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microscopic hematuria
(redirected from Microhematuria)

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hematuria (hē´mtoo´rē),
n the presence of blood in the urine.
hematuria, gross,
n the visible evidence of blood in the urine. It may occur from neoplasms of the kidney and bladder, hemorrhagic diathesis, hypertension with renal epistaxis, or acute glomerular nephritis.
hematuria, microscopic,
n the demonstration of hematuria during the microscopic examination of centrifuged urine. It may result from the same causes as gross hematuria or from toxicity of drugs, embolic glomerulitis, vascular diseases, or chronic glomerular nephritis.

microscopic hematuria
Microhematuria Hematuria that can only be detected by LM examination of the urine


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Cultures of multiple early morning urin specimens reveal sterile pyuria, microhematuria, and acidic pH.
Three cases were asymptomatic; one patient complained of microhematuria, and one presented with acute hemorrhagic rupture of a huge left kidney tumor.
Therefore, a full urologic examination for all men over 50 years of age who exhibit even a single episode of microhematuria was recommended.
 
 
 
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