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== Haemoglobin == | == Haemoglobin == | ||
The urine dipstick can be helpful in diagnosing microscopic [[haematuria]]. This can be useful in the evaluation of urinary tract pathologies like stones and cancer. Urinary tract infection can also cause microhaematuria. In case of gross [[haematuria]], the urinary dipstick result has no clinical utility. | The urine dipstick can be helpful in diagnosing microscopic [[haematuria]]. This can be useful in the evaluation of urinary tract pathologies like stones and cancer. Urinary tract infection can also cause microhaematuria. In case of gross [[haematuria]], the urinary dipstick result has no clinical utility. | ||
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[[Category:Laboratory Medicine]] | [[Category:Laboratory Medicine]] | ||