UTI: Diagnosis and Treatment
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „UTI: Diagnosis and Treatment“ von Amy Sussman, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Year 3 – Internal Medicine“.
Quiz zum Vortrag
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the diagnosis of urinary tract infections?
- Elderly patients may have nonspecific presentations without clear symptoms localizing to the urinary tract.
- Signs and symptoms of cystitis include fever, chills, and costovertebral angle tenderness.
- The dipstick nitrite test indicates the presence of white blood cells in the urine.
- The standard threshold for bacterial growth on a midstream urine specimen that is reflective of bladder bacteriuria is ≥ 1,000 colony-forming units (CFU)/mL.
Which of the following is used to treat uncomplicated UTIs empirically?
- Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
- Carbapenem
- Vancomycin
- Levofloxacin
- Daptomycin
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Dozent des Vortrages UTI: Diagnosis and Treatment
Amy Sussman, MD
Dr. Amy Sussman is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Medicine of the University of Arizona (UA), USA.
She obtained her MD from the University of Arizona in 2001 and completed residency and a Nephrology Fellowship at the University of Washington. Dr. Sussman was recruited back to the UA in 2009 and also serves as her department's clerkship director, and as the program director of the UA Nephrology Fellowship.
Because of her strong emphasis on medical student teaching, she has been distinguished with multiple teaching awards in the UA College of Medicine.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Sussman teaches courses on Nephrology.
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