urine blood

Clinical significance

• dipstick detects > 5 RBC/hpf
• dipstick detects hemoglobin & myoglobin
• false positives
  • ascorbate > 5 mg/dL
  • contamination with povidone-iodine
• see hematuria

More general terms

• urine chemistry test

Additional terms

• hematuria
• urine

Component of

• urine dipstick