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When Should You Worry About Blood in Urine?
Is your child's urine dark or tea-colored and should you be concerned about hematuria? Judith VanSickle, MD, MHPE, FAAP, FASN, Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program at Children's Mercy, explains how to tell painless versus painful hematuria, why painless blood suggests a renal cause, when microscopy showing >5–10 red cells (repeated) or symptoms like swelling, rash, joint pain, or high blood pressure require urgent workup and referral.
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