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Unusual Urine 005 A 76-year-old male nursing home resident with dementia and end-stage renal disease who was undergoing hemodialysis was admitted to the hospital after a syncopal episode that occurred during dialysis. When a urinary catheter was placed, purple urine was drained. The urinalysis showed a pH of 9.0 and bacteriuria but no hematuria or [...]
You are looking after a 23 year old male who has a subarachnoid haemorrhage and the nurse calls because the patient has started to pass unusual urine:
Morning rounds can be fun sometimes…you never know what diagnostic conundrums and eponymous challenges you will face.
Observe these images of a urine catheter bag belonging to a patient with a cerebral abscess. What is unusual about the appearance of the urine?
A 72 year old female is admitted following an emergency abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. The day after her surgery, the following biochemistry results are obtained:
