WOO - URINARY TRACT INFECTION
QUIZ #4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Along with an antibiotic prescription, lifestyle education for a nonpregnant adult female
who has had a urinary tract infection includes:
A. Increasing her intake of vitamin C-containing orange juice
B. Voiding 10 to 15 minutes after intercourse
C. Avoiding ingesting urinary irritants, such as asparagus
D. All of the above - Answer-B. Voiding 10 to 15 minutes after intercourse
Lisa is a healthy nonpregnant adult woman who recently had a urinary tract infection
(UTI). She is asking about drinking cranberry juice to prevent a recurrence of the UTI.
The correct answer to give her would be:
A. Sixteen ounces per day of cranberry juice cocktail will prevent UTIs.
B. 100% cranberry juice or cranberry juice extract may decrease UTIs in some patients.
C. There is no evidence that cranberry juice helps prevent UTIs.
D. Cranberry juice only works to prevent UTIs in children. - Answer-B. 100% cranberry
juice or cranberry juice extract may decrease UTIs in some patients.
Which of the following patients may be treated with a 3-day course of therapy for their
urinary tract infection?
A. Juanita, a 28-year-old pregnant woman
B. Sally, a 16-year-old healthy adolescent
C. Jamie, a 24-year-old female
D. Suzie, a 26-year-old diabetic - Answer-C. Jamie, a 24-year-old female
Nicole is a 4-year-old female with a febrile urinary tract infection (UTI). She is generally
healthy and has no drug allergies. Appropriate initial therapy for her UTI would be:
A. Azithromycin
B. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
C. Ceftriaxone
D. Ciprofloxacin - Answer-C. Ceftriaxone
Monitoring for a healthy, nonpregnant adult patient being treated for a urinary tract
infection is:
A. Symptom resolution in 48 hours
B. Follow-up urine culture at completion of therapy
C. "Test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
D. Follow-up urine culture 2 months after completion of therapy - Answer-A. Symptom
resolution in 48 hours
Monitoring for a child who has had a urinary tract infection is:
A. Symptom resolution in 48 hours
B. Follow-up urine culture at completion of therapy
C. "Test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
QUIZ #4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Along with an antibiotic prescription, lifestyle education for a nonpregnant adult female
who has had a urinary tract infection includes:
A. Increasing her intake of vitamin C-containing orange juice
B. Voiding 10 to 15 minutes after intercourse
C. Avoiding ingesting urinary irritants, such as asparagus
D. All of the above - Answer-B. Voiding 10 to 15 minutes after intercourse
Lisa is a healthy nonpregnant adult woman who recently had a urinary tract infection
(UTI). She is asking about drinking cranberry juice to prevent a recurrence of the UTI.
The correct answer to give her would be:
A. Sixteen ounces per day of cranberry juice cocktail will prevent UTIs.
B. 100% cranberry juice or cranberry juice extract may decrease UTIs in some patients.
C. There is no evidence that cranberry juice helps prevent UTIs.
D. Cranberry juice only works to prevent UTIs in children. - Answer-B. 100% cranberry
juice or cranberry juice extract may decrease UTIs in some patients.
Which of the following patients may be treated with a 3-day course of therapy for their
urinary tract infection?
A. Juanita, a 28-year-old pregnant woman
B. Sally, a 16-year-old healthy adolescent
C. Jamie, a 24-year-old female
D. Suzie, a 26-year-old diabetic - Answer-C. Jamie, a 24-year-old female
Nicole is a 4-year-old female with a febrile urinary tract infection (UTI). She is generally
healthy and has no drug allergies. Appropriate initial therapy for her UTI would be:
A. Azithromycin
B. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
C. Ceftriaxone
D. Ciprofloxacin - Answer-C. Ceftriaxone
Monitoring for a healthy, nonpregnant adult patient being treated for a urinary tract
infection is:
A. Symptom resolution in 48 hours
B. Follow-up urine culture at completion of therapy
C. "Test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
D. Follow-up urine culture 2 months after completion of therapy - Answer-A. Symptom
resolution in 48 hours
Monitoring for a child who has had a urinary tract infection is:
A. Symptom resolution in 48 hours
B. Follow-up urine culture at completion of therapy
C. "Test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
