question on oral fluids?

[ranglervol]

My case is 80 and has a

UTI, why it is important for her to drink oral fluids regularly

[TexasPediRN]

Your patient has a urinary tract infection.

Why do you think you would want to increase her fluid intake?

What system is involved? What does that system do with extra fluid? Why would that be important to help her UTI?

Think it over - and this way you'll understand it by figuring it out yourself, instead of being told the answer.

Good luck!

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

• http://www.medicinenet.com/urine_infection/article.htm - urinary tract infection in adults
  
  • http://www.medicinenet.com/urine_infection/page5.htm
    
    • "most doctors suggest that drinking plenty of water helps cleanse the urinary tract of bacteria."
      

  [*]http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/urinary-tract-infections-in-teens-and-adults-topic-overview - urinary tract infections in teens and adults

  • http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/urinary-tract-infections-in-teens-and-adults-home-treatment - home treatment
    
    • "drinking lots of water, especially during the first 24 hours after your symptoms appear. this will help make the urine less concentrated and wash out the infection-causing bacteria. this may alter some of your body's normal defense mechanisms, but most doctors recommend drinking a lot of fluids when you have a uti. some people also drink cranberry juice. . .urinating frequently and completely, to empty your bladder each time."