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Hematuria

Contents
  1. Read book excerpt
  2. Wegener's granulomatosis: Introduction
  3. Wegener's granulomatosis Misdiagnosis
  4. Wegener's granulomatosis Complications
  5. Wegener's granulomatosis Treatments
  6. Clinical trials
  7. Diagnosis of Wegener's granulomatosis
  8. Wegener's granulomatosis Overview
  9. More book excerpts for Wegener's granulomatosis

Hematuria: Excerpt from In a Page: Signs and Symptoms

Hematuria is the intermittent or persistent excretion of red or brown urine that can occur with a variety of clinical symptoms. The amount of blood can be grossly evident or microscopic. About 2.5% of the general population has asymptomatic hematuria. It is important to evaluate the cause of hematuria, since gross painless hematuria is considered a urinary tract cancer until proven otherwise (even though a malignancy is found in only 10% of cases of hematuria in outpatient populations).

Differential Diagnosis

  • Transient hematuria
    –Urinary tract infection/pyelonephritis
    –Nephrolithiasis (kidney or bladder stones)
    –Exercise
    –Trauma, instrumentation, catheterization, or foreign bodies
    –Endometriosis
    –Transient unexplained
    –Henoch-Schönlein purpura/HUS
    –Coagulopathy and excess anticoagulation
    –Prostatitis, epididymitis
  • Persistent hematuria
    –Sickle cell anemia
    –Cancer (prostate, bladder, kidney)
    –Benign prostatic hypertrophy
    –Polycystic kidney disease
    –Intrinsic glomerular disease
  • Other causes of red or brown urine (pseudohematuria)
    –Beeturia (14% population are susceptible after eating beets): Due to excretion of betalaine, a reddish pigment
    –Myoglobinuria: Rapidly filtered and excreted; source is usually due to rhabdomyolysis; look for increased elevation of plasma CPK levels
    –Hemoglobinuria: Occurs when the filtered load of unbound dimer exceeds resorptive capacity of the proximal tubules, generally at serum levels >100–150 mg/dL
  • Urethral carbuncle
  • Urethritis (e.g., Chlamydia)
  • Porphyria
  • Phenazopyridine (bladder analgesic): Produces an orange color in urine
  • Postinfectious glomerulonephropathy
  • Hereditary (Alport's syndrome)
  • IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease): Often see gross hematuria without positive family history of disease
  • Loin pain hematuria syndrome
  • Thin basement membrane disease (benign familial hematuria): Usually see microscopic hematuria; gross hematuria or renal failure is rare
  • Hypercalciuria or hyperuricuria
  • Arteriovenous malformation
  • Fistula
  • Others include food dyes, phenolphthalein, rifampin, and porphyrins
  • Excessive anticoagulation
  • Trauma

    • Workup and Diagnosis

    • History and physical examination
    • Urinalysis in all patients (consider catheterization to distinguish vaginal bleeding from other sources)
      –Blood clots occur with extraglomerular sources
      –Glomerular source of bleeding results in RBC casts, large amounts of protein, dysmorphic RBCs
      –UTI results in pyuria, nitrates, leukocyte esterase
      • Initial labs include BUN/creatinine, electrolytes, calcium, uric acid, CBC, and PT/PTT
      • Centrifuge urine sample: Red sediment only suggests hematuria (RBCs in the urine); heme-negative red supernatant suggests hemoglobinuria; heme-positive clear supernatant suggests myoglobinuria
        • Three-tube test: #1, collect first few mL of urine; #2, midstream; #3, last few mL
          –Hematuria in #1 suggests urethral lesion; in #3, bladder trigone lesion; equally in all three, diffuse lesion
        • IVP (contraindicated in dye allergy), renal ultrasound, or spiral CT to evaluate for stones and renal masses
        • Urine cytology and cystoscopy for patients at risk for bladder cancer (e.g., smoking, cyclophosphamide)
        • Consider C3 level, ANA, ANCA, Anti-GBM, ASO, cryoglobulins, and hepatitis C antibodies
        • Renal biopsy if persistent hematuria with negative workup and evidence of progression (increasing proteinuria, creatinine, and blood pressure)

        Treatment

        • Older patients with transient hematuria should always be evaluated due to increased risk of urinary tract cancers; refer to urologist for further evaluation and treatment
        • UTI: Start appropriate antibiotics and follow up with urinalysis to see if hematuria resolves
        • Glomerular sources (RBC casts, protein excretion >500 mg/dL, dysmorphic RBCs): Follow BUN/creatinine, blood pressure, creatinine clearance, and 24-hour urine protein, and refer for biopsy if worsening
        • Nonglomerular source (no RBC casts or dysmorphic RBCs in the urine): Urologic consult if imaging indicates a lesion (renal, bladder, or urethral)
        • Stones: Increase hydration, analgesics, urology referral for large or persistent stones
        • Myoglobinuria/hemoglobinuria: Treat underlying cause
        • Beeturia: Evaluate for iron deficiency or achlorhydria due to pernicious anemia, as treating these disorders may eliminate beeturia; eating foods high in oxalate (spinach, oysters) with beets can also cause beeturia

    Book Source Details

    • Book Title: In a Page: Signs and Symptoms
    • Author(s): Scott Kahan, Ellen G. Smith
    • Year of Publication: 2004
    • Copyright Details: In a Page: Signs and Symptoms, Copyright © 2004 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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    • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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    • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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    • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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    • Hematuria
    • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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    • Hematuria
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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    • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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    • Hematuria
    • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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    • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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    Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.



    More About This Book:
    Title: In a Page: Signs and Symptoms
    Authors: Scott Kahan, Ellen G. Smith
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
    Copyright: 2004
    ISBN: 1-4051-0368-X

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