GU/Endocrine Flashcards
3 types of acute kidney injury
pre-renal
renal or intrinsic
post-renal
what causes pre-renal acute kidney injury
hypoperfusion to kidneys
what causes intrinsic acute kidney injury
acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
acute interstitial nephritis (AIN)
glomerulonephritis
what causes post-renal acute kidney injury
BPH
tumor
definition of acute kidney injury
abrupt or rapid decline in renal filtration function
what are some examples of nephrotoxic drugs
NSAIDs
digoxin
aminoglycosides
vancomycin
urine with muddy brown casts
acute tubular necrosis
urine with eosinophiluria & blood eosinophilia
acute interstitial nephritis
urine with RBC casts (dimorphic RBC)
glomerulonephritis
what are the two main causes of chronic kidney disease?
diabetes and hypertension
what type of kidney disease will show small echogenic kidneys < 10 cm
chronic kidney disease
signs and symptoms of pyelonephritis
fever
flank pain
shaking chills
urinary symptoms
what will the urine show in somebody with pyelonephritis
pyuria
WBC casts
most common causative agent of acute cystitis
E. coli
what will the urine show in somebody with acute cystitis
positive nitrites
positive leukocyte esterase
what will the urine show in somebody with a kidney stone
gross hematuria
sudden uncontrollable urge leads to leakage
urge incontinence
treatment for urge incontinence
anticholinergics