Smoky Urine: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Smoky Urine

Acute Glomerulonephritis

Poststreptococcal gomerulonephritis • Onset abrupt with – Puffness of face – Oliguria – Smoky urine – Reddish urine – Hypertension – Oedema 16. [slideshare.net]

The most important symptoms noted were weight gain, edema, dyspnea, oliguria and red or smoky urine. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] pattern or color (microscopic blood causes urine to be smoky or cola color); Ask the patient about dysuria or oliguria (unable or low urine output- 100 to 400 mL/day) Uremia [quizlet.com]

Glomerulonephritis

 Hematuria: dark brown or smoky urine  Oliguria: urine output is < 400 ml/day  Edema: starts in the eye lids and face then the lower and upper limbs then becomes generalized [slideshare.net]

Pigmentation Endocrine abnormality in uremia Smoky urine Microscopic hematuria at glomerular level – RBC casts. Nephritic syndrome. [slideshare.net]

urine. [en.wikipedia.org]

Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis

Patients with overt disease demonstrate gross hematuria characterized by red or smoky urine, headache, and generalized symptoms such as anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and malaise [aafp.org]

anuria, or oliguria Gross hematuria or smoky or coffee-colored urine Proteinuria Mild to moderate periorbital edema Mild to severe hypertension Bibasilar crackles (with [quizlet.com]

[…] streptococcal infection or impetigo within the last 1 to 3 weeks Abdominal pain Anorexia Back pain Fatigue Dyspnea and orthopnea Cough Assessment-Physical Findings Decreased urination [quizlet.com]

Focal Embolic Glomerulonephritis

or frankly bloody urine), proteinuria (sometimes nephrotic-range), oliguria, edema, hypertension, and renal insufficiency. [merckmanuals.com]

There is also reduction of GFR, proteinuria, haematuria and reduced urine volume. Characteristically, this gives the urine a red or smoky appearance. [enetmd.com]

Symptoms and signs range from asymptomatic hematuria (in about 50%) and mild proteinuria to full-blown nephritis with microscopic or gross hematuria (cola-colored, brown, smoky [merckmanuals.com]

Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis

A 19 years old, male patient presented with symptoms of smoky urine for 2 weeks, puffiness of face and diminished urine output for 3 weeks associated with occasional lower [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

He started passing smoky colored urine and noted decreased urine output two days after the onset of the swelling. [sjkdt.org]

Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis

Patients with overt disease demonstrate gross hematuria characterized by red or smoky urine, headache, and generalized symptoms such as anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and malaise [aafp.org]

or frankly bloody urine), proteinuria (sometimes nephrotic-range), oliguria, edema, hypertension, and renal insufficiency. [merckmanuals.com]

Symptoms and signs range from asymptomatic hematuria (in about 50%) and mild proteinuria to full-blown nephritis with microscopic or gross hematuria (cola-colored, brown, smoky [merckmanuals.com]

IgA Nephropathy

resulting in a smoky or slightly red appearance The individual with chronic glomerulonephritis may discover their condition with a routine physical exam revealing high blood [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

[…] fatigue nausea and vomiting shortness of breath disturbed vision high blood pressure swelling, especially noted in the face, hands, feet, and ankles blood and protein in the urine [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Kidney Disease

Kidney disease, or renal disease, also known as nephropathy, is damage to or disease of a kidney. Nephritis is an inflammatory kidney disease and has several types according to the location of the inflammation. Inflammation can be diagnosed by blood tests. Nephrosis is non-inflammatory kidney disease. Nephritis and[…] [en.wikipedia.org]

Diffuse Proliferative Glomerulonephritis

One week later he passed smoky urine and after a further week he passed bright red urine. [lo.unisa.edu.au]

He denied any history of abdominal pain, fever, dysuria, smoky urine, gross hematuria, sore throat, skin infection, joint pains, skin rash and oral ulcers. [cyberleninka.org]

Trimethylaminuria

The malodor has been described variously as cigarette/cigar smoky, garbagelike, feces, urine, funky, fishy and more. [chemeurope.com]

Chronic Nephritis

[…] output Smoky or coffee-colored urine (hematuria) Proteinuria Fluid volume excess symptoms Shortness of breath • Orthopnea • Rales when you listen to their lungs • Periorbital [quizlet.com]

[…] analysis • the urine may be scanty, brown, smoky of franky bloody. • From 0.5 to 30 gr /day of protein excreted • The urinary sediment contains RBCs, RBC cast (are the pathognomic [intranet.tdmu.edu.ua]

[…] decreased working nephrons so they are at risk for chronic renal disease and may report vague symptoms (nausea, fatigue, joint aches) which may mask glomerular disease Decreased urine [quizlet.com]

Proliferative Glomerulonephritis

Pigmentation Endocrine abnormality in uremia Smoky urine Microscopic hematuria at glomerular level – RBC casts. Nephritic syndrome. [slideshare.net]

(Other infections rare) Nephritic urine (little, dark, smoky) RBC casts, non selective proteinuria. Decreased serum complement. Evidence of strep inf. [slideshare.net]

[…] diagnosis Diffuse proliferative GN Membranous GN Nodular Glomerulo sclerosis Minimal change GN Berger’s Disease 90. 12y Fem, puffy face, Oliguria, smoky urine, hypertension [slideshare.net]

Toxic Effect of Carbolic Acid or Phenol

The urine may have a smoky or dusky appearance, or may change to brownish-black or greenish-black on exposure to the air. [chestofbooks.com]

It is partly oxidized in the body, and partly eliminated by the lungs and kidneys, imparting to the urine a smoky appearance. [henriettes-herb.com]

Excretion is by the urine. [chestofbooks.com]

Postinfectious Disorder

Patients with overt disease demonstrate gross hematuria characterized by red or smoky urine, headache, and generalized symptoms such as anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and malaise [aafp.org]

or frankly bloody urine), proteinuria (sometimes nephrotic-range), oliguria, edema, hypertension, and renal insufficiency. [merckmanuals.com]

Symptoms and signs range from asymptomatic hematuria (in about 50%) and mild proteinuria to full-blown nephritis with microscopic or gross hematuria (cola-colored, brown, smoky [merckmanuals.com]

Radiation Nephritis

The urine may look smoky, bloody, or wine-colored. Analysis of the urine shows the presence of erythrocytes, albumin, and casts. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Cytotoxic Agent

A 19 years old, male patient presented with symptoms of smoky urine for 2 weeks, puffiness of face and diminished urine output for 3 weeks associated with occasional lower [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Gamma-Hemolytic Streptococcus

urine with RBC's, RBC casts, white blood cells, depressed serum complement, decreased glomerular filtration rate Granular accumulations of immunoglobulin due to deposition [life.umd.edu]

[…] invasion Rheumatic heart disease : Chronic, progressive heart valve damage Acute glomerulonephritis : Acute inflammation of renal (kidney) glomeruli Signs include dark, smoky [life.umd.edu]

Chronic Glomerulonephritis

urine. [en.wikipedia.org]

resulting in a smoky or slightly red appearance The individual with chronic glomerulonephritis may discover their condition with a routine physical exam revealing high blood [encyclopedia.com]

Kidney Failure

[…] dyes in many drugs, amitriptyline, cimetidine (Tagamet) None Pseudomonas infection; “blue diaper syndrome,” an abnormality in the ability to digest tryptophan Pink, red, or smoky [consumerreports.org]

[…] iron Statin drugs such as atorvastatin (Lipitor) or simvastatin (Zocor) Liver or kidney disease Cloudy or murky urine None None None Urinary-tract infection Green or blue urine [consumerreports.org]

[…] brown urine Beets, blackberries, other red foods Laxatives containing cascara (see above) Methyldopa, phenytoin (Dilantin), statins (see above), warfarin (Coumadin) Kidney [consumerreports.org]

Alpha-Hemolytic Streptococcus

urine with RBC's, RBC casts, white blood cells, depressed serum complement, decreased glomerular filtration rate Granular accumulations of immunoglobulin due to deposition [life.umd.edu]

[…] invasion Rheumatic heart disease : Chronic, progressive heart valve damage Acute glomerulonephritis : Acute inflammation of renal (kidney) glomeruli Signs include dark, smoky [life.umd.edu]

Postrenal Azotemia

Microscopic hematuria (Smoky urine) Macroscopic hematuria (Red urine) Casts: Red cell casts (Blood casts) Proteinuria, mild to moderate Selectivity ratio The ratio of the [ucsdlabmed.wikidot.com]

1) Decreased creatinine clearance GFR decreased Metabolic acidosis due to retention of phosphate, sulfate, amino acids, and other metabolic acids Urinalysis Red cells in urine [ucsdlabmed.wikidot.com]

Acute Nephritis

The main symptom is a drop in the amount of urine that is passed, and the urine may also be red, smoky, tea- or cola-coloured because of the blood in it. [gosh.nhs.uk]

The urine may look smoky, bloody, or wine-colored. Analysis of the urine shows the presence of erythrocytes, albumin, and casts. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

resulting in a smoky or slightly red appearance The individual with chronic glomerulonephritis may discover their condition with a routine physical exam revealing high blood [encyclopedia.com]

Renal Glomerular Disease

urine. [en.wikipedia.org]

The urine is classically dark and smoky-colored. [the-hospitalist.org]

[…] this bacterium, and is likely to present with malaise, a slight fever, nausea and a mild nephritic syndrome of moderately increased blood pressure, gross haematuria, and smoky-brown [en.wikipedia.org]

Nephrotic Syndrome Type 8

Hematuria (dark/smoky urine), hypertension, edema, and oliguria were used as variables of clinical fea- tures. [sjkdt.org]

Allergic Interstitial Nephritis

The urine may look smoky, bloody, or wine-colored. Analysis of the urine shows the presence of erythrocytes, albumin, and casts. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Prerenal Azotemia

Microscopic hematuria (Smoky urine) Macroscopic hematuria (Red urine) Casts: Red cell casts (Blood casts) Proteinuria, mild to moderate Selectivity ratio The ratio of the [ucsdlabmed.wikidot.com]

Nephritis

The main symptom is a drop in the amount of urine that is passed, and the urine may also be red, smoky, tea- or cola-coloured because of the blood in it. [gosh.nhs.uk]

The urine may look smoky, bloody, or wine-colored. Analysis of the urine shows the presence of erythrocytes, albumin, and casts. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

It is dark or of a smoky color, and always contains albumin and tube-casts. [henriettes-herb.com]

Coagulation Abnormalities

•Vomiting frank blood or coffee ground material •A backache or flank pain may indicate internal bleeding •Urine that appears dark or smoky looking may indicate bleeding in [rnceus.com]

Chronic Nephritic Syndrome with Dense Deposit Disease

urine. [en.wikipedia.org]

Rhabdomyolysis

[…] color that cannot be explained and does not go away Blood in your urine, even once Clear, dark-brown urine Pink, red, or smoky-brown urine that is not due to a food or drug [nlm.nih.gov]

[…] is due to: Artificial colors in foods or drugs Bilirubin Medicines, including methylene blue Urinary tract infections See your health care provider if you have: Abnormal urine [nlm.nih.gov]