02/08/2022
Today's Topic UTI
Urinary tract infection
Also called: UTI, bladder infection
1st Picture _ Male cystoscopy
2nd. Picture _ Female cy..
Symptoms -
Usually self-diagnosable
A bladder infection may cause pelvic pain, increased urge to urinate, pain with urination and blood in the urine. A kidney infection may cause back pain, nausea, vomiting and fever.
People may experience:
Pain areas: in the bladder, groin, lower abdomen, or pelvis
Pain circumstances: can occur during urination or during
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Urinary: foul smelling urine, frequent urination, bladder spasm, cloudy urine, dark urine, persistent urge to urinate, sense of incomplete bladder emptying, or blood in urine
Whole body: fatigue, fever, or malaise
Also common: cramping or vaginal irritation
Treatment consists of antibiotics
Diagnosis
Cystoscopy performed on a woman
Female cystoscopyOpen pop-up dialog boxCystoscopy performed on a man
Male cystoscopyOpen pop-up dialog box
Tests and procedures used to diagnose urinary tract infections include:
Analyzing a urine sample.
Your doctor may ask for a urine sample for lab analysis to look for white blood cells, red blood cells or bacteria. To avoid potential contamination of the sample, you may be instructed to first wipe your ge***al area with an antiseptic pad and to collect the urine midstream.
Growing urinary tract bacteria in a lab
Lab analysis of the urine is sometimes followed by a urine culture. This test tells your doctor what bacteria are causing your infection and which medications will be most effective.
Creating images of your urinary tract.
If you are having frequent infections that your doctor thinks may be caused by an abnormality in your urinary tract, you may have an ultrasound, a computerized tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Your doctor may also use a contrast dye to highlight structures in your urinary tract.
