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A 73 year old male is attends his GP with an episode of visible haematuria occurring 24 h earlier. Other than a recent cold, he is well. He has no significant past medical history, his BP is 134/70 mmHg, his renal function normal and he is not taking an anticoagulant. Examination of his urine in clinic looks clear to the naked eye, but remains positive for blood. Protein, leukocytes and nitrites are negative
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Renal Association and British Association of Urological Surgeons. Joint consensus statement on the initial assessment of haematuria. 2008.
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Fairweather, J., Findlay, M., Isles, C. (2020). Haematuria. In: Clinical Companion in Nephrology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38320-6_4
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