MATERIA MEDICA

IP DISCUSSION

Ujrpuria Janta Annaram

Roll no. :- 51
2nd BHMS
URINARY TRACT INFECATION (UTI) :-
Definition :-
Uti’s are common infection that
happen when bacteria offen from the
skin or rectum, enter the urethra
&infect the urinary tract.
It is invasion of the urothelium that
results in an inflammatory response.
The infection can affect several parts
of the urinary tract , but the most
common type is a bladder infection
(cystitis).
Bacteria especially E.coli –are the
most common cause of UTI.
Symptoms include needing to pee
often pain while peeing &pain in side or
lower back.
 Anatomy :-
 A urinary tract infection is an infection in any part of the
urinary system.
The urinary system includes the kidney , ureters , bladder &
urethra.
Most infections involve the lower urinary tract – the bladder
&the urethra.
Women are at greater risk of developing UTI than man.
Women’s urethra (tube from the bladder to where the urine
comes out of the body) is shorter then a man. Bacteria can
reach the bladder more easily in women.
Anatomy of urinary tract :-
The body takes nutrients from food & converts them to
energy.
After the body has taken the food components that it needs ,
waste products are left behind in the bowel & in the blood.
Though it is not extensively studied ,differences in
pelvic anatomy may predispose UTI.
Physiology :-
Urinary tract infections are caused by bacterium
that invade the urinary epithelium calls causing
irritation & inflammation of these calls.
The infection can start in the urethra & can progress
it’s way up to the bladder , ureters or kidney.
Physiology of urinary tract :-

Micturition primarily functions in the excretion of

metabolic products & toxic wastes.
The urinary tract also serves as a storage vessel of the
waste filtered from the kidneys.
Urine stored in the bladder is released from the bladder
through the urethra upon a complex network of
neurological function.
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