hematuria

Examples of hematuria in the following topics:

• Edema Caused by Loss of Plasma Proteins

  • Kidneys affected by nephrotic syndrome have small pores in the podocytes, large enough to permit proteinuria (and subsequently hypoalbuminemia, because some of the protein albumin has gone from the blood to the urine) but not large enough to allow cells through (hence no hematuria).
  • By contrast, in nephritic syndrome RBCs pass through the pores, causing hematuria.

• Urinary Bladder Cancer

  • Bladder cancer characteristically causes blood in the urine; this may be visible to the naked eye (gross [visible or macroscopic] hematuria), or detectable only by microscope (microscopic [or non-visible] hematuria).

• Chemical Composition of Urine

• Glomerular Diseases

  • It may present with isolated hematuria and/or proteinuria (blood or protein in the urine), or as a nephrotic syndrome, a nephritic syndrome, acute renal failure, or chronic renal failure.

• Nephroptosis (Floating Kidney)

  • However, nephroptosis can be characterized by violent attacks of colicky flank pain, nausea, chills, hypertension, hematuria and proteinuria.

• Urinalysis

• Renal Disease and Failure

  • Depending on the cause, hematuria (blood loss in the urine) and proteinuria (protein loss in the urine) may be noted.