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Can be caused by a structural urinary tract disorder - ANS ✔✔Which of the following is true
regarding a complicated urinary tract infection?
pregnancy - ANS ✔✔Which of the following is a risk factor for the development of a urinary
tract infection (UTI)?
urgency - ANS ✔✔A symptom of a lower urinary tract infection includes:
true - ANS ✔✔Women are at a higher risk for the development of a UTI because of having a
shorter urethra.
increase water consumption - ANS ✔✔Which of the following can help to prevent a UTI?
pregnancy
sexually active
post-menopause
estrogen-deficiency
women (shorter urethra)
catheterization - ANS ✔✔Risk factors for a UTI
true - ANS ✔✔An upper UTI is less common in men due to the longer urethra and ureter
structures that make it more difficult for bacteria to reach the kidney.
, -A UTI that extends beyond the bladder
-Caused by structural or functional urinary tract abnormalities or untreated UTI
-Infants and older adults affected
-Associated with:indwelling cathetersrenal calculiDiabetesPregnancy - ANS ✔✔complicated UTI
-Occurs in the normal urinary tract
-Responds well to a short course of antibiotic therapy
-Simple cystitis in non-pregnant women without any urologic abnormalities - ANS
✔✔uncomplicated UTI
E coli - ANS ✔✔Most common cause of UTI bacteria
Protein +/_
Leukocyte Esterase +
Nitrites +/_
RBCs +/_
WBCs +/> 5000/hpf
Casts - None - ANS ✔✔Uncomplicated UTI
Protein +/_
Leukocyte Esterase +
Nitrites +/_
RBCs +
WBCs +/> 100,000/hpf
Casts + - ANS ✔✔Complicated UTI