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Saturday, November 22, 2003

Hematuria: Causes / Differential Diagnosis Mnemonic

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S tones/ Systemic disease (SLE)/ Structural lesions (UPJ 
    obstruction)
Hematologic disease (sickle cell, coagulopathy)/ Hypercalciuria/        
Hereditary (Alport nephritis)/ HSP/ HUS

Infectious and Immunologic (PSGN)/ IgA nephropathy 

   (Berger nephritis)/ Interstitial disease (interstitialnephritis)    
   / Idiopathic conditions (thin glomerular basement membrane    
   disease or benign familial hematuria)

Trauma/ Tumor/ TB/ Toxins

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