Do you have blood in the urine? Are you wondering what is causing
the blood? This video will look at 10 causes of blood in the urine! Coming up!
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what you want hit the subscribe button and the notification bell.Do you have blood in your urine?
Should you be worried? If you see blood in your urine it can be quite scary! All kinds of thoughts
are racing through your mind. Is it cancer? Am I going to die? What should I do? The medical term
for blood in the urine is called hematuria. You should follow up with your Doctor for a workup.
For the most part it is something less serious, however, you do want to exclude something bad
going on with your body. Where's this blood coming from? Blood in the urine can come from
the kidneys where your urine is made or anywhere in the urinary tract which includes the ureter,
bladder and urethra. How do I know it is blood? Well, your pee is usually a pale yellow color
if there's blood in it your pee turns pinkish or brown or even red and this is pretty easy to
see with your own eyes. Other times your doctor might say that you have blood in your urine in a
lab test although you can't see this with your own naked eye. What are 10 common causes for blood in
the urine? No particular order: Number one urinary tract infection or bladder or kidney infection.
Number two kidney stones or bladder stones. Number three kidney disease called
glomerulonephritis. Number four cancer of the kidney,
bladder or prostate and this is usually people who are older than the age of 50. Number five
an injury or trauma to the kidney like a sports injury when the kidney is bruised.
Number six an enlarged prostate also called BPH: benign prostatic hyperplasia. Number seven:
vigorous exercise or very strenuous exercise. Number eight medications usually blood thinners
such as aspirin or heparin, there's an anti-cancer drug called cyclophosphamide and a common
antibiotic Penicillin. Number nine: inherited disorders such as sickle cell disease and cystic
kidney disease. Number 10: a blood clotting order such as hemophilia. A bonus fact eating beets,
blackberries or even food coloring can make your urine reddish, but this is not blood!
Question of the day? Have you had blood in your urine? Blood on your urine how to diagnose
and what is the workup? Firstly, your doctor would start off with a physical examination
and a very good and thorough medical history. Your doctor will order a test
called the urine analysis to look for red blood cells, if he or she suspects a UTI
they might order a urine culture as well.Another urine test would be a urine cytology which
analyzes the cells from the lining of your bladder and the kidney underneath the microscope. Blood
tests can be ordered to look at kidney and renal parameters to diagnose kidney disease
a kidney ultrasound can be also done to look at kidney structure and a more involved test would
be a CT scan and usually a dye is injected to look for any abnormalities in the urinary tract also
including your kidneys. Another procedure would be a cystoscopy. Here a small tube with a camera
is inserted through the urethra into the bladder. This can be done in the office setting, however,
quite often it's a one-day surgical procedure. During this procedure the surgeon looks at the
inner lining of the bladder. For definite diagnosis,especially if cancer is suspected
a kidney biopsy is required.This involves removing a small piece of tissue
from the kidney which can be later studied under the microscope. Treatment? the treatment would
depend on the underlying cause of the blood in the urine (hematuria) If it is a urinary tract
infection your Doctor will ask you to hydrate well and place you on an antibiotic. If it is
a kidney stone he or she will choose a specific treatment depending on the size of the stone.
If you want to see how long it will take for you to pass a kidney stone check this video out here!
Also, depending on test results your doctor might opt to send you to a specialist like a urologist
or a nephrologist. And if you're interested in other videos click right here or click
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