A 32-year-old female is seen in the urologist's office because of a fever, chills, and generalized fatigue. She also reported ur
gency, 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, bacteriuria, and a slightly acidic pH. A common type bacteria was grown in the culture. X-rays reveal acute pyelonephritis resulting from cystitis, which has spread up tohhhhyhyytyy6 the kidney from the bladder. . The patient was placed on an antibiotic and encouraged to “push fluids” by drinking 2L of water a day.
The two infections the patient has include the following:
Infection of pelvis called pyelonnephritis.
Infection of the urinary bladder called cystitis.
<h3>What is an Infection?</h3>
This is defined as the invasion of an organism's body tissues by disease-causing agents.
In this scenario, Infection of pelvis occurred as a result of the bacterial infection of urinary bladder (lower UT) that has spread up the urinary tract to the pelvis.
You could very well have a conversation with them.
Explanation: I don't completely understand your question, but you could speak to them in person, over the phone, online, or even by mail. You would speak to this person when you need to fill a prescription! Hopefully that helps.
