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A 55-year-old female presented with dark red urine for the past few days and weakness. She had a history of double valve replacement and was on anticoagulation. Laboratory workup showed signs of hemolysis such as elevated LDH, low haptoglobin, and increased reticulocyte count. Urine dipstick was positive for occult blood. This suggests the patient is experiencing hemolysis which is causing her urine to appear dark red due to the presence of hemoglobin from ruptured red blood cells.
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