Unusual Urine #002

Updated 2 months ago

Source: http://lifeinthefastlane.com/

Morning rounds can be fun sometimes…you never know what diagnostic conundrums and eponymous challenges you will face.

Casual perusal of the output from a patients indwelling catheter this morning provoked some consternation amongst the staff, but I have great faith that you will have little trouble in elucidating a comprehensive differential diagnosis for the unusual appearance of the depicted urethral elimination…

In case your mind is clouded with non-medical perturbations I ...

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4 months, 2 weeks ago by Tweets that mention Unusual Urine #002 | Life in the Fast Lane -- Topsy.com on Wordpress

@sandsurf please RT again around St. Patrick's Day. Green... http://bit.ly/3HulE5

4 months, 2 weeks ago by fnyc on Twitter

Would have thought super green supplement foods like alfalfa, spirulina, etc. Crème de menthe…who would have known?! Nice cases you get over there.

4 months, 2 weeks ago by Francesca on Wordpress

I’ve never seen green before, but pinky red yes. It happens in my children after they’ve consumed either cranberry or blackcurrant juice. And during blackberry season when we go picking, they have to sample a few … well, several actually. Ok, LOTS…!! I tell them I can count how many they’ve had by the colour of their urine. So far, they think I’m magic

4 months, 2 weeks ago by Jabulani on Wordpress

Thanks Rogue

750mL of Crème de menthe with Alcohol level 0.35 on arrival

4 months, 2 weeks ago by sandnsurf on Wordpress

Quite the sweet tooth. Any history of diabetes?

What was alcohol level?

4 months, 2 weeks ago by Rogue Medic on Wordpress

I have most commonly see green urine associated with prolonged propofol sedation. In this case the virescent urinary hue was secondary to an overdose of Crème de menthe

4 months, 2 weeks ago by sandnsurf on Wordpress

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4 months, 2 weeks ago by uberVU - social comments on Wordpress

What was determined to be the cause in this patient’s case? What is the most common cause of such deeply green urine? I can honestly say i’ve never encountered such a pure green…

4 months, 2 weeks ago by trj17 on Wordpress

In the 'Fast Lane': Unusual Urine #002 http://tinyurl.com/yd9zedg

4 months, 2 weeks ago by precordialthump on Twitter

How Green is my Urine...http://bit.ly/14eKul

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