22nd June 2021

Before discharge from the delivery suite, a 30-year-old mother is found to have a temperature of 38.2 degrees Celsius

Before discharge from the delivery suite, a 30-year-old mother is found to have a temperature of 38.2 degrees Celsius a day after delivering her first child via lower segment caesarean section. Upon history taking, she describes pain on passing urine as well as blood-stained urine but attributes it to the recent delivery.

Which ONE of the following initial investigations is the most useful? Select ONE option only.