CHICAGO – Adolescents and young adults who had persistent, microscopic blood in their urine (hematuria) were more likely to develop end-stage renal disease over a follow-up period of about 20 years, ...

A urinalysis is a test used to check the chemical makeup of your urine. Urinalysis can help diagnose conditions like kidney disease, diabetes, and UTIs. This test is non-invasive unless a catheter is ...

Microscopic examination Centrifuged urine sediment examined under the microscope may be helpful in showing evidence of renal disease, as opposed to lower UTI, and in indicating the type and activity ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When a dipstick test suggests there's blood in the urine, the next step should be to examine a sample of the urine under a microscope to make sure the dipstick result is ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My question is about microscopic hematuria. I see a rheumatologist for sarcoidosis. In February 2018, I had various lab tests, including a urinalysis. That test and several since then ...

What constitutes a diagnosis of microscopic hematuria? If hematuria is discovered, what is the diagnostic workup? Read on to find out. Microscopic hematuria is a baffling condition frequently ...

In a paper published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians (ACP) issued advice for the evaluation of blood in the urine, or hematuria, as a sign of urinary tract cancer ...

Blunt injury to the bladder is associated with a mortality rate of 22%, and therefore appropriate evaluation of the injury is crucial. The question of which patients should receive genitourinary ...