GU and STI Flashcards
1
Q
pyelonephritis
A
kidney infection
2
Q
cystitis
A
bladder inflammation
3
Q
uti bacteria is from
A
your own bacteria
4
Q
uti mechanism in women
A
vagina gets fecal flora, bacteria goes up to bladder via urethra
-can go to kidneys (pyelonephritis)
5
Q
why are women more at risk for uti
A
urethra is shorter
6
Q
MAIN CAUSE FOR UTI
A
E COLI
7
Q
common irritative symptoms for lower ut
A
- frequency
- urgency
- dysuria
- nocturia
8
Q
urinalysis looks for
A
- wbc
- nitrates
- rbc
9
Q
semiquantitative way of diagnosing uti
A
urine culture
10
Q
asymptomatic bacteriuria treatment
A
NO TREATMENT REQUIRED
SO DONT SCREEN
11
Q
uncomplicated cystitis
A
infection of urinary bladder
12
Q
cystitis patients
A
- uncomplicated: young healthy women
- complicated: everyone else (more Rx needed)
13
Q
uncomplicated pyelonephritis
A
- young healthy females
- flank pain
14
Q
complicated pyelonephritis
A
- everyone else
- always get urine and blood cultures
- more resistant, need more follow-ups
15
Q
treatment for uti in asymptomatic patients
A
only if pregnant and impending GU procedure
