Diagonosis Flashcards
What are symptoms?
Complete patient history
What are signs
Physical examination
High-quality specimen
3 components
Selection
Collection
Transport
What does selection indicate?
Location
4 aspects of collection?
Instructions to patient
Sufficient quantity
No antimicrobial beforehand
Proper labeling
3 Aspects of Transportation?
Completed request form
ASAP moved
Stored properly
What 3 things happens to the pathogen in a poor-quality specimen?
Destroyed
Masked
Contaminated
5 rejection criteria
Unlabeled & Mislabeled
Leak
QNS
Sent in Formalin (CML)
What should the specimen be put in if it’s sent to CML?
Saline
What does CCMS
Clean-catch mid-stream
When is a catheter used in urine collection?
Bedridden/Paralysis/ICU
(In situ)
&
Neurological bladder (intermittent)
Who is a urine bag used for?
Babies
What does SPA stand for
Suprapubic needle aspiration
What is the golden standard in urine collection?
SPA
When do we process urine sample?
Within 30 minutes
How long is a refrigerated urine sample valid for?
24h
The 2 sizes of calibrated loops
0.01 & 0.001 ml
What cultures can we use for urine?
Blood agar or MacConkey
What do we use CFU for?
Check urine for UTI
Equation of CFU
of bacterial colonies /ml
CFU of UTI in CCMS?
> 100,000
CFU of UTI in Catheter?
> 1000
CFU of UTI in SPA?
If any colonies appear = UTI
4 Criteria to determine clinical significance of a urine sample
Patient
Specimen type
Pyuria
Growth
Which 3 patients get the most UTI
Female & Elderly & Children
3 reasons for symptomatic sterile pyuria
Metallic wire loop got too hot
Patient took antibiotic
Atypical / fastidious MOs
What MOs cause Sterile pyuria?
……
5 causes of non symptomatic sterile pyuria ?
Pregnancy
Stones
DM
Interstitial nephritis
Vaginal discharge
Which is more indecative for a UTI? Bacteriuria or Pyuria?
Pyuria