title: [Diagnosis of haematuria in phase-contrast microscopy--current knowledge].
abstract: Haematuria present in 4% of adult population is not always connected with clinical symptoms. This article presents the current state of the art of using phase-contrast microscopy in examination of urinary sediment in differential diagnosis of haematuria.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Nefrologii ze Stacja Dializ Centralnego Szpitala Klinicznego WAM w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prokopiuk
authors.forename: Przemysław
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wierzbicki
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004913:Erythrocytes, Abnormal / Q000473:pathology; D006417:Hematuria / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014556:Urine / Q000166:cytology*