UTI Cases for the PCP

Overview

Urinary tract infections are challenging for physicians given their common recurrent nature and non-specific symptoms. This lecture provides a structured algorithm on categorization and management of patients with urinary complaints and offers practice illustrative cases.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the pitfalls and problems with diagnosis and management of UTIs
• Provide a diagnostic framework to categorize and manage patients with UTIs
• Provide outcome data using this framework
• Discuss relevant illustrative case studies of UTIs