Hematuria Flashcards

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Microscopic hematuria

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  • “Microhematuria”
  • >3 RBCs per HPF on microscopy w/ centrifuged sample
  • Any single urinalysis w/ >3 RBC/hpf must be evaluated
  • Urine dipstick is not sufficient to diagnose microscopic hematuria
  • 4% of pts w/ microscopic hematuria will be found to have urologic malignancy

*follow-up eval will reveal malignancy in up to 3% of initially neg. pts.

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Gross/Macroscopic hematuria

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  • Visible blood in the urine
  • Any episode of grossly visible blood in the urine must be evaluated
  • “Macrohematuria”
  • 23% of pts w/ gross hematuria may be found to have a urologic malignancy

*follow-up eval will reveal malignancy in up to 18% of initially neg. pts.

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Causes of false positive dipstick

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  • Myoglobinuria
  • 1-2 RBC/hpf
  • Low urine specific gravity causing RBC lysis
  • Hemoglobinuria
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Causes of false negative dipstick

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  • High vit. C intake
  • Acidic urine
  • Concentrated urine
  • Proteinuria
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Macrohematuria masqueraders

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  • Drugs

*phenazopyridine (pyridium)

*rifampin

  • Myoglobinuria
  • Bilirubinuria
  • Porphyria
  • Menses/vaginal bleeding
  • Concentrated urine
  • Beets/rhubarb
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Sources of hematuria

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  • Nephrologic

*glomerulous

*nephron

  • Urologic

*collecting system

*ureter

*bladder

*prostate

*urethra

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Nephrologic/Renal hematuria presentation

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  • Typically microscopic hematuria
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8
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Red blood cell casts on microscopy

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  • Always pathologic
  • Many conditions

*glomerulonephritis

*lupus

*goodpasture’s syndrome

*any renal injury/insult/infarction

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Initial hematuria

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  • The initial stream results in visible blood that transitions to clear urine
  • Most commonly urethral source

*stricture

*urethritis

*malignancy (rare)

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Terminal hematuria

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  • The initial stream is clear urine that transitions into visible blood
  • bladder trigone
  • Bladder neck

*irritated w/ voiding

  • Prostate

*BPH

*prostate cancer

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Total hematuria

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  • The entire stream contains visible blood
  • Bladder, ureter, renal pelvis

*tumor

*hemorrhagic cystitis

  • Prostate

*BPH

*prostate cancer

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Upper GU tract organs

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  • Kidney
  • Renal pelvis
  • Ureters
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Lower GU tract organs

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  • Bladder
  • Prostate
  • Urethra
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Gold standard of imaging hematuria patients

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  • CT urogram
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CT Urogram

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  • CT w/ and w/o IV contrast, w/ delayed imaging opacifying the renal pellvis, ureters and bladder
  • Obviates the neeed for retrograde pyelograms
  • Gold standard test
  • Avoid in renal pts due to IV contrast
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16
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Renal/Bladder Ultrasound

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  • May not differentiate less obvious renal lesion
  • Requires retrograde pyelograms to complete workup
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Workup of hematuria patient

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  • History and physical

*DRE in males

*bimanual exam in females

  • Urinalysis/Urine culture

*pos. dipstick must be ruled out w/ 3 additional microscopic urinalyses

  • Urine cytology

*symptomatic microhematuria, persistent microhematuria, gross hematuria

  • Lab eval

*CBC; hemoglobin, WBC, platelet count

  • Coags

*PT, PTT, INR

  • Chemistry

*creatinine

*BUN

  • PSA

*in the appropriate pt.

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Cystoscopy evaluation required for

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  • Gross hematuria
  • Microscopic hematuria >35
  • Microscopic hematuria <35 if risk factors or persistent
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Ureteroscopy evaluation required for

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  • If blood seen emanating from ureteral orifice on cystoscopy or pos. cytology w/ neg. cystoscopy, or pos. CTUrogram/retrograde pyelograms
  • Selective cytology
20
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Prostatic hematuria treatment

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  • Endoscopic resection (TURP)
  • 5alpha-reductase inhibitors
21
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Hemorrhagic cystitis

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  • Diffuse inflammation and bleeding from bladder mucosa
  • Infectious causes

*BK virus in immunocompromised

*adenovirus

  • Post radiation
  • Chemical
  • Cyclophosphamide (prevent w/ mesna)
  • Numerous others, less common
22
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Refractory hemorrhagic cystitis treatment

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  • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
  • Aminocaproic acid
  • Formalin
  • 1% Alum
23
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

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  • Used to treat recurrent hemorrhagic cystitis
  • Enhanced angiogenesis, vasoconstriction, immune function
24
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Aminocaproic acid

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  • Used to treat recurrent hemorrhagic cystitis
  • Inhibits plasmin/clot lysis
  • IV, PO, or intravesical
  • Prothrombotic
25
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Formalin

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  • Used to treat recurrent hemorrhagic cystitis
  • Coagulates protein/scars bladder
  • Cannot be given if vesicoureteral reflux or extravasation from bladder
  • Requires general anesthesia
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1% Alum

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  • Used to treat recurrent hemorrhagic cystitis
  • Protein precipitates over bleeding
  • Can be given if reflux