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Alan Thompson - The Royal Marsden

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Marsden</strong>Definition - Haematuria• According to Renal Association and British Associationof Urological Surgeons blood in the urine is eitherdefined as• Visible haematuria (VH) – macroscopic or gross• Non visible haematuria (NVH) - microscopic• NVH is subdivided into symptomatic –s-NVH andasymptomatic a-NVH• Definition of NVH varies from >3 rbc/hpf spun to >5rbc/microlitre (dipstick + is >10 rbc/hpf)

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