Connection between urinary tract infection (UTI) & acute kidney disease (AKD) : Case Study

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Connection between urinary tract infection (UTI) & acute kidney disease (AKD) : Case Study

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TABLE OF CONTENTS1. Connection between urinary tract infection (UTI) and acute kidney disease (AKD)..................12. Clinical association and relationship between urinary tract infection and state of confusion inelderly patient...................................................................................................................................13. Description of reasons behind John’s classical clinical signs .....................................................24. Therapy needed for John..............................................................................................................3REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

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1. Connection between urinary tract infection (UTI) and acute kidney disease(AKD)Urinary tract infection is caused by microorganisms that are too small to be seen bynaked eyes (Morris and Wiswell, 2013). In general, case most of the UTIs are caused by bacteriaEschericha coli but in some cases by fungi and viruses. They are most common infection in thehuman body. These infections can take place in any part of the urinary tract. In most of the cases,the UTIs involve ureters and kidney in the upper tract and urethra and bladder in lower tract.Symptoms are common in both men and women which include blood in the urine, urine withstrong odour, nausea, chills, vomiting and burning in urination. Acute kidney disease occur when kidney lose their ability to remove fluids, salt and otherwaste material present in the blood (Obermüller and et.al., 2014). When kidneys lose the abilityof filtering the blood then fluids present in body may rise at high level which is dangerous forour body. The most cause of this disease are: severe dehydration, urinary tract obstruction, acutetubular necrosis and interstitial nephritis.The bacterium E. coli or many other bacteria that result in urinary tract infection tends tomove upward in the urinary system. After reaching the upper part of urinary system that includeskidney and ureters, they initiate the process of kidney infection in medical which is known aspyelonephritis. That is why it is necessary to receive effective treatment in case of UTIs else itmay causes acute kidney disease. These bacteria's generate the condition which obstructs theflow of urine and pave the ways for them to reach the kidney and increase the risk of infection. Itincludes: stones in bladder, kidney and ureter and benign prostatic hypertrophy. The pyelonephritis can be classified into uncomplicated and complicated infection.Complicated infection result in Acute kidney disease and causes treatment to become ineffectiveand it generally includes abnormalities in the urinary system. Thus, it can be concluded thaturinary tract infection if not treated well can result in acute kidney disease. 2. Clinical association and relationship between urinary tract infection andstate of confusion in elderly patientYounger people having urinary tract infection faces physical symptoms like pain duringurination, pain in lower abdomen, back ache and fever. But this is completely different in thecase of older people. This is because, as a person increase in age the immune system also1

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