Types of Hematuria and Its Nursing Care

Hematuria (blood in the urine) refers to abnormal amount of RBCs (red blood cells) in the urine and it is one of the common symptoms of kidney diseases such as IgA Nephropathy. It can be both pathological (caused by certain diseases) and physiological (usually caused by strenuous exercise and is transient).
According to the amount of blood in the urine, hematuria can be divided into gross hematuria and microscopic hematuria. In gross hematuria, blood in the urine is more than 1ml/L and urine color will obviously become red or like water where flesh is washed or present color of the blood. In microscopic hematuria, the urine appears normal to the naked eye, but examination under a microscope shows a high number of RBCs.
Some doctors may divide hematuria into three types. Besides gross hematuria and microscopic hematuria, the third type is positive occult blood in the urine which can be detected by computer urine analysator. .
Nursing and health care of hematuria
1. Hematuria is a serious symptom, but when it appears, you shouldn’t get too worried about it. The amount of blood in urine in gross hematuria is 1ml~3ml/L, so it would not cause serious blood loss.
2. You should try to develop good habits of drinking water and eat less stimulating foods. Don’t eat such foods like hot pepper, garlic, raw union, seafoods, caraway, dog meat, horsemeat or ass meat.
3. Smoke less or quit it.
4. Positive treatment of inflammation or stones in the urinary system is necessary.
5. If you work in such fields as dye, rubber or plastics, you should pay much attention to your heath care.
6. In your daily life, don’t leave your bladder highly filled. Go to toilet once you have the micturition desire.
Try to balance your work and rest and avoid strenuous exercise.
Hematuria cannot be diagnosed only by eye observation. Once you feel abnormal, you should check it in the hospital. Even you are diagnosed, you needn’t worry about it. Just find out the causes and give a correct treatment in time. To know more, send your questions here.