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- Blood in urine: Introduction
- Causes (382 conditions)
- Diagnosis Checklist (17 listings)
- Misdiagnosis
- Home Diagnostic Testing
- Diagnostic Guides (Online)
- Diagnostic tests (28 listings)
- Symptom Checker
- Drug causes (213 listings)
- Drug interaction causes (54 listings)
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Blood in urine: Introduction
Blood in the urine is called "hematuria" and may indicate quite severe problems. Bleeding can arise within the urinary system in areas such as the kidneys, bladder, prostate or other parts of the urinary tract. Blood in urine may appear as reddening or darkened urine or other urine color changes such as smoky, orangish or pinkish hues. Visible streaks of blood may also appear in the urine. The appearance of blood in the urine or any urine color changes needs prompt professional medical investigation.
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Causes of Blood in urine:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Blood in urine.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
- Hematuria
- Strenuous exercise or exertion
- Overly exuberant urination of large amounts
- Excessive exercise (see Exercise symptoms)
- Injury
- Vaginal bleeding
- Bleeding from ejaculation
- Urinary tract infection
- Urine discoloration - it might not be blood in the urine.
- Red urine - see also other causes of red urine or orange urine than blood in urine.
- Pink urine - small quantities of blood in urine may appear as pink urine
- Kidney (renal) conditions
- Kidney infection
- Nephritis
- Pyelonephritis
- Acute pyelonephritis
- Chronic nephritis (type of Nephritis)
- Interstitial nephritis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Kidney injury
- Kidney stones
- Kidney cysts
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Benign kidney tumor
- Kidney cancer
- Wilm's tumor
- IgA nephropathy
- Kidney vein thrombosis
- Kidney blood vessel embolism
- Kidney blood vessel disorder
- more causes...»
See full list of 382 causes of Blood in urine
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Causes of Types of Blood in urine:
Review causes of types of Blood in urine in more specific categories:
- Blood in urine in children (63 causes)
- more types...»
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Blood in urine: Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Blood in urine, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.
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- Blood in urine and Darkened urine (211 causes)
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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- Bleeding symptoms (1295 causes)
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- Urine color changes (365 causes)
- Darkened urine (318 causes)
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- Urinary difficulty (549 causes)
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Blood in urine
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Blood in urine:
- Darkened urine (318 causes)
- Urine color changes (365 causes)
- Urinary pain (114 causes)
- Urinary burning (62 causes)
- Urination symptoms (1026 causes)
- Bleeding symptoms (1295 causes)
- Blood in stool (343 causes)
- Red urine (25 causes)
- Black urine
- Orange urine (12 causes)
- Dark urine (80 causes)
- Blue urine (6 causes)
- Green urine (6 causes)
- Urinary bleeding (382 causes)
- Urination pain (153 causes)
- Bladder pain (7 causes)
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Diagnostic Guides for Blood in urine
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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Blood in urine: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Diagnostic tests for Blood in urine:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Blood in urine. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Examine for signs of anemia
- Temperature may suggest urinary tract infection, lupus erythematosus, infective endocarditis
- Blood pressure e.g. if high blood pressure may suggest glomerulonephritis, polycystic kidneys, lupus erythematosus
- more tests...»
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Blood in urine. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you had blood in the urine? - can determine if acute or chronic.
- Does the blood in the urine occur in the first or the terminal part of the urine stream? - blood in the first part of the urine stream suggests a urethral or Prostatic lesion , while blood in the terminal part of the urine stream suggests bleeding from the bladder. Uniform bleeding has no localizing features.
- Have you had an injury such as a blow to the loin, pelvis or genital area?
- Is the blood in the urine transient or constant? - e.g. joggers and athletes engaged in very vigorous exercise can develop transient blood in the urine.
- Past history of kidney disease?
- more questions...»
See Diagnosis Checklist for Blood in urine (17 listings)
Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Blood in urine) may include:
- Abdominal pain - renal stones (most likely), renal embolism, kidney contusion (bruising from trauma), kidney laceration, glomerulonephritis, renal cancer or polycystic kidneys.
- Pain or burning with urination or frequency of urination? - suggests a bladder stone, prostatic disease, urinary tract infection or renal infarction. If painless blood in the urine can suggest urinary tract infection or trauma, tumors or polycystic kidneys.
- Fever - suggests pyelonephritis (most likely), lupus erythematosus, infective endocarditis with emboli to kidneys.
- Symptoms of prostatic disease - e.g. slow weak urine stream, terminal dribbling of urine - may suggest cause of blood in urine is from rupture of enlarged prostatic veins due to prostatic enlargement.
- Symptoms of bleeding disorders - e.g. extensive skin bruising, bleeding gums, bleeding nose, heavy menstrual periods, rectal bleeding and painful swollen joints.
- more symptoms...»
See Diagnosis Checklist for Blood in urine (17 listings)
Home Diagnostic Testing and Blood in urine
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Stories from Users for Blood in urine
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Causes of Blood in urine listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Blood in urine as a symptom include:
- Alport's syndrome
- Angiomyolipoma
- Benign familial hematuria
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder stone, urinary
- Caspofungin
- Cholesterol embolism
- Cold agglutinins
- Cyclophosphamide
- Cystitis
- Cystitis, infective
- Dengue
- Dicoumarol
- Dioctophyma renale
- Endocarditis
- more causes...»
See full list of 382
causes of Blood in urine
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Medications or substances causing Blood in urine:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Blood in urine as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Certain laxatives
- Phenolphthalein
- Anticoagulants
- Cyclophosphamide
- See also medications causing red urine
- more causes...»
See full list of 213
medications causing Blood in urine
Drug interactions causing Blood in urine:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Blood in urine as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Folex and Advil (Ibuprofen) interaction
- Folex and Motrin (Ibuprofen) interaction
- Folex and Nuprin (Ibuprofen) interaction
- Folex and Aleve (Naproxen) interaction
- Folex and Naprosyn (Naproxen) interaction
- Folex and Ansaid (Flurbiprofen) interaction
- Folex and Aspirin interaction
- more interactions...»
See full list of 54 drug interactions causing Blood in urine
Article Excerpts about Blood in urine
Hematuria is the presence of red blood cells (RBCs) in the urine. (Source: excerpt from Hematuria (Blood in the Urine): NIDDK)
Definitions of Blood in urine:
A condition in which free hemoglobin is found in the urine. --2004
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Organs affected by Blood in urine:
The list of organs typically affected by Blood in urine may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Blood in urine
The list below shows some of the causes of Blood in urine mentioned in various sources:
- Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease - hematuria
- Acute promyelocytic leukemia - blood in urine
- Acute pyelonephritis
- Acute renal papillary necrosis
- Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency - blood in urine
- Aloe poisoning - blood in urine
- more causes...»
See full list of 382 causes of Blood in urine
How Common are these Causes of Blood in urine?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Blood in urine. Of the 382 causes of Blood in urine that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 3 causes are "very common" diseases
- 7 causes are "common" diseases
- 5 causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 3 causes are "rare" diseases
- 15 causes are "very rare" diseases
- 353 causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 382 causes of Blood in urine
Conditions listing symptoms: Blood in urine:
The following list of conditions have 'Blood in urine' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Conditions listing complications: Blood in urine:
The following list of conditions have 'Blood in urine' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Blood in urine?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Blood in urine, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
- General practitioner
- Urologist
- General surgeon
- Renal physician
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What are the alternative names for Blood in urine:
Haemoglobinuria, Hematuria, Urinary tract bleeding, Haematuria
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Blood in urine:
Medical Conditions associated with Blood in urine:
Bleeding symptoms (1206 causes), Urinary symptoms (1000 causes), Urine color changes (308 causes), Darkened urine (292 causes), Bladder symptoms (841 causes), Urinary problems (864 causes), Sexual symptoms (1531 causes), Urinary difficulty (522 causes)
Symptoms related to Blood in urine:
Darkened urine (292 causes), Urine color changes (308 causes), Urinary pain (112 causes), Urinary burning (38 causes), Urination symptoms (1000 causes), Bleeding symptoms (1206 causes), Blood in stool (219 causes), Red urine (17 causes), Black urine, Orange urine (2 causes), Dark urine (73 causes), Blue urine, Green urine, Urinary bleeding (258 causes), Urination pain (114 causes), Bladder pain (7 causes), bladder symptoms (841 causes), prostate symptoms (3 causes), urethral pain (3 causes), difficulty urinating (522 causes), urinary hesitancy (5 causes), Hematuria (258 causes), Strenuous exercise or exertion, Overly exuberant urination of large amounts, Excessive exercise, Injury, Vaginal bleeding (63 causes), Bleeding from ejaculation (1 cause), Urinary tract infection (29 causes)
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Medical News summaries about Blood in urine
Our news pages contain the following medical news summaries about Blood in urine and many other medical conditions:
- Cystic kidneys a common genetic disease
- Kidney disease due to autoimmunity
- Lupus diagnosis often takes 7 to 10 years
News Archives for Blood in urine
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