ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS

Course overview

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS IS A BACTERIAL INFECTION CAUSING INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS. PYELONEPHRITIS OCCURS AS A COMPLICATION OF AN ASCENDING URINARY TRACT INFECTION WHICH SPREADS FROM THE BLADDER TO THE KIDNEYS. SYMPTOMS USUALLY INCLUDE FEVER, FLANK PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, BURNING WITH URINATION, INCREASED FREQUENCY, AND URGENCY. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENT WITH THE CONDITION.