Urinary Tract Infection

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  • Urinary Tract Infection
    • Diagnosis
      • Dysuria
        • Burning pain when passing urine
      • New Nocturia
        • Passing urine more often than usual during the night
      • Cloudy looking urine
      • Fever
        • Temperature greater than or equal to 37.9 may indicate sepsis
    • Signs & Symptoms
      • Urgency
      • Visible haematuria
      • Frequency
      • Suprapubic pain or tenderness
      • Flank pain
      • New incontinence
      • New or worsening delirium
    • Risk Factors
      • Sexual Activity
      • Spermicide use
      • Post menopause
      • Positive family history of UTIs
      • History of Recurrent UTIs
      • Presence of a foreign body e.g. stone or suture
      • Insulin treated diabetes
      • Recent antibiotics
      • Poor bladder emptying
      • Increasing Age - 10% of women over 70 have UTIs

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