Chapter 76- Urinary Tract Infection

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IMPORTANT NOTE – PLEASE READ FIRST: This continuing education assessment requires that you first purchase the text book: Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice. Please go to our home page: http://www.rxugace.com/ and click on “Books” for more information Prior To Registering for this assessment.

Upon completion of the corresponding textbook chapter in Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice and this on-line assessment, the reader should be able to:

1. Identify the diagnostic criteria for significant bacteriuria.
2. Describe the organism responsible for the majority of uncomplicated urinary tract infections.
3. Explain the three identified routes for bacteria to gain entry into the urinary tract.
4. Describe the signs and symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and how they differ in upper versus lower urinary tract disease.
5. Explain the laboratory tests that help in diagnosing patients with urinary tract infection.
6. Recommend an appropriate drug, dose, and duration for uncomplicated and complicated urinary tract infections.

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