Hematuria and Cancer Flashcards
We need to have more than ____ RBC to consider it Hematuria
3/hpf
How to screen for hematuria?
Dipstick
How sensitive is dipstick screening?
95%
How specific is dipstick screening?
80%
How to confirm hematuria?
microscopy of > 3 RBC
Pink/Cola urine indicates:
Gross Hematuria
Which type of Hematuria is associated with more life threatening conditions?
Gross Hematuria (5 times more)
Initial hematuria
The first few drops are bloody
from urethra
Terminal hematuria
The last few drops are bloody
from bladder neck/prostatic urethra
Total hematuria is from
bladder or upper tract
Most common type of hematuria?
Total hematuria
Initial/terminal hematuria are secondary to
inflammation
If the urine has wormlike clots , the bleeding is from
upper track
Visible, painless, intermittent hematuria might be:
CANCER
Lady with non-visible hematuria and dysuria
most likely infection
Elevated levels of BUN and creatinine suggest
significant renal disease as the cause of hematuria