hematuria

Symptom/Finding
hematuria
Description
Blood in the urine; Normal urine may contain as many as a few red blood cells (RBCs) per high-powered field (hpf) when examined under the microscope. Less than 3% of normal people have >3 RBCs/hpf. Vigorous exercise before urine collection may cause microscopic hematuria. [Wallach, p. 761-2]
Category
Genitourinary
ICD-9 Code
599.7
ICD-10 Code
R31
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