GU

Question 1

Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

Answer 1

urine cx with >10 to the 5th colonies of no more than 2 diff microorganisms from clean catch

person has no fever

Person denies urgency, frequency, dysuria or suprapubic tenderness

no indwelling cath in the last 7 days

Question 1

Acute cystitis

Answer 1

1000 or more colony-forming units (CFU)/mm of urine from a catheter for a symptomatic person

100,000 or more CFU/mm of a single organism & absent symptoms

Question 2

First line treatment for cystitis

Answer 2

nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin) or
Nitrofurantioin monohydrate with macrocrystals (Macrobid)
TMP-SMX (Bactrim) - if that regimen has not been used within 3 months

Question 3

Common meds for Pyelonephritis

Answer 3

ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
cephalosporins
fluoroquinolones
aminoglycosides
penicillins

Question 4

3 main organism for Cystitis

Answer 4

usually: e coli
staph saprophyticus us
klebsiella pneumonia