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| Factors Contributing to Urinary Tract Infections |
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| Obstruction, stones, vesicoureteral reflux, diabetes mellitus, urine characteristics, gender, age, sexual activity, and recent use of antibiotics. |
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| Acute Infections in the Urinary Tract |
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| Urethritis(urethra), Cystitis(bladder), Prostatitis(prostate), and Pyelonephritis(kidneys) |
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| Inflammation of the bladder |
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| Caused by infection from bacteria, fungi, or parasites. Most commonly caused by organisms from the intestinal tract, such as E-Coli. |
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| Caused by irritation from chemicals or radiation. Most commonly caused by drugs. |
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| Inflammatory disease that has no known cause. Rare chronic inflammation of the bladder, urethra, and adjacent pelvic muscles. |
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| Presence of bacteria in the urine |
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| Spread of infection from the urinary tract to the bloodstream. |
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| An urge to urinate frequently |
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| Pain or burning with urination |
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| Feeling that urination will occur immediately |
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| Urinary Tract Infection Key Features |
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Common - Frequency, urgency, dysuria, hesitancy, low back pain, nocturia, incontinence, hematuria, nocturia, pyuria, bacteriuria, retention, suprapubic tenderness, feeling of incomplete bladder emptying
Rare - Fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, malaise, flank pain
Older Adult - Confusion, unexplained falls, sudden incontinence, fever, tachycardia, tachypnea, hypotension, nocturia, loss of appetite, dysuria. |
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| White blood cells in the urine |
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| Red blood cells in the urine |
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| An abnormal thickening of the bladder wall caused by urinary retention and obstruction |
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| Inflammation of the urethra that causes symptoms similar to a UTI |
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| Involuntary loss of urine when the bladder is overdistended |
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| Surgical removal of the affected area with or without grafting |
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| Control over the time and place of urination |
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| Involuntary loss of urine severe enough to cause social or hygienic problems |
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| Loss of small amounts of urine during coughing, sneezing, jogging, or lifting. |
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| Perception of an urgent need to urinate as a result of bladder contractions regardless of the volume of urine in the bladder |
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| Presence of more than one type of incontinence |
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| Occurs as a result of factors other than the abnormal function of the bladder and urethra. |
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| Prolapse or herniation of the bladder into the vagina |
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| Presence of calculi in the urinary tract |
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| Formation of stones in the kidney |
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| Formation of stones in the ureter |
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| Enlargement of the ureter |
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| Enlargement of the kidney caused by blockage of urine and filling of the kidney |
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| A.k.a. extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. Use of sound, laser, or dry shock waves to break the stone into smaller fragments. |
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| Small tube that is placed in the ureter by ureteroscopy |
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| Removal of the bladder and surrounding tissue |
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| Lining of transitional cells in the kidney, renal pelvis, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra |
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