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Chapter 20- The Kidney Flashcards

1
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What are the functions of the kidney?

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Filters blood and produces urine

Waste excretion

Regulation of water concentration, salt, calcium, phosphorus, etc

Maintains plasma pH

Hormone production

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What are the four compartments of the kidney?

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  1. Glomeruli
  2. Tubules
  3. Interstitium
  4. Vessels
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Chronic renal disease destroys what kidney compartments?

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All of them

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What is azotemia and what does it reflect?

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Increased BUN/serum creatinine

Reflects reduced GFR

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What is uremia?

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Constellation of clinical signs and symptoms associated with azotemia

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What type of collagen makes up the glomerulus BM?

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Type IV

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What cells support the glomerulus?

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Mesangial cells

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What type of cells are mesangial cells?

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Contractile, phagocytic, secretive

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9
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What is glomerular filtration determined by?

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Molecule size and charge

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10
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What type of iron is most permeable to the glomerulus?

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Cations

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What are the functions of the JGA?

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BP and GFR

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What structures are involved in the JGA?

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DCT and afferent arteriole

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13
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What is the macula densa?

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Specialized cells in the DCT

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What is the function of the macula densa?

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Detects sodium concentration (high levels contract the arteriole)

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15
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When is renin secreted?

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When BP falls

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What are the pathologic responses to glomerular injury?

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  1. Hypercellularity
  2. GBM thickening
  3. Hylainosis
  4. Sclerosis
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What form of hypercellularity is seen in acute glomerular injury?

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Crescents

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18
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What mechanisms underlie most forms of glomerular injury?

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Immune- deposition of complexes, Abs against Ags or GBM

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What is the pathogenesis of Goodpasture syndrome?

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Ab against Type IV collagen

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Where do cations, anions and neutral molecules accumulate in the glomerulus?

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Cations- cross BM, form subepithelial complexes

Anions- trapped subendothelially

Neutral- accumulate in mesangium

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21
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What is a common feature of glomerular disease and why?

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Epithelial cell injury

Podocytes have limited regenerative capacity

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What are the major features of progressive renal disease?

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  1. Focal segmental glomeeulosclerosis

2. Tubulointerstitial fibrosis

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23
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What is nephritic syndrome?

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Manifestation of glomerular inflammation

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What is nephritic syndrome characterized by?

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Hematuria

Oliguria

Azotemia

Proteinuria

Hypertension

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What are the forms of nephritic syndrome and what are they caused by?

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  1. Acute proliferative glomerulonephritis- post Strep infections
  2. Non-Strep acute glomerulonephritis- other infections
  3. Rapidly progressive/crescentic glomerulonephritis- idiopathic or systemic
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26
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What is nephrotic syndrome?

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Derangement in capillary walls causes increased plasma protein permeability

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27
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Loss of albumin in nephrotic syndrome causes what?

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Systemic edema

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28
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What diseases cause nephrotic syndrome?

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Membranous nephropathy (adults)

Minimum change disease (children)

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

HIV associated neohropathy

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

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What is the difference between membranous nephropathy and minimum change disease (besides age)?

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MN- immune mediated

MCD- not immune mediated

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What is the most common cause of adult nephrotic syndrome?

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Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

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31
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What is HIV associated nephropathy a variant of?

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Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

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32
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What is the most common type of glomerulonephritis worldwide?

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IgA nephropathy (Berger disease)

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33
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What is the pathology of IgA nephropathy?

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IgA deposits cause gross hematuria following infection

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34
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What is the cause of hereditary nephritis?

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X-linked mutation

Defective type IV collagen

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What is another name for hereditary nephritis?

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Alport syndrome

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What are the symptoms of hereditary nephritis?

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Chronic renal failure

Nerve deafness

Eye disorders

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37
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What kind of mutation causes thin BM lesions?

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Type IV collagen mutation

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38
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What is the morphology of chronic glomerulonephritis?

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Kidneys are bilaterally/symmetrically contracted with granular surface and thinned cortex

Completely effaced glomeruli (can’t ID primary lesion)

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What are the symptoms of chronic glomerulonephritis?

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Hypertension
Pericarditis
Gastroenteritis
Secondary hyperparathyroidism
Renal osteosystrophy
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What are examples of glomerular lesions associated with systemic diseases?

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  1. Henoch-Schonlein purpura

Lupus nephritis

GN associated with bacterial endocarditis and other infections

Diabetic nephropathy

Fibrillary glomerulonephritis

Goodpasture syndrome

Microscopic polyangitis

Wegner granulomatosis

Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia

Plasma cell dyscrasias

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What are the characteristics of Henoch-Schonlein purpura?

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IgA deposition in children, vasculitis, abdominal symptoms, joint pain, glomerulonephritis

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What are the major processes of tubular and intertitial disease?

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  1. Ischemic/toxic tubular injury (acute tubular injury)

2. Inflammatory reactions of tubules and interstitium

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What is the most common cause if ARF?

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Ischemic/toxic tubular injury

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44
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What does ischemia and direct toxic injury to kidney tubules lead to?

45
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What are the phases of ischemic/toxic tubular injury?

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  1. Initiation
  2. Maintenance
  3. Recovery
46
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What can cause luminal destruction in tubular injury?

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Injured cells detach from BM and cause obstruction

47
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What is tubulointerstitial nephritis?

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Absence of nephritic and nephrotic syndromes

48
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What are examples of inflammatory reactions of tubules and interstitium?

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Tubulointerstitial nephritis

Pyelonephritis and UTI

49
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What type of infections cause most UTIs?

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Gram negative GI normal flora

50
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What route of spread is most common in pyelonephritis and UTI?

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Ascending route

51
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What is the morphology of acute pyelonephritis?

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Patchy suppurative inflammation

Tubular necrosis

Neutrophil cast

Renal scars from necrosis, pyonephrosis, perinephric abscesses

52
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What is the morphology of chronic pyelonephritis?

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Tubulointerstitial inflammation

Irregular renal scarring

Dilated/deformed calyxes

53
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What are the types of chronic pyelonephritis and which is most common?

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Reflux nephropathy- most common

Chronic obstructive pyelonephritis

54
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What is the second most common cause of acute tubular injury?

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Tubulointerstitial nephritis induced by drugs and toxins

55
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What kind of response does acute, drug-induced interstitial nephritis cause?

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IgE and T cell response

56
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What is the morphology of acute urate nephropathy?

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Uric avid crystals ppt in tubules and CDs

57
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What causes chronic urate nephropathy?

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Prolonged hyperuricemia (gout)

58
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What is nephrolithiasis?

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Uric acid stones

59
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What is hypercalcemia and nephrocalcinosis?

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Renal calcium deposition and stone formation

60
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What is the other name for light chain cast nephropathy?

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Myeloma kidney

61
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What condition is light chain cast nephropathy associated with?

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Multiple myeloma

62
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What occurs in bile cast nephropathy?

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Increased serum bilirubin causes bile cast formation

63
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What is hepatorenal syndrome?

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Impairment of renal function in patients with liver failure

64
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What is nephrosclerosis?

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Renal arteriolar sclerosis

Wall thickening and hyalinization

65
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What is the morphology of nephrosclerosis?

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Vascular lesions cause diffuse, ischemic nephron atrophy

Cortex shrinking

Granular surface

Small kidneys

66
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What is malignant nephrosclerosis?

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Nephrosclerosis superimposed on hypertensive chronic renal disease or scleroderma

67
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What is the morphology of malignant nephrosclerosis?

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Fibrinoid necrosis

Intravascular thrombosis

Salt and water retention

68
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What is the pathology of malignant nephrosclerosis?

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Stimulation of RAS- aldosterone causes salt and water retention

Drives an ever-increasing cycle of BP

69
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What does renal artery stenosis induce?

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Excessive renin secretion

70
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What is most renal artery sclerosis due to?

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Atheromatous plaque

71
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What is the morphology of renal artery sclerosis?

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Reduced kidney size

Diffuse ischemic atrophy

72
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What are thrombotic microangiopathies?

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Spectrum of syndromes that cause excessive platelet activation

Thromboses in kidney vessels cause hypertension

73
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What are the two forms of thrombotic microangiopathies and there causes?

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  1. Thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura (TTP)- ADAMSTS13 deficiencies (vWF regulator)
  2. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)- shiga-toxin producing bacteria (typical) or mutations in complement regulatory proteins (atypical)
74
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What other vascular disorders are associated with kidney disease?

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Atheroembolic renal disease (cholesterol crystals embolize)

Sickle cell nephropathy

Diffuse cortical nephrosis (diffuse microthrombi)

Renal infarcts

75
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Why do renal infarcts occur?

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Little collateral circulation

76
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What congenital anomalies are associated with the kidneys?

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Agenesis

Hypoplasia (unilateral)

Ectopic

Horseshoe kidneys

77
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What is the difference between bilateral and unilateral agenesis?

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Bilateral- incompatible with life

Unilateral- hypertrophy of remaining kidney

78
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Is hypoplasia normally unilateral or bilateral?

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Unilateral

79
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What are the characteristics of true kidney hypoplasia?

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No scars, less than 6 renal lobes

80
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Where do ectopic kidneys normally lie?

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Just above the pelvic brim or in the pelvis

81
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Why is their an increased risk of bacterial infection in ectopic kidneys?

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Ureter can be tortuous or kinked

82
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What is the difference between simple and crossed ectopic kidneys?

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Simple- kidneys are in an abnormal position on the proper side

Crossed- both kidneys are on the same side

83
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What type of pole fusion is most common in horseshoe kidneys?

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Lower pole

84
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What types of cystic diseases can occur in kidneys?

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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Autosomal recessive PKD

Medullary sponge kidney

Nephronophthisis and adult onset medullary cystic disease

Multicystic renal dysplasia

Acquired (dialysis associated) cystic disease

Simple cysts

85
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Which form of PKD is adult and which is childhood?

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Adult- autosomal dominant PKD

Childhood- autosomal recessive PKD

86
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What are the characteristics of AD PKD?

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High penetrance, universally bilateral

PKD1 mutation in most cases

Kidneys are massively enlarged and almost entirely cystic

40% also show liver cysts

87
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What are the characteristics of AR PKD?

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Mutations in PKHD1

Liver almost always has cysts and proliferating bile ducts

Sponge-like appearance due to small cysts in the cortex

Bilateral

88
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What is the morphology of medullary sponge kidney?

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Multiple cystic dilations of the collecting ducts in the medulla

Pyramids are lost and filled with cysts

89
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What is the morphology of nephronophthisis and adult onset medullary cystic disease?

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Variable number of cysts in the medulla, concentrated at the corticomedullary junction

Small, contracted kidneys

Granular surface

90
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What is the morphology of multicystic renal dysplasia?

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Unilateral or bilateral

Kidney is large, irregular and multicystic

91
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What are most cases of multicystic renal dysplasia associated with?

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Ureteropelvic obstruction

Urethral agenesis

Atresia

92
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Why do prolonged dialysis patients develop cysts?

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Obstruction from calculi and interstitial fibrosis

93
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Where do simple cysts of the kidney commonly occur?

94
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What is the morphology of simple kidney cysts?

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Smooth walls filled with clear, serous fluid

95
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What are the characteristics of urinary tract obstruction?

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Increased susceptibility to infection and stone formation

Renal atrophy and expanded renal pelvis

96
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What is hydronephrosis?

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Dilation of renal pelvis and calicoes due to urine obstruction outflow

97
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What is urolithiasis?

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Increased concentrations of stone constituents

98
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Where is urolithiasis most common in the kidney?

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Calyces and pelvis

99
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What benign neoplasms are associated with the kidney and what are their characteristics?

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  1. Renal papillary adenomatous- small, yellow, cortical
  2. Angiomyolipoma- hamartomatous lesion (vessels, muscle, fat)
  3. Oncocytoma- eosinophilic epithelial cells, packed with mitochondria
100
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What malignant neoplasm is histologically identical to low grade papillary RCC?

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Renal papillary adenoma

101
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What is the cut off between benign and malignant renal papillary adenoma?

102
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Why are angiomyolipomas significant?

A

Can cause hemorrhage

103
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What malignant neoplasms are associated with the kidney?

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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC)

Clear cell carcinoma

Papillary carcinomas

Chromophobe renal carcinoma

Urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis

104
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What is the most common form of renal cancer in adults?

105
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What are the three forms of RCC and their characteristics?

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  1. Clear cell- solitary, spherical masses, invade the renal vein
  2. Papillary- multifocal and bilateral, hemorrhagic and cystic, papillary formations (microscopic)
  3. Chromophobe- eosinophilic cells with perinuclear halos
106
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What is paraneoplastic syndrome attributable to?

A

Hormone production

107
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Why do urothelial carcinomas of the renal pelvis manifest early?

A

Produce hematuria or obstruction

108
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What concomitant tumour can occur with urothelial carcinomas of the renal pelvis?

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