Handout Instructions: Below is a case study presentation of a patient with a urinary condition. Read the case study and answer the questions. Some questions ask for information not included within this lesson. Use your text, a medical dictionary, or any other reference material you choose to answer these questions.
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Urinary System Infection Case Study
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A 32-year-old female is seen in the urologist’s office because of a fever, chills, and generalized fatigue. She also reported urgency, frequency, dysuria, and hematuria. In addition, she noticed that her urine was cloudy with a fishy odor. The physician ordered the following tests: a clean catch specimen for a U/A, a urine C&S, and a KUB. The U/A revealed pyuria, bacteria, and a slightly acidic pH. Escherichia coli was grown in the culture. X-rays revealed acute pyelonephritis resulting from cystitis which has spread up to the kidney from the bladder. The patient was placed on an antibiotic and encouraged to “push fluids” by drinking 2L of water a day
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1. This patient has two urinary system infections in different locations; name them. Which one caused the other and how? Look these conditions up in a reference source and include a short description of each.
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2. List and define each of the patient’s presenting symptoms in your own words.
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3. What diagnostic tests did the urologist order? Describe them in your own words.
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4. Explain the results of each diagnostic test in your own words.
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5. Where is E. coli normally found in the body?
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6. Describe the normal appearance of urine.
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