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Asymptomatic Bacteriuria for Nurses 

How nurses can help prevent overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria 

#Asymptomatic #Bacteriuria #Nurses
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria ... of asymptomatic bacteriuria ... #Asymptomatic #Bacteriuria ... #Nurses #UTI #Diagnosis
Urinary Tract Infection - UTI Diagnosis 

UTI is a clinical diagnosis - patients may have bacteriuria
Infection - UTI Diagnosis ... is a clinical diagnosis ... patients may have bacteriuria ... and symptoms #Diagnosis
Urinalysis Interpretation Algorithm - Symptomatic vs Asymptomatic Bacteruria
 - Symptomatic - Dysuria, Frequency, Urgency
 - Asymptomatic
vs Asymptomatic Bacteruria ... symptoms excludes the diagnosis ... #Asymptomatic #Beacteruria
What is Asymptomatic Bacteruria (ASB)?
Bacteriuria (isolation of urinary pathogen at ≥10^5 CFU/mL in mid-stream urine) in
is Asymptomatic Bacteruria ... Bacteriuria (isolation ... #Asymptomatic #Bacteruria ... #diagnosis #UTI
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
indwelling catheter + bacteriuria ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Dysuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pyuria - Leukocytes on Dipstick/Microscopy
 - Bacteriuria & Hematuria -
- Differential Diagnosis ... Microscopy - Bacteriuria ... Clumps - No Bacteriuria ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria - Definition

> 100,000 colony forming units of a single pathogen on two urine cultures
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria ... is a clinical diagnosis ... #Diagnosis # ... Diagnosis #Asymptomatic ... #Bacteriuria #Definition
CYSTITIS & ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA IN PREGNANCY 
Asymptomatic bacteriuria is treated in pregnant women because 30% may
& ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA ... Asymptomatic bacteriuria ... #Asymptomatic #Bacteriuria
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Encapsulated Bacteriemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Urinalysis Testing - UTI Sensitivity and Specificity
 - Leukocyte esterase 
 - Nitrite 
 - WBCs
Microscopy) - Bacteriuria