Which risk factor should the nurse know is related to the development of pyelonephritis?

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What are the risk factors for developing pyelonephritis?
Which individual has the most common risk of pyelonephritis?
Which client is at greatest risk for the development of pyelonephritis?
What is the most common pathogen causing pyelonephritis?

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James Bethel Senior lecturer, University of Wolverhampton, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

Pyelonephritis is an acute urological condition that involves infection of one or both kidneys. The condition is not generally associated with high levels of mortality, but patients can become acutely ill and experience severe pain. Early recognition and treatment of pyelonephritis may limit morbidity. This article identifies patients at increased risk of pyelonephritis and discusses appropriate strategies to prevent serious complications.

Nursing Standard. 27, 5, 51-56. doi: 10.7748/ns2012.10.27.5.51.c9334

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What are the risk factors for developing pyelonephritis?

Risk factors.

Being female. The urethra is shorter in women than in men. ... .

Having a urinary tract blockage. ... .

Having a weakened immune system. ... .

Having damage to nerves around the bladder. ... .

Using a urinary catheter. ... .

Having a condition that causes urine to flow the wrong way..

Which individual has the most common risk of pyelonephritis?

Although pyelonephritis can occur among any group of people, young women are most at risk, particularly between the ages of 15 and 29. This may have to do with the role of frequent sexual intercourse in introducing bacteria to the exterior opening of the urethra and from there to the bladder.

Which client is at greatest risk for the development of pyelonephritis?

men over the age of 50, due to enlargement of the prostate or prostate cancer. sexually active women, due to their risk for recurrent urinary tract infections. people who are predisposed to recurrent kidney stones.

What is the most common pathogen causing pyelonephritis?

Escherichia coli is the most common pathogen in acute pyelonephritis, and in the past decade, there has been an increasing rate of E. coli resistance to extended-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics.