I Diabetes Mellitus Is Admitted To The Hospital And Has Been Given A Prel 1 (48 KiB) Viewed 14 times

Case Scenario 1. A 45-year-old woman with type I diabetes mellitus is admitted to the hospital and has been given a preliminary diagnosis of nephropathy. She has not been feeling well for the past week and has bilateral pitting edema in her lower limbs. Her admission urinalysis results are as follows. Color: colorless Clarity: clear Large amount of white foam noted SG: 1.010 pH: 5 Blood: small Protein: 500 mg/dL SSA: 4+ Leukocytes: negative Nitrite: negative Glucose: 250 mg/dL Ketones: negative Bilirubin: negative Urobilinogen: 0.5 mg/dL Microscopic: 10-20 hyaline casts/ LPF; 2-5 waxy casts/LPF; 1-3 fatty casts/LPF 0-3 oval fat bodies/ HPF; 1. Which results are abnormal compared to expected reference ranges? 2. Why is glucose present in this patient's urine? Explain briefly. Cite the page number in Strasinger or other source that assists your decisions. 3. What is the likely cause of the patient's edema? Explain briefly. Cite the page number in Strasinger or other source that assists your decisions.