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Can Dizziness And Fall Out From Bed Symptoms For Bladder Infection?
My mother-in-law woke up last Thursday night very dizzy, feeling she would fall out of bed. She also had a bad taste in her mouth and was nauseated. her Dr. said it was a bladder infection and her white cells were to high to count. Is that diagnosis correct?
Wed, 21 Sep 2016
Hello dear,
Thank you for your question,
In my opinion, dizziness and nausea may indicate a more serious infection that involves the kidney. This condition is called pyelonephritis, and requires a longer course of antibiotics, with higher doses.
In such cases I suggest to my patients to take a urine specimen for culture. The result takes at least 48 hours to come. In the meantime, I would start to treat her empirically with Cyprofloxacin. Since it is a prescription based medicine, she will have to consult with her doctor.
I hope this helped.
Kind regards,
Dr. Alma
Thank you for your question,
In my opinion, dizziness and nausea may indicate a more serious infection that involves the kidney. This condition is called pyelonephritis, and requires a longer course of antibiotics, with higher doses.
In such cases I suggest to my patients to take a urine specimen for culture. The result takes at least 48 hours to come. In the meantime, I would start to treat her empirically with Cyprofloxacin. Since it is a prescription based medicine, she will have to consult with her doctor.
I hope this helped.
Kind regards,
Dr. Alma
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