what are three top priority questions for
UTI?
Questioning include:
- Ask about Characteristics of urination.(Dysuria ,increased
frequency of urination,feeling of incomplete voiding ,color of
urine (turbid)are the typical signs of UTI).
- Ask about the pain associated with UTI and location (it helps
to diagnose lower or upper UTI).
- The duration of UTI symptoms(Occurrence time and frequency help
to diagnose it as a recurrent UTI or not)
priority labs and diagnostic Studies
include:
- urinalysis
- urine culture and sensitivity
- Complete blood count to rule out systemic infection
- Ultrasound of kidney ureter bladder to rule out the reason for
UTI
- Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)
- urography (Intravenous pyelography)
- cystoscopy