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Wednesday, 25 May 2011

mindmap - UTI


UTI
  • definitions
    • Bacteriurea
      • bacteria in urine
      • may be asymptomatic / symptomatic
    • UTI
      • presence of a pure growth of >10^5 organisms per mL of frsh MSU
      • lower UTI
        • urethritis
        • cystitis
        • prostatitis
      • upper UTI
        • pyelonephritis
  • classifications
    • uncomplicated
    • recurrent
      • with different organism
    • relapsing
      • same organism
  • risk factors
    • female
    • sex
    • exposure to spermicide in female
    • pregnancy
    • menopause
    • immunosuppression
    • urinary tract
      • obstruction
      • stones
      • catheter
      • malformations
  • diagnosis
    • urine cultures
    • bacteia in gram-stained uncentrifuged urine
    • urinalysis
      • pyuria
      • leukocyte esterase
      • leukocyte casts
        • acute phelonephritis
  • symptoms
    • acute pyelonephritis
      • symptoms develop quickly hours/ days
      • systemic manifestations
        • febrile
        • chills
        • rigor
        • nausea
        • vomiting
        • diarrhea
      • pain on palpation
        • deep
        • renal angle
      • oliguria if ARF
    • cystitis
      • dysurea
      • frequency
      • urgency
      • suprapubic pain
      • urine
        • cloudy
        • malodorous
        • sometimes bloody
      • systemic signs
        • usually absent
      • 1/3 patient have silent upper UTI as well
    • prostatitis
      • flu-like symptoms
      • low backache
      • few urinary symptoms
      • swollen / tender prostate on DRE
  • organisms
    • E-coli main organism in uncomplicated
      community acquired UTI (70-80%)
      urologic manipulation, calculi, obstruction
      • E-coli
      • Proteus
      • Klabsiella
      • Enterobacter
      • Serratia
      • Psudomonas
      stone formation and calculi
      • proteus
      • Klabsiella

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