Sandbox:Hematuria differential diagnosis
Gross hematuria should always be considered significant, because it is a sign of malignancy until proven otherwise. Roughly 4% of patients with microscopic hematuria and up to 40% of patients with gross hematuria could be harboring a malignancy.[1]
False-positive microhematuria in dipsticks urinalysis caused by the presence of semen in urine.[2]
References
- ↑ Avellino GJ, Bose S, Wang DS (2016). "Diagnosis and Management of Hematuria". Surg Clin North Am. 96 (3): 503–15. doi:10.1016/j.suc.2016.02.007. PMID 27261791.
- ↑ Mazouz B, Almagor M (2003). "False-positive microhematuria in dipsticks urinalysis caused by the presence of semen in urine". Clin Biochem. 36 (3): 229–31. PMID 12726934.