Green urine
Green urine is a rare and benign side effect of propofol administration, and while often described in patients on prolonged propofol infusions
Green urine is a rare and benign side effect of propofol administration, and while often described in patients on prolonged propofol infusions
When the urine is red and free of haem pigments (e.g. erythroctyes, haemoglobin or myoglobin), then the urine may be discoloured and described as 'raspberry', or 'cherry-red'
Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a rare but usually benign condition which causes the urinary catheter and bag to be stained purple.
Normally, urine is some shade of yellow with acid urine usually a darker colour than alkaline urine. Pathologically, it may be any colour.
You manage a young male with a subarachnoid haemorrhage. You are called to review because the patient has started to pass green urine
Casual perusal of the output from a patients indwelling catheter revelaed green urine. What are the commonest causes of this unusual urine?