Cysts and Cancer Flashcards
Flank pain, flank mass, hematuria, diagnosis?
Renal Cell Carcinoma
HTN, Renal Failure, Lots of Cysts on the kidney, diagnosis?
ADPKD
If you have ADPKD, what do you look for?
Berry Aneurysms, cysts in pancreas, cyst in liver
Paraneoplastic syndrome associated with renal cell carcinoma?
Polycythemia
Radially oriented cysts, diagnosis?
ARPKD
What is the diagnostic step to diagnose renal cell carcinoma?
Nephrectomy (Not Biopsy)
You get a CT scan for pancreatitis and find a large loculated cyst, next step?
Nephrectomy
You get a CT scan for pancreatitis and find a simple cyst on the kidney, diagnosis?
Incidental, find
Reassurance
Why are epithelial Casts found in the urine, usually?
ATN, toxic ingestion
Why are WBC casts found in the urine, usually?
Pyelonephritis
Why are Waxy casts found in the urine, usually?
CKD
Why are Hyaline casts found in the urine, usually?
dehydrated, heavy exercise, there isnt a disease usually stacked with this
Why are RBC casts found in the urine, usually?
PGSN
Why are Fatty casts found in the urine, usually?
Nephrotic Syndrome
Why are Muddy Brown casts found in the urine, usually?
ATN, drugs usually
