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What is Dysuria?
Experiences a burning pain when passing urine.
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What is new nocturia?
Passing urine more often than usual at night.
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New Nocturia may also be a sign of?
Urinary retention and diabetes
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Cloudy looking urine is...?
Urine that is cloudy to the naked eye
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Name the 3 key diagnostic signs and symptoms of UTI in women
1. Dysuria
2. New Nocturia
3. Cloudy-looking urine
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What is flank pain?
Can be sign of a kidney problem, flank pain and fever, chills, blood in urine or urgent or frequent urination. Another possibility could be kidney stones.
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Can delirium be an indication of a UTI?
Yes
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Name other causes of delirium
Pain
Infection
Nutrition
Constipation
Hydration
Medications
Environment
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How can spermicides lead to a UTI?
It decreases vaginal lactobacilli, which facilitates vaginal Escherichia
coli colonisation and results in an increased risk of UTI
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Can being post menopause be a risk factor of a UTI and why?
The absence of oestrogen (consistent with urogenital atrophy, vaginal atrophy,
and also known as genitourinary syndrome of menopause) is a risk factor for UTIs.
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Can family history of Urinary Tract Infections be a risk factor?
Yes, having a mother with a history of UTIs is associated with a two- to fourfold
increase in risk of recurrent UTI
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What is bacteriuria?
Bacteriuria is the presence of bacteria in the urine and can be classified as symptomatic or asymptomatic. A patient with asymptomatic bacteriuria is defined as having colonization with one or more organisms in a urine specimen without symptoms or infecti
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Cloudy looking urine is...?

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