Urological surgeon Professor Christopher Chapple answers questions from GP Dr Julian Spinks on cystitis, antibiotics and managing UTIs in elderly patients
Learning objectives
This module will give a primary care focused overview of diagnosing and managing UTIs in adults including:
Empirical treatment of cystitis
The clinical value of urine dipstick analysis in diagnosing UTI
Managing elderly patients with a positive dipstick but who are asymptomatic
Antibiotic choice and length of course
Non-antibiotic treatments
UTIs in patients with catheters
UTIs in pregnancy
This module is free for all registered members until 2 May 2012.
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