NR 507
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1. Which of the following can help to prevent a UTI?
A. Use spermicides during sexual intercourse
B. Taking more Vitamin D
C. Douching to prevent the growth of bacteria
D. Increase water consumption: D. Increase water consumption
Water consumption prevents UTI as it keeps bacteria flushed out of the urinary tract.
2. A symptom of a lower urinary tract infection includes:
A. Fever
B. Urgency
C. Flank pain
D. Decreased Urination: B. Urgency is a symptom of lower tract UTI.
3. Which of the following is a risk factor for the development of a urinary tract
infection (UTI)?
A. Pregnancy
B. Perimenopause
C. Marathon running
D. Frequent showering: A. Pregnancy is a risk factor the development of a UTI.
4. Women are at a higher risk for the development of a UTI because of having
a shorter urethra.
True
False: True, women have a shorter urethra that puts them at higher risk for developing a UTI.
5. Which of the following is true regarding a complicated urinary tract infection?
A. It is usually asymptomatic
B. Bacteria is located mostly in the lower urinary tract
C. Is associated with young adults
D. Can be caused by a structural urinary tract disorder: D. A complicated UTI can be caused
by a structural issue in the urinary tract.
6. UTI Risk Factors: Pregnancy
Women short ureter
Decreased estrogen in post-menopausal women
Sexual intercourse
1/9
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Use of spermicide
Indwelling urinary catheterization
7. UTI Lower vs. Upper Tract Disorders: Upper Urinary Tract Disorder
When bacteria ascend from the bladder (lower urinary organs) to the kidney. Classic triad: vomiting, flank pain and
fever.
Upper Urinary Tract Symptoms:
All the symptoms associated with cystitis including
Fever
Flank pain
Costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness
Nausea
Vomiting
Malaise
Condtion of Upper UTI
Pyelonephritis.
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms:
Urgency
Burning on urination
Frequency
Dysuria
Suprapubic Pain
Cloudy urine
Odorous.
Condition of Lower UTI
Cystitis
Urethritis
8. Urethritis: The infection occurs at the opening of the urethra
9. Cystitis: Denotes a bladder infection
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_a1jgwi
1. Which of the following can help to prevent a UTI?
A. Use spermicides during sexual intercourse
B. Taking more Vitamin D
C. Douching to prevent the growth of bacteria
D. Increase water consumption: D. Increase water consumption
Water consumption prevents UTI as it keeps bacteria flushed out of the urinary tract.
2. A symptom of a lower urinary tract infection includes:
A. Fever
B. Urgency
C. Flank pain
D. Decreased Urination: B. Urgency is a symptom of lower tract UTI.
3. Which of the following is a risk factor for the development of a urinary tract
infection (UTI)?
A. Pregnancy
B. Perimenopause
C. Marathon running
D. Frequent showering: A. Pregnancy is a risk factor the development of a UTI.
4. Women are at a higher risk for the development of a UTI because of having
a shorter urethra.
True
False: True, women have a shorter urethra that puts them at higher risk for developing a UTI.
5. Which of the following is true regarding a complicated urinary tract infection?
A. It is usually asymptomatic
B. Bacteria is located mostly in the lower urinary tract
C. Is associated with young adults
D. Can be caused by a structural urinary tract disorder: D. A complicated UTI can be caused
by a structural issue in the urinary tract.
6. UTI Risk Factors: Pregnancy
Women short ureter
Decreased estrogen in post-menopausal women
Sexual intercourse
1/9
, NR 507
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_a1jgwi
Use of spermicide
Indwelling urinary catheterization
7. UTI Lower vs. Upper Tract Disorders: Upper Urinary Tract Disorder
When bacteria ascend from the bladder (lower urinary organs) to the kidney. Classic triad: vomiting, flank pain and
fever.
Upper Urinary Tract Symptoms:
All the symptoms associated with cystitis including
Fever
Flank pain
Costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness
Nausea
Vomiting
Malaise
Condtion of Upper UTI
Pyelonephritis.
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms:
Urgency
Burning on urination
Frequency
Dysuria
Suprapubic Pain
Cloudy urine
Odorous.
Condition of Lower UTI
Cystitis
Urethritis
8. Urethritis: The infection occurs at the opening of the urethra
9. Cystitis: Denotes a bladder infection
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