A 24-year-old woman presents with dysuria and urinary frequency for 2 days. She is afebrile and otherwise healthy, with no flank pain. According to Ca...

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A 24-year-old woman presents with dysuria and urinary frequency for 2 days. She is afebrile and otherwise healthy, with no flank pain. According to Canadian primary care guidelines, what is the most appropriate management?

Accepted Answer

Start empiric oral antibiotics for uncomplicated cystitis

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Send urine for culture and withhold antibiotics until results return

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Order urgent CT urogram

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Admit to hospital for intravenous antibiotics

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Treat with phenazopyridine alone without antibiotics

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Acute uncomplicated cystitis

A 24-year-old woman presents with dysuria and urinary frequency for 2 days. She is afebrile and otherwise healthy, with no flank pain. According to Canadian primary care guidelines, what is the most appropriate management?