Renal And Urulogic Probs Flashcards
Renal and urologic probs j
UTIs
Glomuerulonephritis
Urolithiasis
Bladder cancer
Renal cancer
Incontinence
Urinary - renal trauma
Cystitis
Inflammation of bladder
Bladder irritability **
Nocturnal enuresis
Frequency
Urgency
Suprapubic pain
Dysuria
Hematuria
Fever
Confusion in older adults
Pyelonephritis
Inflammation of kidneys
Flank pain (costco angle pain)
Dysuria
Mild fatigue malaise
Chills , fever , vomiting
Sams s/s as cystitis
Urosepsis
Caused by UTI medical emergency
Decrease BP increase HR
Urititis
Inflammation of ureters
Most common bacterial infection is caused by
E. coli
CAUTI
Catheter caused. Most common hospital acquired infection
Less frequent caused of UTI
Pseudomonas
UTI where can it be?
Anywhere from the kidney to ureter
Types of UTI
Cystitis
Urethritis
Pyelonephritis
Risk factors of uti
Immunosuppressed
Diabetes
History of kidney probs
Antibiotics
Traveling to diff countries
Catheter
Cystoscopes exam
Occupation (nurses)
STI
Menopause
Dooshing
Females with multiple sex partners and people with poor hygenie
Higher risk of UTI
Lower tract UTI
Cystitis
Urethritis
No systemic manifestations
Unless cystitis turns into pyelonephritis
S/s or urethritis
Pain, burning/ difficult urination
Frequency (voiding more than every 2 hours )
Urgency
Males - clear mucous discharge
Females lower abdominal discomfort
Nocturia
S/s cysistitis
Everything from urethritis
Bladder irritability
Hesitancy
Suprapubic pain
Incontinence
Nocturnal enuresis (voiding while sleeping)
UA of uti
Nitrates WBC
Leukocyte esterase
If they feel like something else is going on besides UTI
Ultrasound or CT
Clean catch
Midstream clean void
Pee, clean and pee again, keep hand outside of cup
If you are drawing from a catheter
Clean port with alcohol before putting syringe on it
Upper tract
Fever, chills , flank pain
Pyelonephritis inflammation of renal parenchyma and collection system can lead to injury
Usually begins in lower UTI
Vesicoureteral reflux
CAUTI
Dysfunction of lower urinary tract that causes upper tract infections
obstruction of BPH
Structure
Urinary stone
Cauti
Vesicoureteral reflux
Backward movement of urine from lower to upper urinary tract
Chronic pyelonephritis
Reoccurring episodes lead to scarred and poorly functioning kidney and chronic
S/s of pyelonephritis
Fever, chills
N/v
Fatigue , malaise
Flank pain/pain at Costco vertebral angle
(May present with s/s of cystitis
Diagnosis pyelonephritis
History
UA
Urine culture and sensitivity
US, CT, Cystoscopy)
CBC
Blood culture(if they suspects systemic)
Percussion for flank pain (cva)
Why should we take pyelonephritis serious
Can easily turn into urosepsis