Abnormally colored urine: Difference between revisions

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==Background==
==Background==
Normally red or brown
Normally red or brown
==Workup==
#UA


==DDx==
==DDx==
#Hematuria
#Hematuria^
#Myoglobinuria (see [[Rhabdo]])
#Myoglobinuria^^ (see [[Rhabdo]])
#Hemoglobinuria
#Hemoglobinuria^^
#Porphyria
#Porphyria
#Bile pigments
#Bile pigments
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###Chloroquine
###Chloroquine
###Methyldopa
###Methyldopa
^UA = +Blood with +RBCs
^^UA = +Blood with -RBCs
(all others negative for blood and RBCs)


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 12:16, 22 July 2011

Background

Normally red or brown

Workup

  1. UA

DDx

  1. Hematuria^
  2. Myoglobinuria^^ (see Rhabdo)
  3. Hemoglobinuria^^
  4. Porphyria
  5. Bile pigments
  6. Food (red)
    1. Beets
    2. Blackberries
    3. Rhubarb
    4. Food coloring
    5. Fava beans
  7. Drugs
    1. Red
      1. Phenophthalein
      2. Rifampin
      3. Doxorubicin
      4. Deferoxamine
      5. Chloroquine
      6. Ibuprofen
      7. Methyldopa
    2. Brown
      1. Levodopa
      2. Metronidazole
      3. Nitrofurantoin
      4. Iron sorbitol
      5. Chloroquine
      6. Methyldopa

^UA = +Blood with +RBCs ^^UA = +Blood with -RBCs (all others negative for blood and RBCs)

See Also

Rhabdomyolysis