Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis Red Urine: • Medical conditions: bleeding, porphyria, factitious disorder • Meds: rifampin, phenytoin, phenazopyridine • Foods: beets (particularly when coingested with rhubarb and spinach) Orange Urine: • Medical conditions: hyperbilirubinemia • Meds: rifampin • Foods: excessive ingestion of vitamin A or vitamin B complex Brown/Black Urine: • Any cause of red or orange urine if severe enough, or if urine concentrated enough • Meds: metronidazole, nitrofurantoin, senna, sorbitol Green Urine: • Medical conditions: IJTIs secondary to Pseudomonas • Meds: methylene blue, propofol, amitriptyline, promethazine, metoclopramide, indomethacin • Foods: asparagus, (blue food dyes typically cause green urine) Purple Urine: • Medical conditions: UTI White Urine: • Medical conditions: hypercalciuria, phosphaturia, chyluria • Meds: propofol - Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine https://www.youtube.com/c/EricsMedi #Urine #Color #Differential #Diagnosis #urinalysis #discoloration #nephrology
