Hematuria

Blood in the Urine

In medicine, hematuria (or "haematuria") is the presence of blood in the urine. It is a sign of a large number of diseases of the kidneys and the urinary tract, ranging from trivial to lethal. Occasionally "hemoglobinuria" is used synonymously, although more precisely it refers only to hemoglobin in the urine. Types Red decolouration of the urine can have various causes: Red blood cells Microscopic hematuria (small amounts of blood, can be seen only on urinalysis or light microscopy) ...