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Cause Of Blood In Urine

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Definition

Blood in your urine, or hematuria,can be classified as microscopic or gross. Microscopic hematuria is when there is very little blood in the urine and it can only be seen with a microscope. Gross hematuria is when there is enough blood in the urine that you can see it with the naked eye (usually itturns toilet water pale pink or bright red, oryou may just see spots of blood in the water after urinating).

Alternative Names

Hematuria; Blood in the urine ...

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Urine: bloody

Hematuria; Blood in the urine Home Care Treatment for blood in the urine depends on the underlying cause found on evaluation by your doctor. ... Read more »

Blood in Urine: Causes and Treatments

...that can be discovered with the aid of a microscope. The discovery of either gross or microscopic blood in urine is a sure indication of the need to examine and evaluate the patient to discover... Read more »

Alport syndrome

Alport syndrome is an inherited disorder (usually X-linked) involving damage to the kidney, blood in the urine, and in some families, loss of hearing. The disorder may also include... Read more »

Goodpastures syndrome

...cough, and bloody sputum. It also causes inflammation in the glomeruli of the kidney, which causes blood in urine (hematuria), protein in the urine (proteinuria), or kidney failure. Read more »

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Frequent urination is best described as having to urinate so often that your activities of daily life and sleep are adversely affected. This problem is not an illness itself but rather a symptom... Read more »

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