Exam 3 - Alterations of Renal and Urinary Tract Function Flashcards
What is a urinary tract obstruction?
blockage of urine flow within the urinary tract
What 2 things can an obstruction be caused by?
- anatomic defect
2. functional defect
What are 4 complications associated with upper urinary tract obstructions?
- hydrometer
- hydronephrosis
- ureterohydronephrosis
- tubulointerstitial fibrosis
define hydroureter
dilation of ureters
define hydronephrosis
dilation of renal pelvis and calyces
define ureterohydronephrosis
dilation of both ureters and the renal pelvis and calyces
define tubulointersitial fibrosis
- deposition of excess amounts of extracellular matrix
2. leads to cellular destruction and death of nephrons
define compensatory hypertrophy
partially counteracts the negative consequences of unilateral obstruction
What are the 2 types of growth with compensatory hypertrophy?
- obligatory growth
2. compensatory growth
what is caused by relieve of an upper urinary tract obstruction?
post obstructive diuresis
What can post obstructive diuresis cause?
fluid and electrolyte imbalance
What are kidney stones also called?
renal calculi or urolithiasis
what are kidney stones?
masses of crystals, protein or mineral salts form and may obstruct the urinary tract
What are 4 risk factors for kidney stones?
- male
- most develop before 50 years of age
- inadequate fluid intake
- geographic location
What are kidney stones mostly composed of?
calcium oxalate or calcium phosphate
How can genetic disorders of amino acid metabolism lead to kidney stone formation?
low pH
What are stag horn calculi?
large kidney stones
What does a alkaline urinary pH increase the risk for?
it increases risk for calcium phosphate stone formation
What does an acidic urine increase the risk for?
uric acid stone
What is 1 clinical manifestation of kidney stones?
renal colic (pain)
what is a process where crystals grow from a small nidus or nucleus to larger stones?
growth into a stone via crystallization or aggregation
What are 5 common treatments for kidney stones?
- parenteral and/or oral analgesics for acute pain
- medical therapy that promotes that stone passage
- high fluid intake
- alteration in urine pH
- removal of stones
What is a neurogenic bladder?
bladder dysfunction caused by neurologic disorders
What are two syndromes associated with dysfunction of the upper motor neurons?
- detrusor sphincter dyssynergia
2. overactive bladder syndrome
What is 1 syndrome associated with dysfunction of the lower motor neurons?
detrusor areflexia (underachieve bladder)
What are 4 common causes of lower urinary tract obstruction?
- prostate enlargement
- urethral stricture
- severe pelvic organ prolapse
- low bladder wall compliance
What are some clinical manifestations of lower urinary obstructions?
- frequent daytime voiding
- nocturne: night-time voiding
- urgency
- dysuria
- poor force of stream
- feelings of incomplete bladder emptying
What is overactive bladder syndrome chronic syndrome of?
detrusor overactivity
What are the symptoms of overactive bladder syndrome?
- syndrome of urgency, with or without urge incontinence
2. frequency and nocturne
What is underactive bladder syndrome?
bladder contraction of reduced strength and/or duration
What is underactive bladder syndrome associated with?
prolonged bladder emptying or incomplete bladder emptying, or both
What is an underactive syndrome caused by?
- spinal cord injury
- stroke
- multiple sclerosis
- parkinson disease
- diabetic neuropathy
- aging
What are symptoms of an underactive bladder?
- weak stream
- intermittency
- hesitancy
- straining
What is a benign renal tumor?
renal adenomas
What is the rarest renal tumor?
renal transitional cell carcinoma
what is the most common renal tumor?
renal cell carcinoma
where is the mutation with renal cell carcinoma?
mutation of gene on chromosome 3p
what are manifestations of renal cell carcinoma?
hematuria, dull and aching flank pain
What is the most common bladder tumor?
urothelial (transitional cell)
What is a urinary tract infection?
inflammation of the urinary epithelium after invasion and colonization by some pathogen in the urinary tract
how is a urinary tract infection classified?
location and complicating factors
True or false: UTI’s can be either complicated or uncomplicated
true
define cystitis
bladder inflammation
define pyelonephritis
inflammation of upper urinary tract
Define the pH and osmolality of urea that helps protect against UTI’s:
low pH and high osmolality of urea
What kind of effect do secretions from the uroepithelium?
bactericidal effect
what does the ureterovesical junction do to protect against UTI’s?
closes to prevent reflux of urine to the ureters and kidneys
What do women have that protect against UTI’s?
mucus-secrting glands
What do men have that protect against UTI’s?
length of the male urethra
What are the 2 most common pathogens that cause UTI’s?
- escherichia coli
2. staphylococcus saprophyticus
What are 3 ways that uropathogens are virulent?
- ability to evade or overwhelm host defense mechanisms and cause disease
- adherence to uroepithelium
- ability to resist the host’s defense mechanisms