Diagnosis. 1  If no abnormalities: suspect prerenal or postrenal azotemia. 2  If eosinophils: suspect acute interstitial nephritis. 3  If red blood cell casts: suspect glomerulonephritis or vasculitis. 4  If renal tubular epithelial cells and muddy brown casts: suspect acute tubular necrosis.
The ribbon worm, also called proboscis worm, bootlace worm, nemertean, or nemertine, is any member of the phylum Nemertea. Nemertea is also called Nemertinea or Rhynchocoela. There are more than 900 Nemertea species, including free-living forms as well as parasites of sea squirts, crustaceans, and mollusks. Most Nemertea are found in marine habitats, but some may live on land (terrestrial) or in freshwater. There are 13 known terrestrial ribbon worm species recorded worldwide.
Range and Habitat: Eastern ribbon snakes are found throughout the eastern US, but are absent from much of the Appalachian Mountains. In our region, they are found in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, but become progressively more common from the Mountains to the Coast.