Question 1

what is urosepsis?

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A serious infection.: Urosepsis is a serious infection of the blood that starts as an infection of the urinary tract. Infections that start in the bladder can spread to the kidneys,  where the bacteria are exposed to the immense blood flow of the kidney and carried into the blood stream. A systemic reaction to this infection can be life threatening, requiring hospital critical care with intravenous antibiotics.

Question 2

what is  urosepsis?

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BLOOD BORNE: Infection caused by an infection somewhere in the urinary tract.

Question 3

can clindamycin treat urosepsis?

Accepted Answer

NOT generally: more useful for gram positive infections, eg SKIN (Staph and Methicillin resistant  Staph), stretococcus etc etc HOWEVER is this was picked by your TREATING Physician(s) it may be due to laboratory findings (cultures etc)

Hope this is helpful!
Dr Z

Question 4

what lab values increase if urosepsis?

Accepted Answer

See below: Any of these: urine nitrite, urin leukocyte esterase, urine wbc, urine bacteria, urine specific gravity, urine ph (either direction dep on bacteria), serum wbc, serum lactate, serum bun, serum creatinine, positive urine and/or blood culture.

Question 5

can clindamycin treat kidney infections and urosepsis?

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Depends : Clindamycin is a antibiotic used to treat certain infections, usually skin related. However, if you have a urine or kidney infection, when you go to the doctor (or hospital), they take a sample of your urine (and sometimes blood) to identify the exact bacteria causing the infection. Clindamycin might be used if the bacteria shows the greatest weakness to it, but it is not a common initial choice.

Question 6

can urosepsis make your period late? i got out hospital 1 month ago which was the first day of my period. i am now a day late, also had thrush

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Yes any illnesses: can alter enough of your cycle to throw it out of schedule.  It will probably take a few days to weeks to reset your cycle.  If you are late for more than a couple of weeks, I would check a urine pregnancy test to be sure, and if that is negative and you are still late, check a second one 1 week later.   Thanks for trusting in HealthTap.

Question 7

can a lower uti go away on its own? it doesnt feel like i have a bladder infection. and would having urosepsis in the past make my bladder more vulnerable to infection and are antibiotics really necessary ?

Accepted Answer

: Yes, it may. You should drink a lot of fluid in the next 24 hours as a trial. A total fluid intake about 2-2.5 liters in 16 hours while awake is adequate. If symptoms don't improve or you feel sicker tomorrow then you need to be treated. If you feel better, good fluid intake for another day then you should be fine. 1 episode of severe urinary tract infection is irrelevant to the current condition.

Question 8

what is elderly abuse?

Accepted Answer

Elder abuse: There are many ways to abuse our elderly. Check out http://www.aoa.gov/AoA_programs/elder_rights/EA_prevention/whatisEA.aspx &amp; http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/ for info on elder abuse and what you can do to stop it.

Question 9

emotional need for elderly?

Accepted Answer

Visit: Visit elderly frequently, family care giver needs to avoid fatigue. Talk to home visiting nurse if indicated.

Question 10

are e-cigs safe for the elderly?

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Same as non-elderly: It's doubtful that e-cigs &amp; vaporizers are any safer for elderly than non-elderly. If anything, smoking in general is worse, because lung function deteriorates w/age. So it's always best to quit smoking rather than substitute one form for another. Currently we don't have much info on e-cigs &amp; vaporizers.

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