In the 'Symptoms - Urinary' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about blood in urine:
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Do you ever see blood in your urine?
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"No / don't know" |
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"Yes, once or twice recently" |
Recent onset blood in urine |
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"Yes, occasionally" |
Blood in urine |
A symptom |
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"Yes, regularly" |
Blood in urine |
A symptom |
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Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.
Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
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Bladder Cancer |
Blood in the urine, pain while urinating, and a frequent need to urinate even if the bladder is empty are the main symptoms of bladder cancer. However, these symptoms can also indicate bladder infections, stones or benign tumors, so a medical diagnosis is necessary to rule out or confirm cancer of the bladder. |
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Cystitis, Bacterial bladder Infection |
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Glomerulonephritis |
For some patients, IgAN first appears as an acute glomerulonephritis with macroscopic hematuria (visible blood in the urine). In this case patients are visibly sick enough to seek medical attention, and may exhibit any or all the symptoms of acute glomerulonephritis. |
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Kidney Stones (Urolithiasis) |
The bleeding may be caused by abrasion along the urinary tract as the stone travels. |
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GLOSSARY
Acute
An illness or symptom of sudden onset, which generally has a short duration.
Benign
Literally: innocent; not malignant. Often used to refer to cells that are not cancerous; they tend to grow slowly and don't spread (metastasize) like cancer tumors do.
Cancer
Refers to the various types of malignant neoplasms that contain cells growing out of control and invading adjacent tissues, which may metastasize to distant tissues.
Glomerulonephritis
Inflammation of glomerulus. The glomerulus is part of a nephron, which in turn is the basic functional (working) unit of a kidney. Millions of nephrons acting together filter the blood to produce urine.
Hematuria
Blood in the urine.
Tumor (Tumors, Tumour, Tumours)
An abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells and serving no physiological function; a neoplasm. Literally, a swelling; in the past the term has been used in reference to any swelling of the body, no matter what the cause. However, the word is now being used almost exclusively to refer to a neoplastic mass, and the more general usage is being discarded.
Urinary Tract (UT)
The kidneys and the lower urinary tract, which includes the ureters, bladder, and urethra.
Last updated: Feb 28, 2008
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