Personal Practice Diagnostic Approach to a Child with Hematuria
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Children presenting with hematuria is a frightening situation for the child, parent, pediatrician and the pediatric nephrologist Actions include detailed history taking, physical examination, relevant investigations and reassurance If hematuria is non-life threatening and a cause is not ascertained, children can be kept under surveillance and reevaluated periodically or when hematuria recurs.
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