General Questions Flashcards
What is respiratory acidosis?
Respiratory acidosis is a condition that occurs when the lungs cannot remove all of the carbon dioxide the body produces. This causes body fluids, especially the blood, to become too acidic.
What is Oliguria?
Reduced output of urine
What does MUST stand for?
Malnutrition universal screening tool
What is Bradykinin and what is it’s effect on blood vessels?
An inflammatory mediator
Causes dilation of BV’s
What is a pyelogram?
X-Ray imagine of urinary system, gathered of a radiopaque dye has been administered IV
When having a PSA test the patient must not have…?
Ejaculated in last 48hrs
Exercised rigorously in last 48hrs
Undergone DRE in last week
Have an active UTI
Define hypertrophy and hyperplasia:
Hypertrophy: Growth without increased cell numbers
Hyperplasia: Growth with increased cell numbers
The prostate secretes roughly what percentage of seminal fluid?
25%
What is the Gold standard best test to look at the bladder?
Cystoscopy
When would diffusion weighted imaging be used?
To see liquids
What type of tumour carries an increased risk of development with multiple head CT scans?
Meningioma
How long after contrast is injected are scans taken and why?
70 seconds
To maximise amount in kidney and ureter
What contrast medium is used for a cystogram and why?
Iodine as it is safe if it leaks into tissues (unlike barium)
What is fluroscopy?
Continues low dose x-rays are used to give real time view
Paediatrics uses more of what two types of scans?
Ultrasound and MRI
NB ultrasound is very operator dependant
What is a KUB radiograph?
Kidney, ureter, bladder
Very large kidney stones with irregular appearances are known as what?
Staghorn kidney stones
Name 4 risk factors for kidney stones?
Hyperthyroidism, obesity, personal/ fam history, dehydration
Why do patients with renal failure often hyperventilate?
To give respiratory compensation (blow off CO2) for the metabolic acidosis caused by leaking of bicarbonate from the kidney
Why is PCO2 decreased in patients with renal failure?
To give respiratory compensation (blow off CO2) for the metabolic acidosis caused by leaking of bicarbonate from the kidney
Why is cloudy urine seen in patients with renal failure?
Leak of proteins from the kidney into the urine
Why is Hb levels decreased in patients with kidney failure?
EPO is produced by the kidney
How is a DRE performed?
Use lubricated index finger, insert and turn finger 180degrees
UT obstruction increases susceptibility to X and Y. Unrelieved obstruction almost always leads to Z
X+Y= UTI and stone formation Z= Hydronephrosis (perm renal atrophy)
What it diuresis?
Increased or excessive production of urine
What is the most common cancer of the bladder?
TCC- Transitional cell carcinoma
SCC if risk factors such as chronic infection of inflammation
What are the three common sites of renal calculi in the ureters?
1- Uretopelvic junction
2- Pelvic inlet
3- Entrance to bladder (vesicoureteric junction)
What happens to potassium levels when there is renal damage?
P gets hyperkalaemia
As K+ is actively transported out into DCT by the kidney (so impaired kidney function means less K+ in DCT so more is retained)
What happens to urine sodium levels when there is renal impairment?
Decreased levels!
Na+ normally reabsorbed with H+/Na+ antiporter
P likely has acidosis (so raised H+ in serum) so this means they pull more H+ into urine therefore more Na+ out of urine (Also a decreased GFR means less kidney function and transport of Na)
What type of bacteria are most commonly responsible for UTI’s?
Gram negative
GI tract comes from which embryological layer?
Endoderm
Name the structures of the foregut?
Esophagus, stomach, upper duodenum, pancreas, gall bladder, liver, spleen
What are the structures of the midgut?
Lower duodeni, jejunum, ileum, cecum (plus iliocecal valve), ascending colon, and 2/3rd of the transverse colon