the nurse is evaluating the urinalysis results of a client presenting with polyuria and lower abdominal pain due to a suspected urinary tract infection (uti). which finding should the nurse report as evidence of a uti?

Urinary tract infection is a condition in which viral, bacterial or fungal infections occur in the urinary tract, both the upper and lower urinary tract.

Symptoms of upper and lower urinary tract infections are different. Where an upper UTI besides local symptoms (symptoms only at the site of infection) there will be symptoms that include systemic symptoms (symptoms all over the body). Meanwhile, the symptoms of a lower UTI are usually only local.

Upper UTI:

Local

Back/Pelvic/Groin pain
Urgency
Dysuria

Systemic

Fever
Chill
Malaise

Lower UTI :

Urgency
Dysuria
Suprapubic/ lower abdominal pain

If there is a suspect of UTI, then a simple investigation that can be done is urinalysis. Urine will be checked using a dipstick and the color of the dipstick will be matched to the standard after being dipped in the urine. In addition to the dipstick, microscopic examination can also be carried out. Outcomes leading to a UTI are:

Dipstick:

Proteins (+)
Nitrite (+)
Leukocyte esterase (+)

Microscopy:

WBCs > 5 per high power field
Bacteria (+)

However, the gold standard for infection is culture, whereas the urine sample for a UTI is.

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