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The urine can help guide the toxicologic differential in a poisoned patient<ref>Aycock RD Kass DA. Abnormal urine color. South Med J. 2012 Jan;105(1):43-7</ref> | The urine can help guide the toxicologic differential in a poisoned patient<ref>Aycock RD Kass DA. Abnormal urine color. South Med J. 2012 Jan;105(1):43-7</ref> | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
{{Red urine DDX}} | {{Red urine DDX}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[Rhabdomyolysis]] | *[[Rhabdomyolysis]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[http://www.thepoisonreview.com/2012/01/05/what-color-is-your-urine Poison Review - What Color is Your Urine?] | *[http://www.thepoisonreview.com/2012/01/05/what-color-is-your-urine Poison Review - What Color is Your Urine?] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 20:27, 24 January 2024
Background
The urine can help guide the toxicologic differential in a poisoned patient[1]
Differential Diagnosis
Red Urine
- Hematuria
- Hemoglobinuria
- Porphyria
- Myoglobinuria (rhabdomyolysis)
- Foods
- Blackberries
- Beets
- Blackberries
- Rhubarb
- Food coloring
- Fava beans
- Drugs
- Uric acid crystalluria (neonates)
Black
- Methyldopa
- Betadine
- Melanoma
- Cresol
- Iiron
- Laxatives (cascara, senna)
- L-dopa
- Methocarbamol
- Metronidazole
- Nitrofurantoin
- Sorbitol
Orange
- Pyridium
- Rifampin
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B12
- Carrots
- Beets
- Bile pigments
Purple
Brown
- Levodopa
- Metronidazole
- Nitrofurantoin
- Iron sorbitol
- Chloroquine
- Methyldopa
- Acetaminophen (overdose)
- Niridazole
- Fava beans
- Rhubarb
Blue/Green
- Amitryptiline
- Indomethicin
- Pseudomonas
- Methylene blue
- Clorets breath mints
- Cimetidine
- Flupirtine
- Methocarbamol
- Metoclopramide
- Promethazine
- Propofol
- Tetrahydronaphthalene
- Zaleplon
Hematuria vs Myoglobinuria
Urine from a person with rhabdomyolysis showing the characteristic brown discoloration as a result of myoglobinuria
- Hematuria
- Urinalysis = +Blood with +RBCs
- Myoglobinuria
- Urinalysis = +Blood with -RBCs