haematuria

Question 1

What are the two groups of haematuria?

Answer 1

Macroscopic

Microscopic

Question 2

True or False

Presence of haematuria warrants a urology review

Answer 2

True

Question 3

How is haematuria diagnosed?

Answer 3

5 RBC in sample in 3 consequent samples more than 1 week apart

Question 4

What symptoms can lower urinary tract haematuria cause?

Answer 4

Hesitancy, frequency, urgency, dysuria

Question 5

What is the most common upper urinary tract symptom?

Answer 5

Renal colic

Question 6

What drugs can cause urine to be red?

Answer 6

Rifampicin
Nitrofurantoin
Warfarin

Question 7

What are the risk factors for developing bladder cancer in microscopic haematuria?

Answer 7

Smoking
Occupation
Age >40
Hx of UTI
Analgesic abuse

Question 8

True or False

Calculi can cause frank haematuria

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What is the Israel triad?

Answer 9

Haematuria
Pain
Kidney mass

Question 10

When is Israel triad seen?

Answer 10

In renal tumours but not often

Question 11

What is the most common tumour of the kidney?

Answer 11

Renal cell carcinoma

Question 12

What cell makes up bladder cancer?

Answer 12

Transitional cell

Question 13

What is joggers haematuria?

Answer 13

Can occur with contact sports or with some runners

Question 14

What is decompression haematuria?

Answer 14

Occurs when catheterisation may drain urine too quickly.

Question 15

What painkiller is linked with upper urinary tract cancer?

Answer 15

Phanacetin

Question 16

What does dark blood with clots point towards?

Answer 16

Trauma which is now resolving

Question 17

Which occupations add to the risk of bladder cancer?

Answer 17

Painters
Rubber workers
Hairdressers
Dental technicians