Evaluation Strategies Compared in Microscopic Hematuria
U/S + cystoscopy most cost - effective of four approaches for asymptomatic microscopic hematuria (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - April 19, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Nursing, Oncology, Urology, Journal, Source Type: news
Cystoscopy Plus Ultrasound Most Cost-effective for Microscopic Hematuria Evaluation Cystoscopy Plus Ultrasound Most Cost-effective for Microscopic Hematuria Evaluation
Cystoscopy coupled with renal ultrasound is the most cost-effective approach for the initial diagnostic evaluation of patients with asymptomatic microscopic hematuria (AMH), according to a new analysis online today in JAMA Internal Medicine.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radiology News Source Type: news
Should ultrasound replace CT for asymptomatic hematuria?
The combination of renal ultrasound and cystoscopy is the most cost-effective...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Study: Hold the contrast for CT of asymptomatic hematuria
Study finds frequent incidental findings at MDCT urography (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 18, 2017 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
What Every Man Must Know About BPH
One of the most common conditions a man can get affecting his prostate is benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH. BPH is an enlargement of the prostate putting pressure on the urethra making it difficult to urinate along with other symptoms associated with it.
It becomes more prevalent as a man ages with the risk of BPH increasing each year after a man turns 40. By age 60, more than half of all men will have BPH and by age 85, about 90 percent of men have this condition.
How will a man know if he has BPH?
Most of the signs and symptoms of BPH are urinary related. The prostate gland, the size of a walnut, surrounds the urethra...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Urine Assay Identifies Patients With Hematuria Who Do Not Require Cystoscopy Urine Assay Identifies Patients With Hematuria Who Do Not Require Cystoscopy
A new DNA methylation-mutation urine assay can be used to determine which patients with hematuria need to undergo cystoscopy, researchers report.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - November 4, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine News Source Type: news
Bladder Stone Basics
Bladder stones are not often heard of as they are not nearly as common as kidney stones. Sometimes referred to as urinary tract stones or bladder calculi, they primarily affect men as 95% of all bladder stones cases are found in men.
What are bladder stones?
Bladder stones are formed when substances such as calcium oxalate concentrate in the urine turning into hard, solid lumps lodging in the bladder. It is more common to have several stones form at the same time.
Urine is about 95% water with the other 5% containing minerals such as salt, and waste products such as protein. When the urine is concentrated, often due to ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Urine-Based DNA Test Can Help Diagnose Bladder Tumors
A novel urine-based DNA test was effective at detecting bladder cancer, and in particular at identifying patients with gross hematuria who do not require cystoscopy. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - August 3, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Dave Levitan Tags: Bladder Cancer Genitourinary Cancers News Source Type: news
What It Means When You See Blood In Your Urine
There are few moments more frightening than seeing blood in your urine. Happily, the cause is often not serious.
The condition is more formally known as hematuria, and blood in the urine is usually the only symptom. Note that it does not take much blood to color urine pink or red, and the bleeding is usually not painful. Certain foods - notably rhubarb and beets - can also turn your urine a reddish color.
In all instances of detecting blood in your urine, see a doctor. It is symptomatic of a number of ailments, including:
• An enlarged prostate. As this gland begins to grow - commonly with the onset of middle age in m...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Schistosoma haematobium Infection That Mimics Bladder CancerSchistosoma haematobium Infection That Mimics Bladder Cancer
This patient's history of gross hematuria led to a suspicion of bladder cancer, but cystoscopic testing revealed a more unusual cause. Laboratory Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Enhanced Cystoscopy including Blue Light Cystoscopy with Cysview(R)/Hexvix(R) is Recommended in the New AUA/SUO Bladder Cancer Guideline
PRINCETON, N.J., May 2, 2016 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Photocure Inc. announced today the American Urological Association (AUA) and the Society of Urological Oncology (SUO) have included enhanced cystoscopy in the 2016 Guidelines for th... Biopharmaceuticals, Diagnostics, Urology, OncologyPhotocure, cystoscopy, bladder cancer, Cysview, Hexvix (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - May 2, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Jett’s story: A second opinion and a second chance
Allie and Chris Taylor vividly remember the day their second son Jett was born.
“Jett was a gift to me — the one I fought and cried for,” Allie recalls.
Twenty weeks earlier, during a routine ultrasound conducted at a nearby hospital, Allie and Chris were told their unborn son’s kidneys were enlarged. Doctors feared the worst.
“They did a second ultrasound and told us my baby wouldn’t make it past 28 weeks gestation. We were told we should see a specialist but not to keep our hopes high.”
Allie and Chris were seen three days later at the Advanced Fetal Care Center at Boston Children’s Hospital. T...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - December 15, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Maureen McCarthy Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Department of Urology Dr. Richard Lee ureterocele vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) Source Type: news
Frieda the fibroid, and TAH with ovaries removed experience – Donna’s story
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I knew I had a fibroid along with a phobia surrounding doctors, needles, hospitals etc. At around 41 I started experiencing pressure in the abdomen and a need to urinate more frequently, I ignored it. A routine medical picked up blood in my urine which culminated in an ultrasound and a cystoscopy which resulted in Frieda the fibroid being found. The medical team said it could be that I would make it to menopause and Frieda would begin to shrink, at this stage she was around 5cm.
At 49...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - September 9, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Your Stories fibroids menopause Source Type: news
Frieda the fibroid, and TAH with ovaries removed experience – Donna ’ s story
I knew I had a fibroid along with a phobia surrounding doctors, needles, hospitals etc. At around 41 I started experiencing pressure in the abdomen and a need to urinate more frequently, I ignored it. A routine medical picked up blood in my urine which culminated in an ultrasound and a cystoscopy which resulted in Frieda the fibroid being found. The medical team said it could be that I would make it to menopause and Frieda would begin to shrink, at this stage she was around 5cm.
At 49 Frieda had started to make me look really bloated, twice in the morning after sleeping I was unable to urinate without running a warm bath a...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - September 9, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fibroids hysterectomy stories menopause Source Type: news
Frieda the fibroid, and TAH with ovaries removed experience – Donna ’ s story
I knew I had a fibroid along with a phobia surrounding doctors, needles, hospitals etc. At around 41 I started experiencing pressure in the abdomen and a need to urinate more frequently, I ignored it. A routine medical picked up blood in my urine which culminated in an ultrasound and a cystoscopy which resulted in Frieda the fibroid being found. The medical team said it could be that I would make it to menopause and Frieda would begin to shrink, at this stage she was around 5cm.
At 49 Frieda had started to make me look really bloated, twice in the morning after sleeping I was unable to urinate without running a warm bath a...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - September 9, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fibroids hysterectomy stories menopause Source Type: news
