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==Background==
Normally red or brown
==Workup==
#UA
==DDx==
==DDx==
#Hematuria^
#Hematuria^

Revision as of 00:12, 4 August 2011

DDx

  1. Hematuria^
  2. Myoglobinuria^^ (see Rhabdo)
  3. Hemoglobinuria^^
  4. Porphyria
  5. Bile pigments
  6. Food (red)
    1. Beets
    2. Blackberries
    3. Rhubarb
    4. Food coloring
    5. Fava beans
  7. Drugs
    1. Red
      1. Phenophthalein
      2. Rifampin
      3. Doxorubicin
      4. Deferoxamine
      5. Chloroquine
      6. Ibuprofen
      7. Methyldopa
    2. Brown
      1. Levodopa
      2. Metronidazole
      3. Nitrofurantoin
      4. Iron sorbitol
      5. Chloroquine
      6. Methyldopa

^UA = +Blood with +RBCs ^^UA = +Blood with -RBCs (all others negative for blood and RBCs)

See Also

Rhabdomyolysis