Genitourinary Exam 2 Cards Flashcards
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Acute UTI
Usually 1 organism
Chronic UTI
may be 2+ organism
MCC of UTI
E. coli
CFU count indicative of a potential UTI
Over 100,000 cfu/mL is suggestive but NOT diagnostic
Bacteriuria
10^5 cfu/mL, 2 consecutive specimens in women - recommended not to screen in children and women
Unresolved bacteriuria - 3 etiologies
Failure to sterilize urinary tract during UTI tx
Noncompliance
resistance
Multiinfections
Persistent bacturia - 4 etiologies
Keeps coming back - prostate, catheter, stones, fistula
4 ways UTIs can spread
Ascending - MC, skin up urethra
Direct extension - From local infected tissue
Hematogenous - Staph from blood
Lymphatic - Rare from lymph
4 Risk factors for UTI
Abnormal voiding
Renal disease
Deficient mucosal lining
Abnormal pH or osmolality of urine
Male and female risk factors for UTI
Female - Short urethra and sex
Male - Prostatitis and foreskin
Etiology of acute cystitis
Nearly always bacterial - E. coli MC
Up the urethra
Rare in adult men
Clinical presentation of acute cystitis
Dysuria
Frequency/Urgency
Suprapubic pain
May see blood in urine
Labs for acute cystitis
WBCs - leukocyte esterase
Nitrites - Made by bacteria
Hematuria also possible
First Line Treatment for acute cystitis
NEW GUIDLINES COMING
5 days - nitrofurantoin
3 days - Bactrim (can just do TMP if sulfa allergic)
Single Dose - Fosfomycin
Second line treatment for acute cystitis
Augmentin 5-7 days
Cephalosporin - Podoxime, Dinir, Keflex
Third line for acute cystitis
FQ for 3 days
Soothing Adjunct therapy for acute cystitis - side effects and considerations
Phenazopyridine - sooths bladder
Discolored urine - interferes with UA dip!!
Only 2 days so we know if pain is gone
Toxic urine adjunct for acute cystitis
Methenamine - metabolizes to formaldehyde and ammonia in urine
Renal and liver failure CI
Interacts with Sulfa
2-3 days
Non pharm adjunct treatments for acute cystitis
Sitz bath - warm comfort bath
Fluid intake
Cranberry juice
Vaginal estrogen in post menopausal women
Non-pharm acute cystitis prevention
Voiding after sex
Hydration
Wiping from front to back
Breathable undergarments - cotton
D-mannose from cranberry juice
Diabetes med that can cause a UTI
SGLT-2 inhibitor - gliflozin
Frequent UTI
3+ in 12 months for women
Pharm for recurring cystitis
Any UTI drug low dose or PRN
Work ‘em up
Etiology of acute pyelonephritis
E. coli, Staph (blood), Kelbsiaella, Pseudomonas
Ascent up urethra
Less common than cystitis - usually follows