Abstract: This article provides an overview of the many areas of this this disease and provides guidelines for evaluating hematuria for primary care providers. We discuss the common etiologies, diagnosis and highlight the management. We conducted search through databases; PubMed, and Embase for articles published to October, 2017. Blood in urine - recognized clinically as hematuria. The majority of the disorders that might trigger hematuria are "nonsurgical, non-urological" illness and need to be managed by a general physician. Usually blood in the urine is not life-threating, nevertheless, it should not be neglected. All situations of hematuria need to be assessed by a physician that could order examinations to verify or eliminate the cause. There is no particular therapy for hematuria, since it’s symptom are not certain. That’s why, therapy should be focused on the underlying reason.
Keywords: hematuria, red blood cells (RBCs), primary care providers.
Title: Overview of Etiology and Roles of Family Physicians in Diagnosis of Hematuria
Author: Abdulmajeed Aboud Alotaibi, Dareen Mohammed Ali Alharbi, Abdullah Dakhel Aldekhayel, Abdulkareem Marzooq Alotaibi, Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alghamdi, Nawaf Obid Alotibi
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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