Essays on Cystitis

UTI presents with pain when urinating, a strong and persistent urge to pass urine, cloudiness in urine, strong odor in urine, pelvic pain, colored urine and frequent passing of urine in small quantities (Foxman, 2014. Presenting with the above symptoms is confirmation for the presence of a UTI. However, in other cases, a similar, yet close disorder named IC (interstitial cystitis) may be present. Both conditions present with fever and chills, colored urine that is cloudy, abnormal frequent urination, itching when urinating and persistent urge to urinate. In order to differentiate UTI from IC, a physician may request for ...

ANATOMY OF URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

The urinary tract, simply put, is the bodies system of drainage through which excess water and wastes are removed from the body. It is a multi-organ system consisting of the two kidneys, two ureters, the bladder and the urethra. The kidneys are small organs that assume the shape of a bean and are equivalently the size of a normal human fist. They are located below the rib cage, each of them on either side of the spine. Wastewater (urine) moves from the kidneys downwards through two narrow tubes known as ureters, and it is then stored in the bladder, ...

The ICD-10 code for stress incontinence associated with pelvic floor weakness and muscle incoordination in female is N39.3. The CPT (ICD-9) code for stress incontinence in female is 625.6. ("The Web's Free ICD-9-CM & ICD-10-CM Medical Coding Reference", 2016; "CPT Procedure Codes - Medical Procedure Codes", 2016) The 41 years old female complained urine leakage while coughing, laughing and when lifting heavy objects. She also experiences bladder leakage when lifting her 1-year-old child. The patient smokes and drinks alcohol occasionally. Review of the coding system to support the claim: First, I searched for the topic on ‘Pelvic muscle weakness’ in ...