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Flashcards by gina_evans0312, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by gina_evans0312
almost 12 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Main Difficulty | Diagnosing where the infection is |
| Pyelonephritis | Kidney infections |
| Ureteritis | Infection of the ureters |
| Cystitis | Bladder infection |
| Urethritis | Urethra infection |
| Upper UTIs | Pyelonephritis & Ureteritis |
| Lower UTIs | Cystitis & urethritis |
| More Severe- Upper or Lower? | Upper- usually lead to rapid sepsis and kidney damage |
| Methods of Distinguishment | Symptoms |
| Pylenephritis Symptoms | Flank pain, fever, nausea, chills, rigor |
| Cystitis Symptoms | Burning during/ inc frequency of urination, lower abdominal pain |
| Sepsis- Gram Bacteria | -ve |
| Sepsis- Method of Infection | Lipopolysaccharides in the cell wall bind to LPS binding proteins that are recognised by CD14-TLR4 complex |
| Kappa Beta Factor | Cytokine transcription factor that leads to shock like symptoms |
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