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Question:
Client 1: Ana
Stage 1: Ana, a 65-year-old female, presents to urgent care with painful
burning during urination, cloudy dark urine, and suprapubic discomfort.
Urinalysis shows pyuria and hematuria. Microscopy reveals gram-negative,
motile bacilli. On physical exam, the urinary bladder is swollen and painful
with palpation.
Which organism is the cause of Ana's infection?
a) Escherichia coli
b) Candida albicans
c) Staphylococcus saprophyticus
d) Enterococcus faecalis
Answer:
Escherichia coli
, Question:
Client 1: Ana
Further assessment confirms that Ana has no costovertebral angle
tenderness and no back or side pain. She has no nausea or vomiting and is
afebrile. Her symptoms remain localized to the lower urinary tract, with
suprapubic discomfort and dysuria.
Which type of urinary tract infection present?
a) Glomerulonephritis
b) Pyelonephritis
c) Urethritis
d) Cystitis
Answer:
Cystitis