Genitourinary Flashcards
post-streptococcal hematuria and HTN in a child
glomerulonephritis
red blood cell casts
glomerulonephritis
edema seen in glomerulonephritis
high hydrostatic pressure
raised hydrostatic pressure in glomerulonephritis is related to
raised BP
specific tissue damaged in the kidney in glomerulonephritis
glomerulus
minimal change kidney damage with massive proteinuria
nephrotic syndrome
pressure is related to protein concentration in blood
oncotic pressure
specific tissue damaged in nephrotic syndrome; causes hypoproteinemia
basement membrane
fever, chills, costovertebral angle tenderness, white blood cell casts
pyelonephritis
nodular sclerosis of the kidney in a diabetic
Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease
m/c bacterial cause of pyelonephritis
Escherichia coli (E. coli)
dysuria, increased frequency, bacteria and nitrites in urine
urinary tract infection
dysuria, increased frequency, no bacteria or nitrites in urine
interstitial cystitis
hallmark finding in the bladder in interstitial cystitis
Hunner’s ulcers
m/c malignant kidney tumor in children
Wilms tumor