A patient comes to the medical clinic with complaints of urgency, frequency, pain in the area of the symphysis pubis, and dark cloudy urine.What should the nurse suspect that this patient has?

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The symptoms suggest a urinary tract infection, most likely affecting the bladder (cystitis). The urgency, frequency, and pain are common symptoms of bladder infection. The dark, cloudy urine is a sign of pyuria (pus in the urine), which confirms the presence of a bacterial infection. Kidney infection (pyelonephritis) can cause similar symptoms, but it typically presents with higher fever, chills, and flank pain. Urinary calculi (stones) can also cause pain and dark urine, but usually with hematuria (blood in the urine) and possibly urinary obstruction. Interstitial cystitis is a chronic condition that can cause bladder pain and/or frequent urination, but it is rare in men.

A Patient Comes to the Medical Clinic with Complaints of Urgency