Curriculum of Obstetrics
PYELITIS WITH PREGNANCY
RATIONALE
Pyelitis affects about 1 percent of pregnant women and is usually preceded by asymptomatic bacteruria. If untreated, it may lead to serious health problems during pregnancy.
GOAL
Understand the causes, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, complications, and management of pyelonephritis during pregnancy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
l Describe the predisposing factors and clinical picture of pyelonephritis
l Mention the complications
l Take appropriate history from pregnant women with urinary symptoms
l Order the investigations and select the proper antibiotics for patients with pyelonephritis
CONTENT
l Incidence and predisposing factors
l Organisms
l Clinical picture
l Differential diagnosis
l Treatment
