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Urine AppearanceAka: Urine Color

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  1. See Also
    1. Urinalysis
    2. Red Urine
    3. Urine Odor
  2. Cloudy urine causes
    1. Urine with high phosphate, oxalate, lipids, Urine WBCs
    2. High purine food intake (increased Uric Acid)
  3. Brown urine causes
    1. Bile pigment
    2. Myoglobinuria
    3. Fava beans
    4. Medications (Levodopa, Flagyl, Nitrofurantoin)
  4. Black urine causes
    1. Melanin
    2. Methemoglobinuria
    3. Cascara or senna
    4. Methydopa
  5. Blue or green urine
    1. Urinary Tract Infection due to Pseudomonas
    2. Bilverdin
    3. Medications
      1. Amitriptyline, Triamterene
      2. Intravenous mendications (Cimetidine, Phenergan)
    4. Dyes
      1. Methylene blue
      2. Indigo carmine or indigo blue
  6. Orange to yellow urine
    1. Increased urine concentration
    2. Bile pigments
    3. Phenothiazines
    4. Pyridium
    5. Carrots
    6. Tetracycline
    7. Rhubarb (red in alkaline urine)
    8. Senna (red in alkaline urine)
  7. Red Urine causes
    1. See Red Urine

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