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,The treatment goals when treating a UTI include:
1. eradication of infection organism
2. relief of symptoms
3. prevention of UTI recurrence
4. all of the above - ANSWER All of the above
Sally is a 16-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, with
no use of antibiotics in the previous 6 months and no drug allergies. An appropriate first-
line antibiotic choice for her would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Levofloxacin - ANSWER Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Jamie is a 24-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, and
her only drug allergy is sulfa, which gives her a rash. An appropriate first-line antibiotic
choice for her would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin - ANSWER Ciprofloxacin
Juanita is a 28-year-old pregnant woman at 38 weeks' gestation who is diagnosed with
a lower urinary tract infection (UTI). She is healthy with no drug allergies. Appropriate
first-line therapy for her UTI would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Amoxicillin
4. Ciprofloxacin - ANSWER Amoxicillin
, Monitoring for a healthy, nonpregnant adult patient being treated for a UTI is:
1. symptom resolution in 48 hours
2. follow up urine culture at completion of therapy
3. "test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
4. follow-up urine culture 2 months after completion of therapy - ANSWER Symptom
resolution in 48 hours
Monitoring for a child who has had a UTI is:
1. symptom resolution in 48 hours
2. follow up urine culture at completion of therapy
3. "test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
4. follow-up urine culture 2 months after completion of therapy - ANSWER Follow up UC
at completion of therapy
Monitoring for a pregannt woman who has had a UTI is:
1. symptom resolution in 48 hours
2. follow up urine culture at completion of therapy
3. "test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
4. follow-up urine culture every 2 weeks until delivery - ANSWER Follow up UC every 2
weeks until delivery
Along with antibiotic prescription, lifestyle education for a nonpregnant adult female who
has had a UTI includes:
1. increasing her intake of vitamin C containing OJ
2. voiding 10-15 min after sex
3. avoiding ingesting urinary irritants, such as asparagus
4. all of the above - ANSWER Voiding 10-15 min after sex
Lisa is a healthy non-pregnant adult woman who recently had a UTI. She is asking
about drinking cranberry juice to prevent recurrance of UTI. The correct answer is:
1. 16oz/day of cran juice cocktail will prevent UTIs.
2. 100% cran juice or cran juice extract may decrease UTIs in some patients.
3. there is no evidence that cran juice prevents UTIs.
4. cran juice only works to prevent UTIs in kids. - ANSWER 100% cran juice or cran
juice extract may decrease UTIs in some patients
Factors that place a patient at risk of developing an antimicrobial-resistant organism
include:
1. age over 50
2. school attendance