A client presents to the emergency department with severe flank pain and foul-smelling urine. The urine culture is positive. Because of the symptoms, the nurse anticipates that the client has:
a. acute renal failure.
b. a lower urinary tract infection.
c. pyelonephritis.
d. acute cystitis.
Question 2
A client has a urinary tract infection that is treated with an antibiotic. The medication has a tendency to cause crystalluria. Which nursing intervention may prevent this side effect?
a. Treating with urinary antispasmodics
b. Increasing oral fluid intake
c. Increasing intake of acid-ash fluids/foods
d. Maintaining urine specific gravity above 1.025
Examples of specimen collection containers for stool, urine, and swabs for wounds or secretions.
Emergency Intervention
Various sites of referred pain.
Typical laboratory emergency shower.
Physiology of pain perception
17th Century Physician Examining a Urine Specimen