Urine Bench Theory Flashcards
What is dysuria
Burning feeling when urinating
Common symptoms of UTI
- strong urge to pee that doesn’t go away
- dysuria (burning when urinating)
- urinating often, passing small amounts
- cloudy urine
- blood in urine
- strong smelling urine
- pelvic pain in women
What is pyelonephritis
Infection in the neck of the kidney
What are common symptoms of pyelonephritis
- UTI symptoms
- lower back pain on either or both sides
- fever and chills
- vomiting
- leucocyte casts in urine
What is a Paediatric bag collector
A bag with a sticky peel that is placed over a babies/young child’s genitals to collect urine
Issues with paediatric bag collection
can become contaminated with faecal matter
what is a suprapubic aspiration
a bladder tap used for the collection of urine from the very young. a needle is introduced into the bladder
what are issues with using SPA
it is invasive and painful and you can introduce bacteria into the patients bladder
what does SPA stand for
Suprapubic Aspiration
what does MSU stand for
Mid stream urine
Why is it important to let the first part of the urine sample into the toilet?
The first part of the urine could be contaminated. We want midstream urine as this will be sterile and the best sample.
what does CCU stand for?
Clean catch urine
Who would we take CCU from?
Dementia patients as it is hard to collect MSU
Why is immediate refrigeration of samples important?
The more time it takes for a sample to be put on ice means that potential urethral organisms can multiply and cause false positives/contamination
What does CSU stand for?
Catheter specimen of urine (CSU)
Issues with CSU collection
urethral organisms can be pushed into the bladder from catheter insertion
What does FVU stand for?
First void urine
When is first void urine collected
When wanting to investigate urethritis
What is urethritis
Infection of the urethra
Why is FVU important for urethritis or chlamydia identification?
We want urethral organisms do see if there is an infection which is why we want first void
What does EMU stand for?
Early morning urine
When is EMU collected?
collected for tuberculosis infection
Why do we test for tuberculosis infection of the kidneys
the kidney is the second most important site of tuberculosis after the respiratory system
What is the second most important site of infection for tuberculosis?
The kidneys
