Trigger - UTI Flashcards
true or false:
women and children with over 100,000 colony counts/mL should always be screened for bacteriuria
FALSE
if asymptomatic it is recommended to NOT screen them
Infected stones, fistulas, foreign bodies, and prostatitis are all things that could cause what condition
persistent bacteriuria
(just think about how something is in there that is the source of the bacteria, it wont be clean til you get it out!)
abnormal voiding, intrinsic renal disease and decreased renal blood flow are all risk factors for what?
UTI
also included:
abnormal urine pH/osmolality, deficient mucosal coating
deficient mucosal coating and abnormal urine pH or osmolality are risk factors for what?
UTI
also included:
abnormal voiding, intrinsic renal disease and decreased renal blood flow
this condition is rare in men
acute cystitis
gross hematuria, irritative voiding, suprapubic pain and malaise
acute cystitis
PE shows suprapubic tenderness
acute cystitis
no imaging or UA is needed in acute cystitis unless…. what?
imaging - if male, to see underlying cause
UA - if s/s of systemic illness or risk for drug resistance
give 1st, 2nd and 3rd line treatments for acute cystitis (i know im sorry, but its good for you)
1st:
-nitrofurantoin
-bactrm or trimethoprim
-fosfomycin
2nd:
-augmentin
-cefdinir
-cephalexin
3rd:
-cipro or levo
when is phenazopyridine used
used as a urinary analgesic (helps with pain when peeing)
also used:
methenamine
when is methenamine used
used as a urinary analgesic (helps with pain when peeing)
also used:
phenazopyridine
CI in renal insufficiency
phenazopyridine and methenamine
SE includes dizziness, HA, GI cramps
Phenazopyridine
also see:
discolored urine
rare:
AKI, hemolytic anemia, methemoglobiinemia
rare SE includes AKI, hemolytic anemia, methemoglobinemia
phenazopyridine
this med is NOT for chronic/long term use and interferes with UA dip
phenazopyridine