Hematuria Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pseudohematuria: Gl bleed, Menstruation/Postpartum, Drugs (Pyridium, Phenytoin, Rifampin, Beets), Pigmenturia

RENAL: Pyelonehritis, Hydronephrosis, Malignant HTN, Renal vein thrombosis, Renal artery embolism, AVM, Papillary necrosis, (Sickle cell), Renal Mass

URETER: Stone, Stricture, Malignancy, Fistula, Post-procedural

Urethra/Prostate: Urethritis, Urethral diverticulum, Traumatic catheterization, BPH, Prostate cancer, TURP/Biopsy

BLADDER: Malignancy, Cystitis, Bladder stones/polyps, Radiation, Rapid decompression, Diverticulum

Glomerular bleeding: IgA nephropathy, Thin basement membrane disease, Alport syndrome, Mesangioproliferative GN without IgA deposits, Post-infectious GN



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