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Urinary tract infection - Coggle Diagram
Urinary tract infection
Risk factors (age, culture, demographics)
Neurologic malfunctions
Stroke
Spinal cord injuries
Diabetes
Vesicouretheral reflux
Structural abnormalities
Calculi
Tumors
Urethral strictures
Bladder diverticula
Prostatic hypertophy
Medications
Catheterization
Pathophysiology
Pathogens enter into the urinary tract via the following routes
Hematogenous
Lymphatic
Ascending
Pathogens
Klebsiella pneumoniae
proteus species
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
pseudomonas aerugiosa
Escherichia coli
Enterococcus spp.
Staphylococci
Enterobacter
Physical exam
(Signs and symptoms)
Upper UTI
Fever
Nausea
Flank pain
Vomiting
Malaise
Lower UTI
Frenquency
Urgency
Dysuria
Nocturia
Suprapubic heaviness
Treatment
Common oral antibiotics
Cephalosporins
Fluoroquinolones
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid
Nitrofurantoin
Ampicillin
Fosfomycin
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Common IV antibiotics
Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Aminoglycosides
Carbapenems
Fluoroquinolones
History / progression
UTIs without treatment can spread upward into kidneys causing serious complicaitons.
Testing
Bacterial count
Urine culture
Urine collection
Suprapubic bladder aspiration
Catheterization
Midstream clean-catch