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
alternate name for Wilms tumor
nephroblastoma
m/c malignant renal tumor in adults
Grawitz tumor
alternate name for Grawitz tumor
Renal cell carcinoma
causes b/l renal enlargement in adults
Polycystic Kidney Disease
commonly associated with Adult Polycystic Disease of the Kidney
Berry aneurysm
common site for berry aneurysm
circle of Willis
type of inheritance for Adult Polycystic Disease of the Kidney
autosomal dominant
autoimmune disease causing hemoptysis and hematuria
Goodpasture’s syndrome
antibodies in Goodpasture’s syndrome are against…
Type lV collagen fibers
severe sudden onset of loin to groin pain with hematuria
renal calculi (stones)
m/c type of renal stones
calcium oxalate
% of kidney stones that are radioopaque
85%
other causes of renal stones
struvite (ammonium magnesium phosphate), cysteine and uric acid
soft boggy tender prostate
prostatitis (E coli)
enlarged non-tender prostate
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
occurs in peripheral zones of prostate
prostatic cancer
