∆ Experiences a burning pain when passing urine.
∆ Dysuria is 1 of 3 key diagnostic signs and symptoms in women under 65 years old without. Catheter.
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New Nocturia
∆ Passing urine more often than usual at night.
∆ New Nocturia is 1 of 3 key diagnostic signs and symptoms in women under 65 years old without. Catheter.
∆ May also be sign of other problems - urinary retention and diabetes
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Cloudy looking urine
∆ Cloudy to the naked eye
∆ 1 of 3 key diagnostic signs and symptoms in women under 65 years old without. Catheter.
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Fever
∆ women under 65 years old a temperature >37.9⁰C may indicate pyelonephritis or sepsis.
∆ Most common symptom of a UTI however the absence of a fever does not exclude a UTI
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Urgency
∆ Can be a sign of an overactive bladder.
∆ in women younger than 65 Urgency may indicate a UTI
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Flank Pain
∆ Can be a sign of kidney problems.
∆ Flank Pain, fever, Blood in the urine, urgent or frequency urination, could be a sign of kidney problems or kidney stones.
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New or worsening delirium
∆ This can indicate UTI when combined with other symptoms.
∆ Consider other causes of delirium. PAIN, OTHER INFECTION, POOR NUTRITION, CONSTIPATION, POOR HYDRATION.
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Strong Risk Factors
∆ Sexual Activity
∆ Spermicide Use
∆ Post Menopause - Absence of Oestrogen
∆ positive family history of UTIs
∆ history of recurrent UTIs
∆ Presence of a foreign body
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Weak Risk Factors
∆ insulin treated diabetes
∆ in older women - recent antibiotics
∆ in older women - poor bladder emptying
∆ increasing age
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Key Clinical manifestations
∆ Dysuria - irritation to the bladder trigone or urethra
∆ Frequently, Urgency, incomplete voiding - reduced bladder capacity due to inflammatory Oedema.
∆ Cloudy Urine - pus of blood into urinary tract
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
∆ Passing urine more often than usual at night.
∆ New Nocturia is 1 of 3 key diagnostic signs and symptoms in women under 65 years old without. Catheter.
∆ May also be sign of other problems - urinary retention and diabetes
Back
New Nocturia
Card 3
Front
∆ Cloudy to the naked eye
∆ 1 of 3 key diagnostic signs and symptoms in women under 65 years old without. Catheter.
Back
Card 4
Front
∆ women under 65 years old a temperature >37.9⁰C may indicate pyelonephritis or sepsis.
∆ Most common symptom of a UTI however the absence of a fever does not exclude a UTI
Back
Card 5
Front
∆ Can be a sign of an overactive bladder.
∆ in women younger than 65 Urgency may indicate a UTI
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