Infections/Necrosis Flashcards
Suprapubic pain, dysuria, urinary frequency and urgency NO SYSTEMIC SIGNS
Acute Infectious cystitis
Most common cause of Acute Infectious cystitis
E. coli
Sexually active young women
S. saprophyticus
ammonia scent
Proteus mirabilis
hemorrhagic cystitis
adenovirus
sterile pyuria and negative urine cultures
N. gonorrhea, and chlamydia
Positive leukocyte esterase
acute infectious cystitis
Nitrates in urine
Gram negative organisms
Culture > 100,000 CFU
gold standard for acute infectious cystitis
Dysuria, fever, costovertebral angle tenderness, N/V
Acute Pyelonephritis
White cell casts in urine
CT shows striated parenchymal enhancement
acute Pyelonephritis
Risk factors for acute pyelonephritis
indwelling catheter; urinary obstruction; DM; pregnancy
Tx of Acute pyelonephritis
Antibiotics
Causes of Acute Pyelonephritis
UTI (E. coli); VUR; hematogenous spread to kidney
Causes of Chronic Pyelonephritis in Kids
VUR
Causes of Chronic Pyelonephritis in Adults
recurrent kidney stones
Thyroidization of Kidney
Chronic Pyelonephritis (eosinophilic casts in tubules)