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New guidelines for treatment of urinary tract infections

04 Tuesday Mar 2014

Posted by uptodatemedical in Antibiotic therapy, Infectious Diseases, Kidney

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cipro, ciprofloxin, fluoroquinolones, levaquine, urinary tract infections, urine, uti

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has issued guidelines for treatment of urinary tract infections.

The highlights of these recommendation include avoidance of the use of fluoroquinolones such as CIPRO for uncomplicated urinary tract infections. The increase in use of these drugs has caused Ecoli to become more resistant to these drugs.

BUN, Creatinine, eGFR

04 Saturday May 2013

Posted by uptodatemedical in Autoimmune diseases, Health, Kidney, medicine

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bladder, kidney, proteinuria, sediment, urinalysis, urine, uti

The combination of these tests are ordered to determine the status of kidney function.

Addition of eGFR allows a more accurate assessment of kidney function.

The eGFR also allows staging of kidney damage that has occurred.

It is much more accurate than creatinine in finding early stages of kidney disease.

This test is often as accurate as measuring 24urine for creatinine clearance.

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