{"id":2079,"date":"2024-02-01T15:40:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/?post_type=condition_faq&#038;p=2079"},"modified":"2024-02-01T15:40:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:40:34","slug":"what-test-does-someone-need-to-identify-the-underlying-cause-of-haematuria","status":"publish","type":"condition_faq","link":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/condition_faq\/what-test-does-someone-need-to-identify-the-underlying-cause-of-haematuria\/","title":{"rendered":"What test does someone need to identify the underlying cause of haematuria?"},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","faq-category":[89,59],"service_type":[],"class_list":["post-2079","condition_faq","type-condition_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","faq-category-haematuria","faq-category-urology-faq"],"meta_box":{"faq_title_t3lmo":"What test does someone need to identify the underlying cause of haematuria?","faq_description_70nds":"","faq_textarea_60nds":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As in any medical condition a detailed history is mandatory.Your doctor may also ask you to do some blood tests to check your kidney function,PSA,haematocrit etc and rule out other conditions such as coagulation disorders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Following that,there three main tests necessary to identify the cause of hematuria:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CT scan\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Urine cytology , an examination to detect cancer cells in urine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Flexible cystoscopy, an examination that uses a thin flexible camera to inspect the bladder.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In rare cases where conditions of the kidneys or ureters cannot be ruled from the initial investigations the patient may need to undergo diagnostic ureteroscopy to directly inspect the upper urinary tract. <\/span><\/p>\n"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/condition_faq\/2079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/condition_faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/condition_faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-category?post=2079"},{"taxonomy":"service_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_type?post=2079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}