MEDICINE AND

MEDICAL NURSING
THE URINARY SYSTEM
URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM

By Gunda Gadzika (RN)

INTRODUCTION
• Looking at the urinary system with its organized structures that
promote excretion of body waste in form of fluids, the urinary system
also serves to maintain the normal fluid balance of the body.
• The urinary tract might become infected by certain bacteria that we
have to treat as this bacteria causes inflammation within the urinary
tract and might become impossible to treat if reaches a certain extent
and therefore we are going to discuss the inflammatory conditions of
the urinary system including there treatment and complications that
may follow.
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
• By the end of this presentation, The student nurse will have acquired
general and basic knowledge and understanding of the inflammatory
conditions of the Urinary system.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
• Cystitis
• Pyelitis
• Nephritis
• Pyelonephritis
REVIEW OF THE ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE URINARY
SYSTEM
• The
CYSTITIS
PYELITIS
NEPHRITIS
PYELONEPHRITIS