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What Does Blood In The Urine Indicate?

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Posted on Tue, 3 Oct 2017
Question: what does blood in urine mean
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Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Causes of Hematuria

Detailed Answer:
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Here is a list of possible causes of hematuria (blood in urine).
-Urinary tract infection (but usually UTI only causes microscopic hematuria)
-Kidney/ureteric stones
-Kidney/bladder tumors
-Infection of kidneys(pyelonephritis)
-Glomerulonephritis
-Medications like aspirin, warfarin

Urine analysis,culture, complete blood count, abdominal Xray and abdominal USG (depending on other results) are warranted for evaluation of hematuria.
Please be advised to follow up with your primary care provider for further evaluation and management

Hope this answers your questions
Please address further questions here
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Dr.Lekshmi

































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What Does Blood In The Urine Indicate?

Brief Answer: Causes of Hematuria Detailed Answer: Hello, Thank you for trusting HealthcareMagic Here is a list of possible causes of hematuria (blood in urine). -Urinary tract infection (but usually UTI only causes microscopic hematuria) -Kidney/ureteric stones -Kidney/bladder tumors -Infection of kidneys(pyelonephritis) -Glomerulonephritis -Medications like aspirin, warfarin Urine analysis,culture, complete blood count, abdominal Xray and abdominal USG (depending on other results) are warranted for evaluation of hematuria. Please be advised to follow up with your primary care provider for further evaluation and management Hope this answers your questions Please address further questions here Regards Dr.Lekshmi