hydronephrosis

Question 1

stages

Answer 1

1. dilation of the pelvis
2. dilation of pelvis + calyces
3. dilation of pelvis,calyces , ureter
4. severe narrowing/reduction of renal parenychma

Question 1

stages

Answer 1

1. dilation of the pelvis
2. dilation of pelvis + calyces
3. dilation of pelvis,calyces , ureter
4. severe narrowing/reduction of renal parenychma

Question 2

definitons

Answer 2

swelling of your kidney due to an obstrction of urine outflow

Question 3

tx

Answer 3

nephrostomy to drain the urine

Question 4

casuse

Answer 4

multifactorial

stones, narrow ureter, BPH, maliganacy (kidney, prostate, bladder), congenital anomly like VUR

blood clots, scar tissue UTI (CYCLE)

Question 5

THE first important thing to do to treat

Answer 5

drain the urine with catheter into bladder OR straight to kidney like nephrostomy

Question 6

what kind of pain is associated with

Answer 6

flank pain - same as renal colic

Question 7

what are the junctions of the bladder called

Answer 7

ureter- pelvic junction
ureter- vesicol junction

Question 8

classifcation

Answer 8

unilateral + bilaterak

acute chronice

Question 9

most common type is

Answer 9

unilateral hydronephrosis

Question 10

most common type is

Answer 10

unilateral hydronephrosis

Question 11

differnet causes depenind on age

Answer 11

kids - stricture of the 2 junctions

adults - stones

eldery - bph , stones maligancy

pregnacy - mechanic compression of ureter