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Duke PA Urinary Tract Infections

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_____ is predominantly an infection of sexually active individuals, usually men.   urethritis  
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The symptoms are pain and burning during urination, and some discharge may occur at the urethral meatus   urethritis  
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Urethritis may be _____ in origin or it may be caused by Chlamydia trachomatis or Ureaplasma urealyticum   gonococcal  
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Bacterial infection of the urinary bladder   cystitis  
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bacterial infection of teh kidney   pyelonephritis  
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Cystitis and pyelonephritis are more common in ____   women  
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instrumentation (catheterization, cystoscopy), pregnancy, anatomic abnormalities of the genitourinary tract, and diabetes mellitus   UTI risk factors  
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Incidence of cystitis and pyelonephritis increase with ____   age  
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Most UTI's ascend through a _____   portal entry in the urethra  
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____ is the most common isolate in UTI's   E. coli  
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Suprapubic pain, discomfort or burning sensation on urination and frequent urination   common symptoms of UTI  
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Back or flank pain, or the occurance of a fever suggests involvement of the   kidneys, or prostate  
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Older or debilitated patients with UTI may present with   no symptoms referable to the urinary tract  
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Older or debilitated patients with UTI may present with   fever, altered mental status, hypotension  
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UTI urinalysis may show   WBC's, RBC's and slightly increased protein  
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The presence of at least 10 WBC's/mm(3) of midstream urine by counting chamber is defined as pyuria   pyuria  
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the presence of WBC casts in an infected urine sample indicates the presence of   pyelonephritis  
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Urine for culture should not be obtained from a   catheter bag  
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______ tests are not essential for patients with uncomplicated cystitis unless treatment fails   culture and sensitivity  
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Recurrent UTI's in men should always raise the suspicion for   anatomic alterations of the urinary tract  
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Possible UTI organisms that will not grow on routine culture medium   Chlamydia, N. gonorrhoeae, or Ureaplasma  
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if a UTI is unresponsive to the first course of antibiotics patients should receive   doxycycline or azithromycin  
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empiric therapy for uncomplicated UTI's can be   a short course of amoxicillin, TMP-SMZ, or ciprofloxacin  
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short course therapy is not recommended for   women with a history of UTI's  
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All patients with complicated UTI's should have   repeat urine cultures 1-2 weeks after treatement completion  
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should be performed in all men with UTI (escept those with urethritis) because of the hight frequency of correctable anatomic lesions in this population   urologic evaluation  
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if a 6 week course of antibiotics active against the bacterial isolate is not effective then the possiblility of _____ should be investigated   structural abnormalities or prostatic infection  
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Urine cultures showing bacterial growth in the absence of symptoms   asymptomatic bacteriuria  
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does not need to be treated in otherwise healthy/non-pregnant individuals   asymptomatic bacteriuria  
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The occurence of pyuria in the abscence of bacterial growth on culture of urine   sterile pyuria  
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If this condition occurs in the patient with lower UTI symptoms then chlamydia, gonoccocal infections, vaginitis, or herpes simplex infection shoulb be considered   sterile pyuria  
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symptoms of back or perineal pain and fever are common with   prostatitis  
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Acute prostatitis may be caused by gonococcus but is most often caused by   gram-negative bacilli  
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Prostatic abscesses can be   drained with ultrasound guidance  
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Should be suggested in men with recurrent UTI   chronic prostatitis  
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Treatment of _____ is hampered by poor penetration by most antimicrobials   chronic prostatitis  
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fever, flank pain, CVA tenderness, N/V   signs and symptoms of upper UTI  
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dysuria, frequency, urgency, suprapubic pain, =/- hematuria   signs and symptoms of lower UTI  
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vaginal d/c or odor, pruritis, dyspareunia, external dysuria (labial pain with urination), but no frequency or urgency   vaginitis  
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dysuria and frequency with no vaginal disharge or irritation is ___ in more than 90% of cases   cystitis  
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presence of WBC casts indicate   upper tract infection  
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common in UTI but not urethritis or cervicitis   hematuria  
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indicates presence of bacteria, more specific than sensitive   nitrites  
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an enzyme made by neutrophils in response to bacteria   leukocyte esterase  
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as a general rule ____ is a UTI occuring in a healthy young nonpregnant woman   uncomplicated acute cystitis  
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septra   TMP-SMX  
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don't give ____ for acute cystitis   amox-clav  
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first line for acute uncomplicated cystitis   TMP-SMX  
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best course length of antibiotics for uncomplicated UTI   three day short course  
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should be considered as and alternative to TMP-SMX in the treatment of uncomplicated acute cystitis   nitrofurantoin  
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macrobid   nitrofurantoin  
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big guns used for complicated infections/allergy to TMP-SMX, risk factors for TMP-SMX resistance   fluoroquinolones  
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used to treat symptoms of acute cystitis-is not an antibiotic   phenazopyridine  
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Pyridium   phenazopyridine  
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An infection occurring in anyone OTHER than a healthy young non-pregnant woman   complicated UTI  
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urine culture is essential with   complicated UTI  
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nonsecretor phenotype   higher risk of UTI  
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strongest risk factor for UTI   frequency of intercourse  
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in postmenopausal women ____ can be an effective prophylaxis because ti leads to an increase of lactobacilli and a decrease in E. coli   intravaginal estriol cream  
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in recurrent UTI ___ evaluation should be done if concerned about structural or functional abnormality of GU tract   urological evaluation  
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when doing a urological evaluation start with   CT or renal US  
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treatment of cystitis in men   7-days of TMP-SMX, trimethoprim, or FQ  
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