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53 yrs old female... Reddish urine pus cells epithelial cells and RBC present.. no fever... History of previous 10yrs back kidney disfunction like was there

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Reddish urine with RBCs (blood) and pus cells needs prompt medical assessment, even without fever. At age 53, visible red urine should not be assumed to be only a urine infection, particularly with a past history of kidney dysfunction.
Possible causes include:
  • Urinary infection or inflammation
  • Kidney/ureter stone
  • Kidney disease, especially if there is protein in urine, swelling, high blood pressure, or rising creatinine
  • Bleeding from the bladder or urinary tract, which needs exclusion in adults with visible blood
  • Menstrual/vaginal contamination. Epithelial cells often mean the urine sample was not a clean midstream sample, so the test may need repeating.
What to do today
  1. Arrange an urgent appointment with a physician, ideally today or within 24 hours, or a nephrologist/urologist if available.
  2. Obtain a properly collected midstream clean-catch urine test: urine routine/microscopy plus urine culture and sensitivity before antibiotics, if possible.
  3. Check serum creatinine, eGFR, urea, electrolytes, CBC, blood pressure, and urine protein/albumin.
  4. The clinician may order a kidney and bladder ultrasound. If blood is visibly present or continues after infection is treated/excluded, a urology evaluation is important. Visible hematuria generally needs assessment of the bladder and upper urinary tract, as described by the American Urological Association.
Go to emergency care now if she has:
  • Reduced or stopped urine output
  • Blood clots in urine or inability to pass urine
  • Severe flank/back or lower abdominal pain
  • Dizziness, fainting, marked weakness
  • Fever, chills, vomiting
  • Leg/face swelling, breathlessness, or confusion
  • Known kidney function worsening
Pus cells can support infection, but they do not prove a UTI without symptoms and a culture. Microscopy and culture are important, especially in someone with a kidney history. Harrison’s notes that pyuria can occur with cystitis and that culture confirms bacteria and guides antibiotic choice, while pyuria alone is not diagnostic without compatible symptoms. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 22e, p. 1135. Visible blood is called gross hematuria and should be evaluated according to risk factors. Textbook of Family Medicine, 9e, p. 1184.
Until reviewed: drink normal fluids unless she has been told to restrict fluids for kidney disease; avoid self-starting antibiotics and avoid NSAID painkillers such as ibuprofen, diclofenac, or naproxen unless her clinician says they are safe for her kidneys.

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Do not start an antibiotic without a clinician reviewing her today and sending a urine culture first. With visible red urine, RBCs, and a past kidney problem, the cause may be infection but could also be a stone, kidney disease, or urinary-tract bleeding. The antibiotic and dose must be adjusted to her creatinine/eGFR and culture result.
For now
  • If she has pain or burning and has no liver disease: paracetamol (acetaminophen) can be used as directed on the package.
  • Avoid ibuprofen, diclofenac, naproxen, and other NSAID pain medicines, because they can worsen kidney function and bleeding risk.
  • Do not use leftover antibiotics or someone else’s prescription.
If a doctor confirms a simple lower UTI, commonly used options can include nitrofurantoin, fosfomycin, pivmecillinam, trimethoprim, or cephalexin, depending on local resistance, allergies, pregnancy status, culture, and kidney function. Nitrofurantoin may not be appropriate when eGFR is reduced, and it does not treat a kidney infection. The NICE UTI guidance specifically advises considering renal impairment and prior culture results when selecting an antibiotic.
Please arrange a doctor visit or urgent-care assessment today for urine culture, creatinine/eGFR, blood pressure, and ultrasound if indicated. Go to emergency now for clots, inability to pass urine, severe back/flank pain, fever/chills, vomiting, weakness/dizziness, swelling, or low urine output.

Shoulder i start nitobact 100 or ciplox tz

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Neither should be started on your own.
  • Nitobact 100 is usually nitrofurantoin. It may be used only for a confirmed uncomplicated bladder UTI, but it is not suitable for kidney infection and can be unsafe or ineffective if kidney function is reduced. She has a previous kidney problem, so check creatinine/eGFR first.
  • Ciplox-TZ contains ciprofloxacin plus tinidazole. It is not a routine first-choice treatment for simple urine infection and should not be taken without a doctor and urine culture. Ciprofloxacin can cause important side effects and needs renal-dose adjustment. Tinidazole is generally unnecessary for a UTI.
Because she has visible red urine, do a urine culture before any antibiotic, plus kidney-function tests, and see a doctor/urgent care today. A culture tells whether this is actually bacterial infection and which medicine will work.
If she develops fever, flank/back pain, vomiting, low urine output, clots, or cannot pass urine, go to emergency immediately.

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Do not start any antibiotic at home right now. In this case, I cannot safely recommend one.
She has visible red urine plus pus cells/RBCs and a past kidney problem. This may be UTI, but it could also be a stone, kidney inflammation, or bladder/kidney bleeding. The choice and dose depend on a urine culture and current creatinine/eGFR.
Specifically:
  • Do not start Nitobact/nitrofurantoin until eGFR is known. It should not be used with significant reduced kidney function and does not treat kidney infection.
  • Do not start Ciplox-TZ. It is not a routine treatment for simple UTI, has avoidable adverse effects, and ciprofloxacin dosing also changes with kidney function.
Take her to a clinic, urgent care, or hospital today, preferably before antibiotics, for:
  1. Urine culture and sensitivity
  2. Creatinine/eGFR, CBC, blood pressure
  3. Doctor examination, with ultrasound if advised
For discomfort only, she may use paracetamol/acetaminophen as per the pack label if she has no serious liver disease. Avoid ibuprofen, diclofenac, naproxen, and similar painkillers because of the kidney history.
Go to emergency now if there are clots, reduced urine, inability to pass urine, severe side/back pain, fever/chills, vomiting, confusion, dizziness, or swelling.

Renal tuberculosis history

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A past history of renal/genitourinary tuberculosis changes the situation significantly. Red urine with pus cells and RBCs can be due to recurrent or residual genitourinary TB, scarring/obstruction, stones, or a usual bacterial UTI. It may show sterile pyuria, meaning pus cells but routine urine culture has no common bacteria.
Do not start Nitobact or Ciplox-TZ on your own. They do not treat TB, may give a misleading temporary response, and can delay correct diagnosis. Nitrofurantoin is particularly unsuitable if kidney function is reduced.
She needs assessment by a urologist/nephrologist or TB specialist today or as urgently as possible, with:
  • Urine routine and standard bacterial culture, before antibiotics
  • Three early-morning urine samples on different days for TB testing: AFB smear, mycobacterial culture, and TB PCR/NAAT such as Xpert, according to local availability
  • Creatinine, eGFR, electrolytes, CBC, urine protein
  • Ultrasound KUB, and possibly CT urography as advised
  • Review of previous TB treatment records, drug-susceptibility results, and whether treatment was completed
If TB is confirmed, treatment must be a full multi-drug anti-TB regimen selected by the TB specialist, with doses adjusted for kidney function and resistance testing. Do not restart old TB medicines yourself. Standard drug-susceptible TB regimens use multiple medicines, commonly isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol initially, but renal disease can require modified dosing and monitoring. The WHO TB treatment guidance should be applied through the local TB program.
Genitourinary TB commonly causes sterile pyuria with hematuria, so her current urine findings require targeted TB work-up. Brenner and Rector’s The Kidney, Genitourinary Tuberculosis section.
Go to emergency now if she has reduced urine, clots or inability to pass urine, severe flank pain, fever/chills, vomiting, weakness/dizziness, swelling, or breathlessness.
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