Question 1
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How many women have a recurrent UTi at some point in their life
Question 2
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Urinary tract is in women the most common site of what kind of infection
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bacterial
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parasitic
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fungal
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viral
Question 3
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UTIs are a significant cause of mortility
Question 4
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Majority of UTIs are
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acute
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short lived
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chronic
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fatal
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asymptomatic
Question 5
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What is the usual route of bacterial infection in UTIs?
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minor calyx - major calyx - ureter
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urethra - bladder
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urethra - ureter - bladder
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isthmus of utherus - fundus of utherus - bladder
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bladder - kidneys
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utherus - bladder - kidneys
Question 6
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Septicaemia occurs when
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There is a low concentraion of bacteria in the blood
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Bacteria from the urinary tract invade bloodstream
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The blood is sterile
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Bacteria infect the kidneys, resulting in an inflammation
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There is bacterial infection, in any organ of the body
Question 7
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Pylonephritis occuring without bladder infection is
Question 8
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Nosocomial is another word for community acquired infection
Question 9
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Enterobacteriacaea
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are gram negative bacteria
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are gram positive bacteria
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include E. coli
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include Staph aureus
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most common cause of UTIs
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common in hospital acquired UTIs, but not so in community acquired
Question 10
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Hospital acquired UTIs are commonly a result of
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Klebsiella
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Enterobacter
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Citrobacter
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Pseudomonas putida
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Proteus
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Salmonella typhi
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Corynebacterium
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Streptococcus
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Yersenia pestis
Question 11
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Amongst gram positive bacteria causing UTIs belong
Question 12
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Most common gram positive bacteria in UTIs is
Question 13
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Immunodeficient patients (unlike other patients) with UTI are often found to be infected with
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Enterococcus
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Staphylococcus epidermis
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Salmonella typhi
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Klebssiella
Question 14
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Common bacteria causing UTI by heamatogenous spread are
Question 15
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Select the bacteria you would expect to be present in the following cases:
Nosocomal UTI patient with an immunodeficiency: [blank_start]Staphylococcus epidermis[blank_end]
UTI acqured by a heamatogenous spread: [blank_start]Staphylococcus aureus[blank_end]
Gram positive hospital acquired UTI: [blank_start]Staphylococcus saprophyticus[blank_end]
Most common to cause an UTI: [blank_start]E. coli[blank_end]
Question 16
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Select a correct statement about community acquired UTI:
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80% of cases are caused by E. coli
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40% of cases are caused by E. coli
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most commonly caused as a cosequence of catheter insertion
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60% is caused by gram negative bacteria
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60% is caused by gram positive bacteria
Question 17
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What are the symptoms of UTI?
Question 18
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Match the correct definitions:
[blank_start]Pyuria[blank_end] - Cloudy urine due to the presence of pus cells
[blank_start]Bacteriuria[blank_end] - Cloudy urine due to the presenece of bacteria
[blank_start]Haematuria[blank_end] - Presence of blood in the urine
[blank_start]Dysuria[blank_end] - A burning pain on passing urine
[blank_start]Pylonephritis[blank_end] - Infection of the kidney
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Pyuria
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Bacteriuria
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Septicaemia
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Haematuria
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Haemolysis
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Biliverdinea
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Dysuria
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Anuria
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Pyelonephritis
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Glomerulonephritis
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bacteraemia
Question 19
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Which of the following are symptoms pf pyelonephritis
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symptoms of lower UTIs
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back pain
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easy bruising
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keratitis
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malnutrition
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fever
Question 20
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Which of the following statements about pyelonephritis are correct
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it is often caused by staphylococci
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if recurrent can cause severe kidney damage
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if recurrent can cause irreversible bladder damage
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it is infection of the bladder
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renal abscesses are usually absent
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it is also called upper urinary tract infection
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is more severe than lower UTI
Question 21
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Who is at risk of aymptomatic UTI
Question 22
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Asymptomatic UTI can only be detected by laboratory screenings
Question 23
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Bacteriuria can proceed into bacteraemia
Question 24
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At what bacterial concentraion is bacteriuria considered significant
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>10^5 organisms/mL
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<10^5 organisms/mL
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>10^9 organisms/mL
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>10^4 organisms/mL
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<10^4 organisms/mL
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10^6 - 10^9 organisms/mL
Question 25
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How can infection be distinguished from contamination?
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by quantative culture methods
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by modern PCR
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good specimens will always contain periurethral flora
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infected urine usually contains only one species
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threshold for contaminated specimen is >5 species
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contaminated specimen would contain <10^4 organisms/mL
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infected specimen wowuld contain >10^3 organisms/mL
Question 26
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Urinary tract is normally sterile
Question 27
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Low bacterial counts are always insignificant
Question 28
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How can urine samples be collected?
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Suprapubic aspiration
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Nephrostomy tubes
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Nasopharyngeal aspirates
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Excision
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First stream urine
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Midstream urine
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Lumbar puncture
Question 29
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Presence if WBC in urine is
Question 30
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Sterile pyuria could indicate
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antibiotic therapy
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nothing, it´s not possible
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infection by organisms not detectable by conventional techniques (e.g. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea)
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infection by organisms not detectable by conventional techniques (e.g. Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Salmonella typhi, E. coli)
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diseases not caused by bacteria (e.g. renal canaliculli, neoplasms)
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viral UTI
Question 31
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Culture is performed
Question 32
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Which of the following statements about agar cultures are correct:
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mixed growth is indicative of contamination
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bacteria can be identified by the colour which is a result of sugar fermentation
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bacteria are idedntified by the time they take to grow to 1mm thickness
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bacteria can be identified by the colour which is a result of toxin release
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sensitivity plates are set up after culture is performed
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culture plates are usually completed within 24 hours
Question 33
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What is the routine treatment for UTI?
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Amoxicillin; if patients are allergic to penicillin
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Amoxicillin
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Ciprofloxacin; if patients are allergic to penicillin
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Ciprofloxacin
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Oritavancin
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Oritavancin combined with Vancomycin
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Cefoxitin; if patients are allergic to penicilin
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Cefoxitin
Question 34
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Which statements about microorganisms causing UTIs are correct
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viruses cause significant UTIs
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E. coli is the predominant pathogen
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they are usually of endogenous origin
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community acquired UTIs are commonly caused by multiple-resistant gram negative bacteria
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they cause an UTI via blood
Question 35
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Which statements about tretment of UTIs are correct
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oral antibiotcs are not effective for lower UTI
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lower UTIs are usually short lived
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upper UTIs are usually short lived
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upper UTIs often require systemic administration of drugs
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antibiotics must be administred intramuscularly