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Kidney & UTI Pathology Flashcards

1
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1,25 dihydroxycholecaliferol is also known as

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Vit D

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2
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What is oliguria?

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<400ml/24h

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3
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What is the reference range for urea?

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3-8mmol/L

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4
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What should not be measured until 8 hours after a meal?

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Creatinine

50-140

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5
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What happens to creatinine as the GFR decreases?

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It increases

plotting the plasma creatinine can help estimate when intervention is needed in ESRF

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6
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Tubular secretion of creatinine can be inhibited by

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aspirin and cimetidine

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7
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eGFR of less than 15 indicates

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ESRF

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8
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Renal hypoperfusuion can lead to

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secondary hyperaldosteronism

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9
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a patient who is unwell with a rapid rise in creatinine and urea has

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ARF

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10
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Proteinuria, hypoalbuminaemia and oedema point to

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nephrotic syndrome

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11
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oedema, proteinuria and haematuria point to

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Nephritic syndrome

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12
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mesangial cells of the renal corpuscle have

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contractile and phagocytic properties

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13
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Immunological causes of glomerular injury include

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IgA nephropathy
SLE
Goodpasture’s syndrome

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14
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Non-immunological causes of glomerular injury include

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Hypertension, HUS, DM, Amyloidosis and Alport disease (inherited abnormal type IV collagen causing abnormal basement membranes)

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15
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What can cause nephrotic syndrome?

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Membranous nephropathy (PLA2R on podocytes) 
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Minimal change disease
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16
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What can cause nephritic syndrome?

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IgA nephropathy (Berger's Disease) 
Post-infectious glomerulonephritis 
Vasculitis
SLE
HUS
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17
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What is IgAN Henoch Schoelein purpura?

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IgA nephropathy that follows throat infections and presents in BOYS with

  • arthalgia
  • abdo pan
  • purpuric rash
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18
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What is a risk factor for chronic pyelonephritis?

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Urinary tract reflux

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19
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What characteristically shows as a ‘flea bitten kidney’?

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Hypertensive nephropathy (nephrosclerosis)

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20
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Kimmelstiel-Wilson lesions are produced as part of

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diabetic nephropathy

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21
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BPH arises from where in the prostate?

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Centrally situated TZ and periurethral cells

it is more likely to cause urinary obstruction earlier than carcinomas

22
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Urgency 
Hesitancy 
Increased fequency 
Nocturia 
Incomplete bladder emptying 
all point to
23
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DHT (dihydrotestosterone) is involved in the development of

24
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BRCA2 leads to a 20-fold increased risk of

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prostate cancer

So can being African

25
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How is prostate cancer staged?

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Gleason scoring system

26
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Does increased PSA always point to prostate canceR?

27
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Germ cell tumours are most common in

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young males

Seminomas
Teratomas
Choriocarcinoma

28
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Is a history of an undescended testis important?

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Yes, it is a risk factor for testicular cancer.

29
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AFP is a tumour marker for

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germ cell tumours

30
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bHCG points to

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a choriocarcinoma

it is elevated in testicular cancer

31
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VMA in the urine points to a

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phaeochromocytoma

32
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What are associated with the development of testicular germ cell tumours?

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Prior TGCT in the contraletral testicle
impaired spermatogenesis 
inguinal hernia
hydrocele 
testicular atrophy
33
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Hypogonadism can cause

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testicular failure

34
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What is the most common form or renal calculi?

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Calcium stones

35
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A large ‘staghorn’ calculi points to

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struvite stones

due to urease producing bacterial information

36
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Urate stones can be seen in people with

37
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most renal cell carcinomas are

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clear cell

38
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What is von Hippel-Lindau syndrome?

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Most common cancer syndrome observed in RCC

VHL gene breaks down HIF-1 oncogene and loss of function leads to tumour development

39
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What does clear cell RC look like microscopically?

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Clear cytoplasm with a ‘nested’ appearance

40
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Is RCC chemo resistant?

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Yes, it tends to be

41
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How do urothelial cell carcinomas present?

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Haematuria
Urinary frequency
Pain on urination
Urinary tract obstruction

42
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What is the most important prognostic factor in bladder carcinoma?

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Depth of invasion

43
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Urethral syndrome is caused by

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abacterial cystitis

44
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what is classified using the KASS criteria?

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significant bacteriuria

45
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pus in the urine with no organisms grown is known as

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sterile pyuria

46
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What classifies as a ‘complicated’ UTI?

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UTI in males under 65, children under 10, the presence o a foreign body and underlying abnormality

47
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causes of sterile pyuria include

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‘fastidious’ organisms: TB, Haemophilus
UT inflammation
Urethritis that is sexually transmitted

48
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MSUs are carried out using what colour of container?

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Red top (contains boric acid to preserve)

49
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Early morning urine samples are done when

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urinary TB is suspected

50
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what would you use to treat a UTI?

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Nitrofurantoin (not for upper UTIs)

Trimethoprim

51
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What would you use to treat upper UTIs?

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Cefuroxime, ciprofloxacin

Tazobactam (in over 65s)

52
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When changing catheters, what can be given as a ‘cover’?

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Gentamicin

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