1. Microhematuria at Point of Care
- Author
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Federica Zerini, Elio Magistrelli, Simone Magistri, Barbara Vignati, Marco Maria Paganuzzi, Luca Spiro Santovito, Andrea Gregori, Lorenzo Casati, Maurizio Gallieni, Martina Tedesco, Pietro Monticelli, Lorenzo Ticini, Martina Volontè, Marco Elli, Matteo Gambaretti, Silvia Cozzi, Davide Vergallito, Federica Civita, and Ilaria Clementi
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Bladder cancer ,urogenital system ,business.industry ,Urology ,Urine ,Dipstick ,Kidney ,lcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology ,lcsh:RC870-923 ,urologic and male genital diseases ,medicine.disease ,medicine.icd_9_cm_classification ,female genital diseases and pregnancy complications ,Urinary sediment ,Diagnosis ,Medicine ,Microhematuria ,Microscopic hematuria ,business ,Point of care - Abstract
The case of a 35-year-old man presenting microscopic hematuria allows the following topics to be examined in depth: 1. How is hematuria defined and classified? 2. What are the causes of hematuria? 3. Hematuria is an important sign for the diagnosis of cancer of the urinary system. What are the risk factors for bladder carcinoma? 4. What is the role of the urinary dipstick test in the diagnosis of hematuria? 5. What is the role of the examination of urine sediment in the diagnosis of hematuria? 6. Once microscopic hematuria is confirmed, how can we proceed to reach a final diagnosis?
- Published
- 2017