Urinary Tract Infection
- Created by: GracieSRThompson
- Created on: 18-03-22 18:15
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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
- Dysuria
- 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
- Diagnosis
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