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Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Renal Mass Ureteral ... Fistula • Post-procedural ... gross hematuria Bladder ... • Cystitis • Bladder ... /Bladder (Upper
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... cancer • Urethral ... • Posterior Urethral ... #Causes #Urology
Types of Urinary Incontinence
 - Stress Incontinence - The urethral sphincter is weakened so that transient
pressure raise the bladder ... The bladder is typically ... The bladder is typically ... Incontinence #Types #Classification ... #Causes #diagnosis
Causes of Enuresis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Nocturnal Enuresis (Urinary Control Never Achieved)
 • Delayed Maturation
Causes of Enuresis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diabetes Insipidus, Urethral ... Palsy, Neurogenic Bladder ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Incontinence - Failure of urethral ... Incontinence - Distended bladder ... medications • Bladder ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Postrenal: • Ureteral ... • Neurogenic bladder ... Kidney #Injury #Classification
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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Causes of Hematuria ... malformation Ureter ... - Polyp Bladder ... Hematuria #Glomerular #Algorithm ... Nonglomerular #Causes
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... early (distal urethra ... tract), terminal (bladder ... #Differential #Algorithm
Bladder outlet obstruction (BOO)

Functional obstruction may be caused by detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia (DSD), either at the level
Bladder outlet obstruction ... obstruction may be caused ... enlargement (BPH) or urethral ... BOO include urethral ... alternative radiologic procedures