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A Nurse in the Emergency Department Is Caring for a 23-Year-Old

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A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a 23-year-old female who is on vacation for her honeymoon. Two days ago, she began experiencing burning while voiding and a tactile fever. The patient reports she has been treating the symptoms with cranberry tablets and increased fluid intake. Her symptoms have not improved and now she is experiencing a frequent urge to void and lower abdominal pain. Upon assessment, the nurse finds the patient has a low-grade fever.
-Based on the patient's clinical presentation,which of the following diagnoses is most likely? 


A) Urethritis
B) Cystitis
C) Pyelonephritis
D) General urinary tract infection

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