hemoglobinuria
(hē″mŏ-glō-bĭn-ūr′ē-ă)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.
[hemoglobin + -uria]
The presence in urine of hemoglobin free from red blood cells. It occurs when the amount of hemoglobin from disintegrating red blood cells or from rapid hemolysis of red cells exceeds the ability of the blood proteins to combine with the hemoglobin.
hemoglobinuric (-bĭn-ūr′ik)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.
, adj. ETIOLOGY
Causes include hemolytic anemia, scurvy, purpura, exposure to or ingestion of certain chemicals, such as arsenic and phosphorus, typhoid fever, and septicemia.
There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Hemoglobinuria." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746817/all/hemoglobinuria.
Hemoglobinuria. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746817/all/hemoglobinuria. Accessed November 12, 2024.
Hemoglobinuria. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746817/all/hemoglobinuria
Hemoglobinuria [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 12]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746817/all/hemoglobinuria.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - ELEC
T1 - hemoglobinuria
ID - 746817
ED - Venes,Donald,
BT - Taber's Medical Dictionary
UR - https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746817/all/hemoglobinuria
PB - F.A. Davis Company
ET - 24
DB - Nursing Central
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -