UTI 1

Question 1

where are UTIs most common

Answer 1

kidneys
bladder
urethra
prostate in men

Question 2

what is a UTI refered to in healthy non pregnant patients

Answer 2

uncomplicated

Question 3

what are complicated UTIs

Answer 3

patients with abnormal urinary tract
or
caused by resistant pathogens

Question 4

what causes upper UTIs

Answer 4

acute pyelonephritis or chronic pyelonephritis

Question 5

what are the most cause of chronic pyelonephritis in young children

Answer 5

vesicoureteral reflux

Question 6

what is cystitis

Answer 6

lower tract infection
most common form of UTI
infection of bladder

Question 7

what lower tract infection is usually associated with STD

Answer 7

urethritis

Question 8

what is a symptomativ bacteremia of urinary tract origin and also most common cause of sepsis

Answer 8

urosepsis

Question 9

what are predisposing factors for women to get cystitis

Answer 9

1 shorter urethra

2. close proximity of rectum to urethra
3. sexual intercourse

Question 10

what is the most common predisposing factor for men to get UTIs

Answer 10

BPH

Question 11

what is the pathogenesis of pyelonephritis

Answer 11

uropathogens ascend via ureters to the kidneys

Question 12

what is organism isresponsible for most cases of pyelonephritis?
what structure helps them ascend to kidney

Answer 12

E. coli

type P fimbriae

Question 13

what gram + organism often causes UTIs in young females

Answer 13

Staph. saprophyticus

Question 14

what normal flora are common contaminants for UTIs in the urethra

Answer 14

strep.

Question 15

what organism causes community acquired UTI in sexually active women

Answer 15

S. saprophyticus (coag - staph)

Question 16

what often indicates hematogenous spread of infection to the kidney

Answer 16

S. aureus bacteruria

Question 17

what are the clinical features of lower tract infections (cystitis)

Answer 17

dysuria (painful or difficult urine)
frequency
urgency
suprapubic pain
hematuria

Question 18

what are the clinical features of upper UTIs (pyelonephritis)

Answer 18

fever
flank pain
costovertebral angle tenderness (CVA)
n/v