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24 Cards in this Set
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Most common bacterial infection in women
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UTI
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Name the classifications used for UTI's
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Upper and Lower
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Infection of upper tract involves which anatomical parts
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Renal Parenchyma, Palvis, and ureters
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Clinical Manifestations of URI
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fever, chills, flank pain
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Clinical manifestations of LUTI
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Asymptomatic
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What is Pylonephritis
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Inflammation usually due to infection of the renal parenchyma and collecting system
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What is Cystitis
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inflammation of the bladder wall
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What is Urethritis
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Inflammation of the urethra
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What is Urosepsis
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A UTI that has spread into the systemic circulation and is a life threatening condition
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What is an uncomplicated UTI
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infection that occurs in an otherwise normal urinary tract and usually only the bladder
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What is a complicated UTI
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Infections which coexist with obstructions,stones, catheters, dm, pregnancy induced, or reccurent infection
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A complicated UTI can progress to what other type of infection
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UUTI with risk for pylonephritis,urosepsis and renal damage
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What is an initial infection
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an uncomplicated UTI in a person who has never had an infection
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What is reccurent infection
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reinfection caused by a second pathogen
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What is unresolved bacteriuria
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when bacteria are initially resistent to treatments, or antibiotic fails to meet treatments, or when drug is discontinued before completion
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What type of pathogen causes most UTI's
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Gram Negative Bacilli found in the GI tract
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Predisposing factors relatd to UTI's
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BPH,retention,renal impairmant, wall compromise, fistulas, obesity,age,dm,pregnancy
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Name the clinical manifestations of a LUTI
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dysuria (difficult to void),frequent urination >2hours, urgency, pressure, discomfort, cloudy urine with hematuria (visible blood)
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Clinical manifestations of the UUTI
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Flank Pain, chills and fever
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What is the initial diagnostic test for UTI
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Dipstick urinalysis
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What does a dipstick urinalysis detect
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presence of nitrates, wbc, leukocyte esterase
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When is a urine culture indicated
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Following confirmation of bacteruria and pyuria
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How to obtain a correct urine specimen
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voided midstream technique using clean catch without the use of antiseptics
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Diagnostics for urinary tract obstructions
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IVP, CT, renal ultrasound (for reccurent UTI's)
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