URINE, ABNORMAL COLOR |
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What To Do: |
Pink, red, smoky-brown or other |
Side effect of drug. |
Consult doctor if color |
color change in urine. |
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change not expected. |
Use of new prescription drug in |
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last 24 hours. |
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Possible Problems: |
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Dark yellow or orange urine. |
Effect of chemicals in these |
Nothing. |
Recent use of laxatives |
substances. |
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containing senna. |
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OR |
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Recent consumption of rhubarb. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Pink, red or smoky-brown urine. |
Effect of natural or artificial |
Nothing. |
Recent consumption of beets, |
color. |
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blackberries or other red food. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Pink, red or smoky-brown urine. |
Disorder of urinary tract. |
Consult doctor. |
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See Cystitis. |
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See Prostate, Enlarged. |
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See Bladder Tumor. |
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See Tuberculosis. |
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See Urinary Calculi. |
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See Kidney Infection |
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(both Acute and Chronic). |
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See Wilm's Tumor |
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(children only). |
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See Hypernephroma. |
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See Glomerulonephritis. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Clear, dark-brown urine. |
Liver disorder. |
Call doctor now. |
Pale stool. |
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See Hepatitis, Viral. |
Yellow skin and eyes. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Dark yellow or orange urine. |
Concentrated urine. |
See Fever charts (in |
Fever. |
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Symptoms section). |
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See Heatstroke or Heat |
Very hot weather. |
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Exhaustion. |
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See Dehydration. |
Decreased fluid intake. |
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Increase fluid intake. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Dark yellow or orange urine. |
Concentrated urine. |
See Vomiting, Recurrent |
Vomiting. |
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Attacks (in Symptoms |
Diarrhea. |
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section). |
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See Diarrhea (in |
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Symptoms section). |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
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Green or blue urine. |
Effect of artificial color |
Nothing. |
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in food or drug. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Colorless urine. |
Hormone disorder. |
See Diabetes Insipidus. |
Excessive thirst. |
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Passage of large amounts of |
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urine. |
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