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What does blood in urine dipstick mean?

by John A.

What does blood in urine dipstick mean?

Symptoms and Causes Urinary tract infection (UTI) Pyelonephritis (UTI that has reached as far as the kidney) Urinary stone disease. Enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hypertrophy) Injury to the urinary tract.

How accurate is dipstick urine test for blood?

A positive urine dipstick has a great chance of being false positive. The average of the positive predictive value in the studies shows 61 percent. However, a negative urine dipstick seems to be more reliable, in which the negative predictive value shows an average of 83 percent.

What can cause false-positive blood on urine dipstick?

Dehydration and exercise will give a false-positive dipstick for true hematuria, and vitamin C (which blocks peroxidase activity), captopril use, a pH less than 5.1, and proteinuria may produce a false-negative dipstick analysis for blood.

Is it normal to test positive for blood in urine?

Blood. Blood in your urine requires additional testing. It may be a sign of kidney damage, infection, kidney or bladder stones, kidney or bladder cancer, or blood disorders.

What is the normal level of blood in urine?

A normal result is 4 red blood cells per high power field (RBC/HPF) or less when the sample is examined under a microscope.

What does blood 3+ in urine mean?

Hematuria Causes and Risk Factors You might have blood in your urine because of: Urinary tract or kidney infections. Bladder or kidney stones. Certain kidney diseases, such as inflammation in the filtering system (glomerulonephritis) An enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia) or prostate cancer.

What is the most common cause of hematuria?

The causes of hematuria include vigorous exercise and sexual activity, among others. More serious causes of hematuria include kidney or bladder cancer; inflammation of the kidney, urethra, bladder, or prostate; and polycystic kidney disease, among other causes.

What does 3+ blood in urine mean?

What causes false positives in urine?

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  • Cleaning products
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Non-alcoholic beverages
  • Makeup
  • Antiperspirant

    • What causes traces of blood in urine disptick test?

    you have visible blood in your urine and no pain,and tests show there is no infection

  • you are 50 or over and a urine test gets unexplained non-visible blood in your urine
  • you have a lump in your belly (a possible tumor) that was gotten during physical exam by your doctor or during a scan

    • What are the possible causes of blood in urine?

    Urinary tract or kidney infections

  • Bladder or kidney stones
  • Certain kidney diseases,such as inflammation in the filtering system (glomerulonephritis)
  • An enlarged prostate ( benign prostatic hyperplasia) or prostate cancer
  • Inherited diseases such as sickle cell anemia and cystic kidney disease

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    I asked if Effexor can cause a false positive for PCP in Urinalysis and I was replied it can. I’m in the military and I hope there is a good read … read more I am taking 150 mg of effexor daily and will be doing a 9 panel drug screen. I have read that effexor can cause a PCP false positive.

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