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Hematuria
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hematuria /he·ma·tu·ria/ (he?mah-tu´re-ah) blood (erythrocytes) in the urine.
endemic hematuria  urinary schistosomiasis.
essential hematuria  that for which no cause has been determined.
false hematuria  pseudohematuria.
renal hematuria  that in which the blood comes from the kidney.
urethral hematuria  that in which the blood comes from the urethra.
vesical hematuria  that in which the blood comes from the bladder.

he·ma·tu·ri·a (hm-tr-)
n.
The presence of blood in the urine. Also called hematuresis.

hema·turic adj.

Hematuria
Blood in the urine, Hematuria is a hallmark of Alport syndrome.

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.

hematuria
the discharge of blood in the urine. The urine may be slightly blood tinged, grossly bloody, or a smoky brown color.

enzootic hematuria
see enzootic hematuria.

hematuria Medtalk Blood or RBCs in urine, which is either grossly visible or microscopic; the finding of hematuria requires consideration of the entire urinary tract Diagnosis IVP, cystoscopy, urine cytology Management Directed toward underlying cause. See Benign persistent hematuria, Microscopic hematuria.


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