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| inflammation of the urethra |
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| urethritis may be caused by |
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microorganims,
trauma
hypersensitivity to chemicals in products such as vaginal deodorants, spermicidal jellies or bubble bath detergents |
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| the most frequently identified causatvie microorganisms of urethritis |
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| escherichia coli, chlamydia, trichomonas, neisseria, gonorrhoea, herpes simplex virus type 2 |
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| signs and symptoms of urethritis |
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| dysuria, frequency, urgency and bladder spasms, urethral discharge may be noted |
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| urethritis is diagnosed based on |
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| pt s&s, urinalysis, urethral smear |
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| _ are used to treat uretrhitis when it is caused by microorganisms |
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| soothing and may reduce the pain of urethritis |
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| inflammation of the urinary bladder |
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| risk factors for cystitis |
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| prolonged immobility, rneal claculi, urinary diversion, indwelling catheters, radiation therapy, treament with some types of chemotherapy |
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| cystitis in the absence of other pathology of urinary tract is said to be |
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| symptoms of cystitis include |
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| urgency, frequency, dysuria, hematuria, nocturia, bladder spasms, incontinence and low grad fever |
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| with cystitis urin emay be |
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| dark, tea colored or cloudy |
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| _ are commmon with cystitis |
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| fever, fatigue, pelvic or abdominal discomfort |
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| bladder spasms r/t cystitis may be experienced as a pain behind the |
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| the presence of bacteria does not mean that the pt has an infection unless the pt also has wbcs in the |
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| cystitis is treated with antibiotics that ocncentrrate in the |
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| may be ordered to decrease bladder spasms |
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| the pt with cystitis needs to consume at least _ fluid per day |
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| advise the pt taking phenazopyridine that the drug causes an _ that may stain skin and clothing |
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| a drug that relieves burning on urination r/t cystitis |
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| inflammatory disease of the bladder that is usually chronic |
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| the pt with interstitial cystitis typically reports |
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| moderate ot sever bladder/pelvic pain and urinary frequency/urgency |
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| interstitial cystitis is diagnosed by |
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| drugs that are sometimes helpful with interstitial cystitis |
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| tricyclic antidepressants, antispasmodics, bladder anesthetics, calcium channel blockers, urin alkalinizers, NSAIDs |
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| a drug that brings symptomatic relief of interstitial cystitis is |
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| pentosan polysulfate (elimiron) |
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| surgical removal of the bladderf |
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| inflammation of the renal pelvis |
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| acute pyelonephritis is most often caused by an _ but it may be _ |
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| ascending bactrial infection, blood borne |
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| chronic pyelonephritis may be _ and results in damge to the renal _ (functional tissue) |
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| persistent or recuretn, parenchyma |
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| most often the result of reflux of urin from inadequate closrure of the uretovesical junction during voiding |
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| progressive scarring r/t chronic pyelonephritis results in _ of the affected kidneys and dvelopment of _ |
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| atrophy, hypertension and renal ischemia |
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| chhronic pyelonephritis is suaually caused by long stainding _ with relapses and reinfections, may lead to _ |
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| UTIs, chronic renal failure |
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| s&s of acute pyelonephritis |
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| high fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, dysuria, severe pain or a constant dull ache occurs in the flank area |
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| the pt with chronic pyelonephritis often reports |
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| bladder irritation, chronic fatigue and a slight aching over one or both kidneys |
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| the goal of treatment for pyelonephritis is to |
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| very important for the pt with pyelonephritis |
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| possible signs of HF r/t fluid overload |
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| boudning pulse, rising BP, dyspnea and edema |
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| an immunologic disease characterized by inflammation of the capillary loops in the glomeruli |
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| s&s of glomerulonephritis |
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| urin becomes tea colored as output decreases, peripheral and periorbital edeam is evident, as glomerular filtration decreases, mild to sever hypertensio occurs and hypervolemia results |
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| acute glomeurlonephritis is treated with |
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| antibiotics are indicated with acute glomerulonephrits if evidence of current _ exists |
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| in the acute phase of glomerulonephritis _ may be ordered to prevent or treat HF and sever _ from fluid overload |
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| for acute glomerulonephritis _ may be restricted until suffficent recovery of kidney function occurs |
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| fluids, sodium, potassium and protein |
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| reversed renal failur needs to happen in the: |
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| during acute glomerulonephritis discourage _ to allow the kidneys to heal |
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