Abnormally colored urine

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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