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==Background==
The urine can help guide the toxicologic differential in a poisoned patient<ref>Aycock RD Kass DA. Abnormal urine color. South Med J. 2012 Jan;105(1):43-7</ref>

==Clinical Features==
*Complaint of abnormally colored urine

==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Red urine DDX}}

===Black===
*Methyldopa
*Betadine
*Melanoma
*Cresol
*Iiron
*Laxatives (cascara, senna)
*L-dopa
*Methocarbamol
*Metronidazole
*Nitrofurantoin
*Sorbitol

===Orange===
*[[Pyridium]]
*[[Rifampin]]
*Vitamin A
*[[Vitamin B12]]
*Carrots
*Beets
*Bile pigments
*[[Uric acid crystalluria]] (neonates)

===Purple===
*Phenolphthalein
*Purple Urine Bag Syndrome<ref>Barlow, G et al. "Purple urine bags". Lancet 1 (8062): 502.</ref><ref>Tan, C et al. "Purple urine bag syndrome". Canadian Medical Association Journal 179 (5): 491.</ref>

===Brown===
*Levodopa
*Metronidazole
*Nitrofurantoin
*Iron sorbitol
*Chloroquine
*Methyldopa
*Acetaminophen (overdose)
*Niridazole
*Fava beans
*Rhubarb

===Blue/Green===
*Amitryptiline
*Indomethicin
*[[Pseudomonas]]
*Methylene blue
*Clorets breath mints
*Cimetidine
*Flupirtine
*Methocarbamol
*Metoclopramide
*Promethazine
*[[Propofol]]
*Tetrahydronaphthalene
*Zaleplon

==Evaluation==
===Hematuria vs Myoglobinuria===
[[File:RhabdoUrine.jpg|thumb|Urine from a person with [[rhabdomyolysis]] showing the characteristic brown discoloration as a result of myoglobinuria]]
*[[Hematuria]]
**[[Urinalysis]] = +Blood with +RBCs
*[[Myoglobinuria]]
**[[Urinalysis]] = +Blood with -RBCs

==Management==
*Dependent on diagnosis

==Disposition==
*Dependent on diagnosis

==See Also==
*[[Rhabdomyolysis]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.thepoisonreview.com/2012/01/05/what-color-is-your-urine Poison Review - What Color is Your Urine?]

==References==
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[[Category:Urology]]
[[Category:Toxicology]]