Urinary Tract Infection

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  • Created on: 20-03-22 16:13
The main treatment for lower UTI?
antibiotics
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Painful or difficult urinating
dysuria
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A common symptom that can indicate a UTI?
frequency
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Passing urine more often than usual at night
nocturia
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Can be a sign of a kidney problem?
flank pain
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A risk factor for UTI?
poor bladder emptying
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The most common route of infection in females?
ascending pathway
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Typically comes from discharge of either pus or blood into the urinary tract?
discharge
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Substances that cause fever?
pyrogens
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Fever results when something rises the hypothalamic set point, triggering?
vasoconstriction
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Ascending UTI is amplified by factors to promote introduction bacteria at the urethral meatus and by? means
iatrogenic
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Confirmation of a UTI is dependent upon the collection of a clean?
uncontaminated urine
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Painful or difficult urinating

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dysuria

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A common symptom that can indicate a UTI?

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Passing urine more often than usual at night

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Can be a sign of a kidney problem?

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