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McKenna E, Courtney AE. Visible and non-visible haematuria may herald serious disease. Practitioner. Feb 2018;262(1812):11-15

Visible and non-visible haematuria may herald serious disease

22 Feb 2018Pais-up subscribers

Both visible (VH) and non-visible haematuria (NVH) may herald serious pathology e.g. malignancy or vasculitis. All patients with VH or symptomatic NVH should have urinalysis, urinary protein estimation (albumin:creatinine or protein:creatinine ratio), and a renal function test. These should also be requested if asymptomatic NVH persists, i.e. in two out of three samples over 6-8 weeks.

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