Definition & Classification of UTI Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)Term Clinical features Cystitis Infection of the bladder and urinary tract Referred to as uncomplicated UTI Pyelonephritis Infection of kidney and upper urinary tract Complicated UTI Acute UTI extending beyond bladder wall with following Chills or rigors Costovertebral angle tenderness (CVAT) Fatigue or malaise Fever (> 99o F, 37.7oC) Flank pain Pelvic or perianal pain in men (possible prostatitis) (Next Lesson) Clinical presentation of UTI Back to Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) No Comments Comments are closed.
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