Clinical Descriptions in Renal Flashcards
Non infective inflammation of glomerulus, can be primary or secondary
Glomerulunephritis
Bacterial infection of renal pelvis, calyces, tubule and interstitium
Pyelonephritis
What is the most common organism causing pyelonephritis?
E.coli
Tuberculous pyelonephritis?
haemotgenous spread, usually from lung, typical caeseating granulomatous formation
acute inflammation of bladder
cystitis
dilatation of pelvicalcyeal system, with parenchymal atrophy
hydronephrosis
Main causes of hydronephrosis?
urinary tract obstruction and reflux
abscence of one or both kidneys
agenesis
small kidneys but with normal developemtn
hypoplasia
Fusion at either pole (usually lower)
horseshoe kidney
Very common, usually doesnt cause any functional disease, often incidental finding
simple cysts
can be recessive or dominant (more common), causes renal enlargement and cysts
polycystic kidney disease
common, white nodules, medullary origin
fibroma
yellowish nodules, less than 2cm, cortical origin
adenoma
Mix of fat, muscle and blood vessels, can be multiple and bilateral, associated with tuberous scleoriris
angiomyolipoma
Production of renin causes secondary hypertension from this
JGCT
Production of renin causes secondary hypertension from this
JGCT (juxtaglomerular cell tumour)
tumour of renal pelvis and calcyces
urothelial carcinomas