Cystitis

Question 1

What is Ketamine cystitis?

Answer 1

Fibrotic bladder from ketamine abuse

Symptoms: urgency, frequency, hematuria
Manifestations: glomerulations, hemorrhages, denuded epithelium

Question 2

What’s the preferred treatment for acute uncomplicated cystitis?

Answer 2

bactrim x 3 days or nitrofurantoin x 5 days

Question 3

What antibiotics are used to treat enterococci?

Answer 3

Ampicillin/amoxicillin, nitrofurantoin, fosfomycin

Question 4

What bugs are nitrite negative on UA?

Answer 4

Gram positive

Pseudomonas

Question 5

What can cause candiduria?

Answer 5

Indwelling catheters
Fungus balls
Hydronephrosis
retained urine

Question 6

Do you need to treat candiduria?

Answer 6

Only if symptomatic or underlying cause identified

Question 7

What antibiotics are safe in pregnancy?

Answer 7

ampicillin/amoxicillin
penicillin
ceftriaxone/cephalexin
clindamycin

Question 8

What antibiotics should be avoided in pregnancy?

Answer 8

quinolone, chloramphenicol, bactrim, macrobid, tetracycline