Hemoglobinuria

(hem-o-glo-bin-u' '-re-ah). The presence of hemoglobin, the red coloring-matter of the blood, in the urine, due either to its solution out of the red corpuscles, or to disintegration of the red corpuscles. It occurs after transfusion of blood, during certain stages of septicemia, and after severe burns. It is unattended with the presence of the corpuscular elements of the blood in the urine, thus differing from hematuria. Hemoglobin Test: to a suspected sample add a drop of acetic acid and boil; a red coagulum indicates hemoglobin. See, also, Almen's Test, Hemin, and Heller. H., Epidemic, a condition of the newborn marked by jaundice, cyanosis, and nervous symptoms. H. Intermittent. See H., Paroxysmal. H., Paroxysmal, a form characterized by recurring periodic attacks. It is related to cold, and is also closely a ociated with Raynaud's Disease. H., Toxic, that form occurring in consequence of poisoning by various substances, e. g., pota ium chlorate.