Reference no: EM133714565
Questions
1. What symptoms of acute cystitis are you noticing (recognizing)?
2. What is the significance of the leukocytes esterase and nitrites?
3. Would Samantha's UTI be considered complicated or uncomplicated?
4. Differentiate between "complicated" and "uncomplicated" UTI's.
5. What risk factors does Samantha have for UTI? Explain rationale for each.
6. Samantha's exam showed no CVAT tenderness. What is the significance?
7. What is the significance of the normal pelvic exam?
8. What are the defense mechanisms of the urinary tract, and what factors alter these mechanisms that predispose individuals to infection?
9. How are uncomplicated UTI's typically treated?
10. Samantha was prescribed phenazopyridine/Pyridium.
a. She asks if phenazopyridine/Pyridium is an antibiotic. How would you respond?
b. What important patient information would the nurse provide?