Blood in urine: top ten serious urinary problems indicator

Blood in urine is the first symptom of urinary diseases that kill hundreds of thousands of Americans every year. Other symptoms may include painful urination, back pain, or burning urination. Whether you see bloody urine or your doctor tells you that the urine sample had microhematuria (microscopic blood in urine) make sure this symptom is not caused by a serious disease or injury.

Blood in urine top ten list is an easy way to keep you aware of the most common serious urologic disorders so that you make sure, you or your loved ones do not have them. The top ten list does not give priority to any specific urinary problem. By using this list to quickly correct your medical complication you will, in all likelihood, stop further damage to your body then if you do not investigate the cause of your blood in urine.

The list of US deaths, hospital stays, and doctor’s visits are taken from statistics given between the years 2000 and 2009 by the National Institute of Health of the US Department of Health and Human Services and their subdivisions.

Blood in urine top ten list

• Prostate Cancer, 28,000 US deaths a year
• Bladder cancer, 13,000 US deaths a year
• Kidney Cancer, 12,000 US deaths a year
• Kidney stones, 2.7 million doctor’s office visits. 166,000 hospital stays
• Urinary tract infection, 14 million reported and 479,000 hospital stays
• Prostatitis is the most common prostate disease yet poorly tracked and studied.
• Trauma is a common occurrence created by falls, car accidents, impact sports, distance running and other physical activity
• Prostate enlargement 6 million doctor’s office visits.
• Noncancerous growths such as cysts, tumors, and diverticuli through out the urinary system, these are common causes of blood in urine that are found during your medical exams and analyzed for cancer.
• Kidney disease 23 million Americans have evidence of chronic kidney disease. Kidney disease has many forms of which the most serious is end stage renal disease.
• End stage renal disease 87,000 US deaths a year with 506,000 under treatment The causes of End stage renal disease (ESRD) are:
  • Diabetes which contributes to 188,000 cases of ESRD
  • Hypertension which contributes to 122,000 cases of ESRD
  • Glomerulonephritis which contributes to 80,000 cases of ESRD
  • Cystic kidney which contributes to 23,000 cases of ESRD
  • Urologic diseases which contributes to 13,000 cases of ESRD
  • Other causes which contribute to 78,000 cases of ESRD

Blood in urine may be the early sign that signals us to take action. Follow up with a visit to the urologist to make sure you catch any serious disorder early. To make an appointment click here.