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Is occult blood in urine during pregnancy dangerous
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Charles Talakkotturanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
SEE THE DOCTOR: Having blood in the urine is not normal. Check a quantitative pregnancy test(more specific than home tests).
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
Microscopic Hematuri: Occult blood in urine means the blood is not visible with naked eye and is only seen in high field device like microscope as red blood cells.
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Heamturia: It could be a UTI even with no symptoms. It could be a kidney stone, vascular malformation,or a tumor. There could be an issue with the bladder or k... Read More
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724 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Eric Kaplananswered
Colon and Rectal Surgery 44 years experience
It means: That altho no visible blood, chemically blood was detected in your urine. This is not usually normal. You may have an infection or a ureteral/kidney s... Read More
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Matthew Wosnitzeranswered
Urology 17 years experience
Need more tests: Specifically, you need to have a urinalysis and urine culture by your doctor. If on two urinalyses, there are 3 or more red blood cells per high per f... Read More
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Fred McCurdyanswered
Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis 47 years experience
RBCs in Urine: These are qualitative terms where trace is a few red blood cells (rbcs) and 1+ is few more rbcs assuming of course that the urine has been screened fo... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Harrisanswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Runs the gamut...: The fact that it is a trace amount is the best news - just keep an eye on it. The fact that there is blood in your urine may indicate kidney stone, in... Read More
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5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Francisco R. Rodriguezanswered
Urology 11 years experience
Blood in urine: If there are no rbc's in your urinalysis it is probably of no significance.
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tambi Jarmianswered
25 years experience
Needs urgent attenti: many glomerular (kidney) conditions could do that. It is abnormal and with your age also you need urgent attention with complete blood work and urine ... Read More
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3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
This is serious: Follow this up with cystoscopy. This is cancer until proved otherwise, but might still be curable.
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581 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ramsay Kuoanswered
Urology 28 years experience
Could be stone: It is possible that you have a stone that is passing as this can cause blood in urine and pain in flank and bladder regions. Best to see a urologist ... Read More
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3.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Inconsistent info: Urine culture does not detect blood. If urine culture was negative for bacterial growth, the "white small shredded like stuff" is likely to be mucus a... Read More
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4.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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