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You are asked to see a 63-year-old woman who - newboy - ArchivalUser - 07-16-2006
You are asked to see a 63-year-old woman who is in the hospital after undergoing an operation 4 days ago for a displaced tibia-fibula fracture. The operation was uncomplicated. Preoperative chest x-ray film was normal. She has a transurethral urinary catheter, which was placed during the operation 4 days ago. Today she has a temperature of 37.9°C (100.2°F). Laboratory studies disclose mild leukocytosis. Urinalysis shows greater than 100 WBC/hpf and many bacteria. You suspect that she has a urinary tract infection.
Item 1 of 2
31. Which of the following would have been the most appropriate method of preventing a urinary tract infection in this patient?
A
) Cleaning the perineum twice daily with povidone-iodine
B
) Irrigating the bladder every 8 hours
C
) Removing the catheter immediately post-operation
D
) Treating the patient with prophylactic antibiotics
E
) Using only silver-coated urinary catheters
0 - ArchivalUser - 07-16-2006
c
0 - ArchivalUser - 07-16-2006
C) Removing the catheter immediately post-operation