Urinary Tract Anti-infectives

Question 1

Cystitis

Answer 1

Bladder inflammation

Question 2

Prostatitis

Answer 2

Inflammation of the prostate gland

Question 3

Pyelonephritis

Answer 3

Inflammation of the kidney nephron

Question 4

Urinary tract infection (UTI)

Answer 4

Infection by pathogenic microorganisms of one or more structures if the urinary tract

Question 5

Bladder UTI signs

Answer 5

Urgency, frequency, pressure, burning pain while urinating, and pain caused by spasm in the region of the bladder and subrapubic area

Question 6

Most common drugs in treating UTIs

Answer 6

Amoxicillin, trimethoprim, nitrofurantoin, urinary analgesics

Question 7

Urinary analgesics use

Answer 7

UTIs and long term interstitial cystitis

Question 8

UTI Drugs MOA

Answer 8

Interfere with bacterial multiplication in the urine

Question 9

Phenazopyridine MOA

Answer 9

Topical analgesic effect on the lining of the urinary tract.

Question 10

Phenazopyridine use

Answer 10

UTI

Question 11

UTI Drugs side effects

Answer 11

Anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, stomatitis, drowsiness, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, weakness and peripheral neuropathy, rash, pruritus, photosensitivity, leg cramps

Question 12

Nitrofurantoin side effects

Answer 12

Acute and chronic pulmonary reactions

Question 13

Phenazopyridine side effects

Answer 13

Discolor urine (dark orange to brown)

Question 14

UTI Drugs contraindications

Answer 14

Pregnancy (cat C), lactation

Question 15

Nitrofurantoin precautions

Answer 15

Pregnancy (cat B) , cerebral atherosclerosis p, diabetes, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Question 16

UTI Drugs precautions

Answer 16

Renal or hepatic dysfunction

Question 17

Methenamine contraindications

Answer 17

Allergy to tartrazine

Question 18

Menthenamine precautions

Answer 18

Gout

Question 19

Sulfamethizole interactions

Answer 19

Oral anticoagulants increase risk of bleeding

Question 20

Nitrofurantoin interactions

Answer 20

Nitrofurantoin absorption decreases with magnesium trisilicate and magaldrate, and anticholinergic increase nitrofurantoin absorption

Question 21

Fosfomycin interactions

Answer 21

Metoclopramide lowers plasma concentration and urinary tract excretion of fosfomycin

Question 22

Phenazopyridine restrictions

Answer 22

Shouldn’t be taken for more than 2 days when combined with an antibacterial to treat a UTI

Question 23

UTI Drugs ex

Answer 23

Amoxicillin, fosfomycin, methenamine, nitrofurantoin, trimethoprim

Question 24

Urinary analgesics ex

Answer 24

Phenazopyridine, pentosan