"A urine test is easy to order—but that doesn’t mean it’s always the right thing to do," writes Dr. Nick Schneeman.

Medically reviewed by Matthew Wosnitzer, MD Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in adults 65 and older, mainly due to age-related factors like malnutrition, poor bladder control, and ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in older adults. They may be more likely to have atypical UTI symptoms, such as delirium, confusion, or loss of appetite. A urinary tract infection (UTI ...

In clinical practice, elderly patients rarely fit within a single ... except for evidence of mild dehydration and a urinary tract infection (UTI). Incidentally noted was extensive white matter ...

Technically speaking, bladder infections and UTIs are not the same. A bladder infection is a type of UTI, but not every UTI is a bladder infection. As the name suggests, a UTI affects your urinary ...

Doctors usually recommend avoiding sex until a UTI has cleared up completely. This is because having sex may irritate the urinary tract and can push bacteria into the urethra, worsening the infection.

The urinary tract infection (UTI), has become the medical bogeyman ... There’s no question that legitimate UTIs do exist, and that elderly people are at risk for a potentially lethal ...

A history and general assessment of the patients is mandatory to exclude pathology and evaluate various factors which may influence choice and success of management. Evaluation of systems such as ...