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Urinary Tract Infection(UTI) in Children
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URINARY TRACT INFECTION
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Q13) Any dietary precautions required?
A13)No dietary precaution except plenty of fluid intake is advised for UTI.
Q14) What are the other investigations required?
Q13) Any dietary precautions required?
A13)No dietary precaution except plenty of fluid intake is advised for UTI.
Q14) What are the other investigations required?
A14) As mentioned earlier a number of birth defects of kidneys especially
obstruction to the flow of urine are associated with recurrent
UTI. If investigations like ultrasonography of kidneys,
urinary bladder are not done, these defects remain undiagnosed.
Recurrent UTI in most cases (50 – 75%) are due to undiagnosed
defects which require long term medicines and surgical treatment
to relieve obstruction.
Q15) What is MCU? How is it done? Is it not dangerous?
A15) MCU (Micturating cystourethrogram) is an investigation to detect defects of urinary tract especially in the urethra and the bladder. It is not dangerous if done by expert pediatric urologist/nephrologist with radiologist. A thin tube (catheter) is introduced in the bladder through urethra and small amount of radio-contrast dye is injected after which 2 – 3 X-rays are taken when the bladder is filled and when child passes urine.
Q16) What is a nuclear scan? How is it done? Why is it necessary?
A16) Nuclear scan is an imaging technique in which a small and safe dose of radio active agent is injected intravenously and its presence detected in kidney and urinary tract by special computerized equipment in a specialized nuclear medicine department. It is a sophisticated, accurate and safe method of detecting scars on kidney, function of individual kidney, obstruction of kidney and many other conditions. It gives a lot of useful information about kidneys with safety.
Last created on 23-08-2001
Last updated on 18-11-2006
Q15) What is MCU? How is it done? Is it not dangerous?
A15) MCU (Micturating cystourethrogram) is an investigation to detect defects of urinary tract especially in the urethra and the bladder. It is not dangerous if done by expert pediatric urologist/nephrologist with radiologist. A thin tube (catheter) is introduced in the bladder through urethra and small amount of radio-contrast dye is injected after which 2 – 3 X-rays are taken when the bladder is filled and when child passes urine.
Q16) What is a nuclear scan? How is it done? Why is it necessary?
A16) Nuclear scan is an imaging technique in which a small and safe dose of radio active agent is injected intravenously and its presence detected in kidney and urinary tract by special computerized equipment in a specialized nuclear medicine department. It is a sophisticated, accurate and safe method of detecting scars on kidney, function of individual kidney, obstruction of kidney and many other conditions. It gives a lot of useful information about kidneys with safety.
Last created on 23-08-2001
Last updated on 18-11-2006
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