kidney disease Flashcards
whats the most impotant function of the kidney?
its regulatory function
regulate the electrolyte execrete the wasteregulate PH regulate the blood pressure regulate the blood volum so the regultory function of the kidney is more important
whatre the features of the kidney ?
bean shape as the size of the fist
its long about 10-11 cm
its between 11-12 rib and its cover by renal capsule
lt kidny is little bit elevated than other
whatre the coverings of the kidney?
its cover by
1- renal capsule which is fiberous tissue
2- renal fat called peri-renal-fat
3- and cover by facia called renal facia which is no very strong can go up and down attach the kidney ito peritunium
whats the importance of renal facia ?
its for the protection of the kidney from any infection
what the differance of the blood supply between the kidny and the other organ ?
each part of kidney is supply by single artery and if any damag eto this artery lead to damage of the part
unlike the liver because it has anstomsis so damage to ne blood vessels lead to no damage
embryology of the kidney ?
it come from two layers the endoderm and extoderm
main part is
-nephon from mesenchyme
-Duct from bud
so if the nephron and the duct no fuse together it will lead for cycyic disese
and if both kidneys accend and fuse at the lower pole htis may lead to horse shoe kidney
what dose renal dysplasia means ?
menas that there is kidney nut there is renal malformation
the kidny will have cyst ( filled sac fluid ) instead of noraml kidney tissue
what dose the renal hypoplasia means ?
the defect will be in the nephrone the number will be small
what the renal aplasia
one or both kidney fail to develop
horse-shoe kidney
mean fusion of the lower pole of the kidney
whats the complication of horse shoe kidney ?
1- willim tumer x4 times
2- obstructive uropathy realated if there is any obstruction or calculi and any infection
dose pt know from the bigong that he have hores shoe kidney ?
no because the normal kidney funation but he will have some comlications as willim tumer andn obstructiv europathy fro any calculi and inflammation
whose pt with genetic disease will be susptble for the hourse shoe kidney ?
pt with turner syndrom will have horse shoe kidney about 7%
how pt woth congenital kidney disease present woth ?
they present with abdominal mass and heamturia
infection and hypertension and uraemia
whats the differance between the hydronephrosis and the pylonephrosis?
hydronephrosis means aspetic dilation
while pylonephrosis means septic dilation of the pelvic calcyal system