Hematuria

Question 1

What is defined as the presence of blood in the urine?

Answer 1

Hematuria

Question 2

What is the source of 10% of gross or microscopic hematuria?

Answer 2

Upper urinary tract source

Question 3

What is the most common source of urothelial carcinoma?

Answer 3

Lower tract source

Question 4

Microscopic hematuria in males is most commonly from what?

Answer 4

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 5

What does blood at the beginning of the urinary stream indicate?

Answer 5

Anterior penile urethral source

Question 6

What does blood at the end of the urinary stream indicate?

Answer 6

Bladder neck or prostatic urethral source

Question 7

What does blood throughout the entirety of the stream indicate?

Answer 7

Bladder or upper tract source

Question 8

What does hematuria associated with renal colic suggest?

Answer 8

Ureteral stone

Question 9

What do irritating voiding symptoms in a young woman indicate?

Answer 9

Acute bacterial infection and associated cystitis

Question 10

In the absence of other symptoms gross hematuria is a sign of what?

Answer 10

Tumor

Question 11

What do proteinuria and casts suggest?

Answer 11

Renal origin

Question 12

What do irritative voiding, bacteiruria, and positive urine culture in females suggest?

Answer 12

UTI

Question 13

What is the CT scan of the upper tract without contrast used for?

Answer 13

Neoplasm
Urolithiasis
Obstructive uropathy
Intrinsic kidney disease

Question 14

What is cytoscopy used to find?

Answer 14

Indicated in patients gross hematuria or those over 35 years with asymptomatic hematuria.

Bladder or urethral neoplasm
Benign prostatic enlargement
Radiation or chemical cystitis