urinary tract infection
Painful bladder colonization
A urinary tract infection is a bacterial infection affecting any part of the urinary system—bladder, urethra, ureters, or kidneys.
Symptoms typically include painful urination, frequent urge to urinate, and cloudy or bloody urine.
Often abbreviated UTI.
Women get them far more frequently than men due to anatomical differences: She's prone to UTIs.
Painful or difficult micturition
- burningCombustion in progress
- urgencyPressing need for action
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- hematuriaPlasma in urinary output
suprapubic · discomfort · cloudy urine · pelvic pain · pressure · stinging · cramping · lower back pain
Intestinal rod-shaped bacterium
- ProteusProphetic, transforming sea god
- PseudomonasBacterial genus, often pathogenic
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- microorganismMicroscopic living entity
Organ holding urine
- kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
- uretersKidney drainage ducts
- sphincterMuscle encircling body opening
- pelvic floorMuscles supporting abdominal organs
Laboratory examination of urine
- urine cultureMicrobial test of excretion
- dipstickFluid level indicator
- leukocytesImmune cells in blood
- nitritesNitrogen-oxygen salt compounds
Fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent
- amoxicillinPenicillin-type bacteria killer
- cephalexinOral bacterial infection treatment
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
Bodily systems specific to women
- sexual activityPhysical erotic engagement
- menopauseEnd of fertility
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
diabetes · immunosuppression · kidney stones · enlarged prostate · incontinence · spermicide · diaphragm
dysuria
Painful or difficult micturition
hematuria · suprapubic · discomfort · cloudy urine · pelvic pain · pressure · stinging · cramping · lower back pain · malaise
cystitis
Bladder lining inflammation
E. coli
Intestinal rod-shaped bacterium
- ProteusProphetic, transforming sea god
- PseudomonasBacterial genus, often pathogenic
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
bladder
Organ holding urine
urinalysis
Laboratory examination of urine
- urine cultureMicrobial test of excretion
- dipstickFluid level indicator
- leukocytesImmune cells in blood
ciprofloxacin
Fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent
- amoxicillinPenicillin-type bacteria killer
- cephalexinOral bacterial infection treatment
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
female anatomy
Bodily systems specific to women
- sexual activityPhysical erotic engagement
- menopauseEnd of fertility
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
catheterization · diabetes · immunosuppression · kidney stones · enlarged prostate · incontinence · spermicide · diaphragm
- infectionsbacteremia, septicemia, viremia, polio, hepatitis
- bacterial infectionsanthrax, botulism, cholera, diphtheria, lockjaw
- Bladder Problemsbladder cancer, bladder stones, bladder spasms, cystitis, incontinence
- Urinary DisordersUTI, cystitis, kidney stones, hematuria, kidney disease
- urologyurologist, urology, bladder, kidney, kidneys
- urogenital disorderskidney disease, kidney failure, cystitis, UTI, nephritis
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