NUR241: Assessment of Urinary Tract Infections and Health Outcomes

This report, focusing on NUR241, examines the significant relationship between urinary tract infections (UTIs) and acute kidney disease. It explores how recurrent UTIs can indicate more severe kidney disorders, such as prostate enlargement and kidney stones. The report highlights the importance of timely interventions, including urine analysis, to assess patient health and guide care plans. It further investigates the clinical association between UTIs and confusion in the elderly, emphasizing the varying symptoms and the need for emergency care. The report also addresses a case study of a patient with aggravated health conditions, including asthma and cardiovascular disease, exacerbated by smoking, and underscores the necessity for continuous monitoring. Finally, the report discusses the therapeutic interventions, such as medication and renal drugs, required to manage UTIs and associated symptoms, emphasizing the importance of evidence-based tools for effective patient care.

Running head: NUR241
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1. Connection between urinary tract infection and acute kidney disease
Introduction
There exists a strong relation between urinary tract infection and acute kidney diseases
and needs constant monitoring and redressal. Repeated occurrence of urinary tract infection
could point at the presence of severe form of kidney disorders such as prostate gland
enlargement in men and kidney stones in females (Chawla et al. 2014).
Conclusion
There needs to be timely intervention and adequate amount of screening procedures for
accessing the patient health. In this respect, conducting a urine analysis would help in
measurement of the amount of secondary or toxic metabolites produces in the body. Thus,
implementation of a detailed screening process would help in designing proper care plan.
2. Clinical association between UTI and confusion in the elderly
Introduction
The expressions of UTIs vary considerably in the old and the young have been often
found to cause confusion in the elderly. The symptoms and expressions vary with the aged group
due to the differential response of the body to the attacking germs and bacteria.
Conclusion
The responses produced by the Urinary tract infections have been found to produce
serious consequences in the elderly. Some of the elevated symptoms produced in the elderly are

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increased signs of confusion and agitation in the individual. Therefore, precautionary measures
along such as emergency trauma care services need to be provided to the support user.
3. Analysing aggravated health conditions in the patient
Introduction
There has been drastic health deterioration in the patient attributed to a number of
conditions such as presence of asthma and cardiovascular disease. The man had been addicted to
smoking as well which could increase his susceptibility to respiratory infections. As commented
by Flores-Mireles et al. (2015), nicotine has been found to expose an individual to an increased
plethora of infections.
Conclusion
The patient here being a 78 year old man of aboriginal origin possess limited knowledge
or has limited access to healthcare services. Therefore, he has been addicted to smoking and
taken little care of his health. Thus, the situation of the patient needs to be monitored
continuously.
4. Therapy requirement
Introduction
In the current assignment the man had been admitted to the hospital with chronic urinary
tract infections. Therefore, therapeutic interventions in the form of medicine and renal drugs
were required to control the infection and manage the symptoms of pain within the patient.

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Conclusion
The therapies administered should be supported with sufficient evidence based tools
which would help in accessing the clinical conditions of the patient along with designing of
effective care interventions

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References
Chawla, L. S., Eggers, P. W., Star, R. A., & Kimmel, P. L. (2014). Acute kidney injury and
chronic kidney disease as interconnected syndromes. New England Journal of
Medicine, 371(1), 58-66.
Flores-Mireles, A. L., Walker, J. N., Caparon, M., & Hultgren, S. J. (2015). Urinary tract
infections: epidemiology, mechanisms of infection and treatment options. Nature
reviews. Microbiology, 13(5), 269.