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Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... • 1ml blood/liter ... • Infection (Viral ... #Differential # ... #blood
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... Algorithm Red blood ... cells on urine ... microscopy. ... glomerulonephritis • Post-Infectious
Diagnostic Criteria for Scleroderma Renal Crisis 

1. New onset blood pressure >150/85 mm Hg OR increase
Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... examination - Microscopic ... hematuria on urine ... cells on urine ... microscopy -
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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- Differential ... • Peripheral blood ... Fevers, DAT (-) → Infection ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Microscopic exam ... and parasites (infections ... • Red blood cells ... : • White blood ... #hematuria
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
athletes • Chronic Blood ... Loss (without anaemia ... menses, NSAIDs, Haematuria ... Pylori • Hookworm infection ... Iron #Deficiency #differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
petechiae) • Frequent infections ... • Parvovirus infection ... abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... count with differential
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
and concentrated urine ... disease Red blood ... Urinary tract infections ... #Differential # ... Microscopy #Diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... younger pts) Differential ... sensitize red blood ... cells (RBCs) at ... passage of red-brown urine
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
, proteinuria, hematuria ... : UA, Urine protein ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... reveals increasing blood ... or gross hematuria