Bladder & urinary symptoms
Where Blood Can Enter the Urinary Tract

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Where Blood Can Enter the Urinary Tract. Urine color cannot identify the source. Evaluation follows the patient’s risk, symptoms, and objective findings. Labels: Kidney tissue or mass; Cyst, injury, infection, or tumor; Kidney or ureteral stone; Mechanical irritation; Bladder lining; Infection, inflammation, stone, radiation change, or tumor; Kidney filters; Medical kidney disease or inflammation; Ureter lining; Inflammation or urothelial tumor; Prostate; Benign enlargement, inflammation, procedure, or tumor; Urethra; Infection, narrowing, trauma, instrumentation, or lesion; Visible hematuria; Microscopic hematuria; Clot retention: urgent when urine cannot pass.