UTI
presence of microorganisms in the urinary tract that cannot be accounted for by contamination
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what type of UTI is cystitis
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what type of UTI is urethritis
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what type of UTI is prostatitis
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what type of UTI is pyelonephritis
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UTIs & Prostatitis (Therapy 3)
UTI - presence of microorganisms in the urinary tract that cannot be accounted for by
contamination
lower - what type of UTI is cystitis
lower - what type of UTI is urethritis
lower - what type of UTI is prostatitis
upper - what type of UTI is pyelonephritis
bladder - location of cystitis
urethra - location of urethritis
prostate gland - location of prostatitis
kidneys - location of pyelonephritis
uncomplicated - an infection in patients who lack structural or functional abnormalities of
the urinary tract that interfere with the normal flow of urine or voiding mechanism
complicated - an infection as a result of a predisposing lesion of the urinary tract
complicated - what type of UTI is a male UTI
>/=3 within 1 year - what is considered recurrent UTI
reinfections - recurrent UTIs caused by different organisms than originally isolated
relapses - repeated UTIs caused by the same initial organism
E. coli - what is the most common organismal cause of complicated and uncomplicated
UTIs
micturition - host defense mechanism where the body flushes out bacteria with more
urine
UTI - what should be expected with a mental status change in the elderly
>/= 10^5 bacteria/mL - what levels of bacteria in the urine indicates a UTI
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