Toddler Urological Problems Flashcards
Hematuria Overview (6)
- Hematuria is defined as the presence of five or more RBCs per high power (40) field in three consecutive fresh, centrifuged specimens obtained over the span of several weeks.
- Differential diagnosis for hematuria is extensive, most cases are isolated and benign.
- Hematuria is a medical rather than a urologic issue.
* Rarely is extensive imaging needed - Most causes are isolated
* Most of the time it is not a serious entity - Like HTN, the history must be taken over and over again
- Tends to be a medical rather than a surgical issue
Mimics of Gross Hematuria (9)
Pathologic
1. Pophyrins
- Food dyes-aniline, congo red
- Food- berries, beets
- Urate crystals
* Common to see pink crystals in diaper but mother’s interpret it as red
Drugs
- Phenoazopyridine
- Rifampin
- Metronidazole
- Nitrofurantoin
- Desferoxamine
How to figure out if blood is coming from lower tract (6)
Urethra bladder ureters:
- Urine red+/- clots
- Dysuria, suprapubic pain
- Minimal proteinuria
- Microscopic analysis
- Normal RBC morphology
- Casts are absents
How to figure out of the blood is coming from upper tract (4)
Renal parenchyma
- Tea or cola colored urine
- Flank or back pains
- Significant proteinuria
- Microscopic analysis: Dysmorphic RBC and Casts present
Lower tract etiologies of hematuria (5)
Bladder/ureter
- UTI
- Hemorrhagic cystitis
- Urolithiasis
- Hypercalciuria
- Trauma
Upper tract etiologies of hematuria (5 glomerular, 3 non-glomerular)
Glomerular:
- Glomerulonephritis: check PSGN
- IgA nephropathy: check proteinuria
- HSP Nephritis: check proteinuria
- Alport syndrome
- Thin basement membrane disease: check blood/RBCs
Non-Glomerular
- Hydronephrosis/cystic disease
- Malposition/ tumors
- SCT/SCD
Hematuria Hallmarks and Evaluation (2)
- Hallmarks of GLOMERULAR bleeding are discolored urine, RBC casts, and distorted RBC morphology
- Evaluation of RBC morphology is helpful in distinguishing glomerular from extra glomerular sources
What lab should you order if you have blood and protein in the urine?
C3 (compliment)
*Protein + blood usually requires nephrology referral
What lab should you do if you suspect thin based membrane disease with hematuria?
check family history
What should you do if you suspect infection with hematuria?
check culture and then follow-up with ultrasound if positive
What should you do if you suspect kidney stones?
Get calcium to creatinine ratio
What should you do if you suspect lupus nephritis or post-glomerular GM
Check compliments; compliments get eaten up
*Will have low C3/C4
What will you see with hypocomplimentima and hematuria?
C4 normal, C3 low
What to suspect with low C3 and low C4? (5)
- Post streptococcal GM
- Membrane proliferative GM
- Lupus nephritis
- Shunt nephritis
- Shunt nephritis of chronic antigenemia
Diagnostic Evaluation of Glomerulonephritis (7)
- Normocomplementemic
- IgA nephropathy
- Henoch Schonlein Purpura
- Pauci-immune vasculitis l Membranous nephropathy
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
- Membranoproliferative glormerulonephritis
- Heredity Nephritis (Alport’s syndrome)
What will occur if the cause of hematuria is glomerular? (5)
- Color: smoky, tea colored or coke colored
- RBC morphology: dysmorphic
- Clots: absent
- Casts: RBC, WBC
- Proteinurea: >+2
What will occur if the cause of hematuria is extra-glomerular? (5)
- Color: pink or red
- RBC morphology: normal
- Clots: present
- Casts: absent
- Proteinurea: < +2
Types of Hematuria (4)
- Gross hematuria
* Symptomatic microscopic - Hematuria
- Asymptomatic microscopic hematuria with proteinuria
- Isolated asymptomatic microscopic hematuria
Gross Hematuria Overview (2)
- Suspected when urine is discolored, usually red or tea-colored.
- Underlying causes of gross hematuria are identified in 56% of cases