whats UTI?

Answer 1

Urinary Tract Infection

Answer 2

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection that affects any part of the urinary tract. Although urine contains a variety of fluids, salts, and waste products, it usually does not have bacteria in it.

When bacteria get into the bladder or kidney and multiply in the urine, they cause a UTI. The most common type of UTI is a bladder infection which is also often called cystitis. Another kind of UTI is a kidney infection, known as pyelonephritis, and is much more serious. Although they cause discomfort, urinary tract infections are usually quickly and easily treated by seeing a doctor promptly.

For Bladder Infections
-Frequent urination along with the feeling of having to urinate even though little or no urine actually comes out.
-Nocturia: Need to urinate during the night.
-Urethritis: Discomfort or pain at the urethral meatus or a burning sensation throughout the urethra with urination (dysuria).
-Cystitis: Pain in the midline suprapubic region.
-Pyuria/Hematuria: Pus or blood in urine.
-Pyrexia: Mild fever
-Discharge from the urethra.
-Cloudy and foul-smelling urine
-Increased confusion and associated falls are common presentations to Emergency Departments for elderly patients with UTI.
-Some urinary tract infections are asymptomatic.

For Kidney Infections:
-The above symptoms.
-Emesis: Vomiting is common.
-Back, side (flank) or groin pain.
-Abdominal pain or pressure.
-Shaking chills and high spiking fever.
-Night Sweats.
-Extreme Fatigue.

Cause of UTI
Common organisms that cause UTIs include: Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus saprophyticus. Less common organisms include Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter spp., Pseudomonas and Enterococcus spp.

A mnemonic that can be used to remember the bacteria that cause UTIs is SEEK PP (Staph saprophyticus, E. coli, Enterococcus, Klebsiella, Proteus, Pseudomonas).

Answer 3

Urinary Tract Infection

Answer 4

A UTI is short for Urinary Tract Infection. Not contagious or anything that is sexually transmitted, etc.

Answer 5

Urinary Tract Infection

Answer 6

UTI means urinary tract infection.

Answer 7

Urinary Tract Infection - it could be caused by a lot of different things.

Answer 8

Urinary Tract Infection

Try Cranberry juice, and lots of H2o if it doesn't work, You may need an Antibiotic

Answer 9

It is a urinary tract infection and if you think you have one you should be seeing a doctor so he could put you on antibiotics. If you are prone to them you should drink cranberry juice.

Answer 10

Urinary Tract infection. It hurts, good luck