SEPSIS UROSEPSIS EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
●● Best way to prevent infections
Answer: Vaccines
●● Lower UTI structures
Answer: Bladder and urethra
●● Upper UTI structures
Answer: Kidneys are ureters
●● Urosepsis is more common in acute or chronic UTIs
Answer: Chronic
●● Upper UTI Cues
Answer: Back and/or flank pain, fever, chills, malaise, N/V, anorexia,
dysuria, urinary frequency, confusion
●● Lower UTI cues
Answer: Cloudy urine, frequency, urgency, dysuria, suprapubic pain,
nocturia, hematuria, burning
, ●● What UTI diagnostics would you need BOTH of in a hospital setting
Answer: UA and C/S tests
●● What info is included in a urinalysis (UA)
Answer: Color, clarity, odor, specific gravity
●● What can a urine dipstick detect
Answer: Leukocytes, nitrites, RBCs
●● What can a urine culture and sensitivity test detect
Answer: Type of bacteria and antibiotic sensitivity
●● UTI Causes
Answer: Urinary retention, foley catheters, E. Coli, and ESBL
●● Prevention precautions for UTIs
Answer: HH, peri-care, toileting, education
●● Complications of UTIs
Answer: Kidney damage and urosepsis
AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
●● Best way to prevent infections
Answer: Vaccines
●● Lower UTI structures
Answer: Bladder and urethra
●● Upper UTI structures
Answer: Kidneys are ureters
●● Urosepsis is more common in acute or chronic UTIs
Answer: Chronic
●● Upper UTI Cues
Answer: Back and/or flank pain, fever, chills, malaise, N/V, anorexia,
dysuria, urinary frequency, confusion
●● Lower UTI cues
Answer: Cloudy urine, frequency, urgency, dysuria, suprapubic pain,
nocturia, hematuria, burning
, ●● What UTI diagnostics would you need BOTH of in a hospital setting
Answer: UA and C/S tests
●● What info is included in a urinalysis (UA)
Answer: Color, clarity, odor, specific gravity
●● What can a urine dipstick detect
Answer: Leukocytes, nitrites, RBCs
●● What can a urine culture and sensitivity test detect
Answer: Type of bacteria and antibiotic sensitivity
●● UTI Causes
Answer: Urinary retention, foley catheters, E. Coli, and ESBL
●● Prevention precautions for UTIs
Answer: HH, peri-care, toileting, education
●● Complications of UTIs
Answer: Kidney damage and urosepsis