Disease of the kidneys & urinary tract Flashcards
What structures are present in the upper urinary tract?
Kidneys
Ureters
What are the 3 constrictions of the ureter?
Pelviureteric junction
Brim of the pelvis
Vesicoureteric junction
What structures are found in the lower urinary tract?
Bladder
Urethra
What sphincter contracts under sympathetic innervation during ejaculation? What does this prevent?
Internal urethral sphincter
Retrograde ejaculation
What is another name of the urethral opening?
External urethral meatus
When there is tightening of the foreskin on a penis, what condition can occur?
Phimosis
When the foreskin of a penis is retracted and gets stuck, what is this condition called?
Para-phimosis
What is the definition of proteinuria?
Urinary protein excretion >150mg/day
How many types of haemturia are there?
3
Macroscopic
Microscopic (microscopic or dipstick positive)
What is the definition of microscopic haemturia?
> 3 RBCs/ high power field
What is the deinfition of oligouria?
Urine output <0.5ml/kg/hr
What is the definition of anuria?
No urine production
What is the definition of polyuria?
> 3L/day
What is the definition of nocturia?
Waking up at night >1 to micturate
What is the definition of nocturnal polyuria?
Nocturnal urine output >1/3 of total urine output in 24hrs
What are the 6 different functions of the kidneys?
Body volume (ECF) Endocrine function Electrolyte balance Acid/Base balance Excretion of waste products Regulation of vascular tone
What is the mnemonic used to define AKI staging
R - risk I - injury F - failure L - loss E - endstage kidney disease
What are some of presenting symptoms of CKD?
Anaemia
Oedema
Hypetension
Tiredness
What type of cancer is common in the ureters & bladder?
Transitional cell carcinoma