lab midterm Flashcards
urolithiasis
calculus formation at any level of collecting urinary system
supersaturation
-causes stone formation-high conc of stone’s constituents in urine, exceeding their solubility in the urine
75% of stones are made of
calcium oxalate or combo of calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate
10-15% of stones are made of
magnesium ammonium phosphate (aka. struvite)
triple stone
-aka. magnesium ammonium phosphate stone (struvite)-alkaline environment
causes of alkaline urine
-too much mineral water-pure vegetarian diet-gram neg bacilli in urine= UTI (bacterial waste/ enzymes converts urea to alkaline)
most powerful bacteria
proteus vulgaris
6-23% of stones are made of
uric acid salts (hyperuricemia= gout)
radiolucent stones
-pure uric acid stones-stones w/ Ca2+ inclusions are radiopaque
.5-4% of stones are made of
cystine (essential AA)= huge, rare stone
predisposing factors of stones
- urinary obstruction2. epithelial injury3. changes in urine
causes of urinary obstruction that may lead to stone formation
-tap water (Ca2+ salts= clog)-enlarged prostate/ tumors-pregnancy-diverticuli
transitional zone of prostate
-close to urethra-tumor here quickly effects urine output
peripheral zone of the prostate
-far from urethra-tumor here is silent, tumor would have to grow for a long time before it would effect the urethra
70-80% of prostate tumors
-in peripheral zone of prostate-silent
prostatic adenoma
-tumor made of glandular tissue-benign prostatic hyperplasia
prostate tumors may cause
-hesitancy-metastasize in lumbar spine-actively pushing while urinating can lead to herniation (goes where least resistant)
compression of ureter in pregnancy
causes distension of ureter/ renal pelvis due to increased hydrostatic pressure=> pressure atrophy=> hydronephrosis
hydronephrosis
-can be caused by compression of ureter in pregnancy or staghorn calculi-distension of kidney pelvis w/ atrophy of kidney parenchyme due to obstruction of urine outflow
websters technique
used in pregnancy when fetus is compressing ureter
diverticuli
-pouching of wall of any organ -common in gut
aneurysm
diverticuli of blood vesse
diverticuli of ureter
-kink in ureter when a person loses weight too fast and there is no longer a fat capsule to help hold up the kidney-changes path of ureter and hard for urine to get to bladder (urine stays in kidney-can cause nephrotosis
nephrotosis
distension of kidney
epithelial injury of kidney that may lead to stone formation is caused by
-infection (sloughing of cells=> organic nidus)-vit A deficiency-vit B6 deficiency (cells die quicker)-ischemia
changes in urine that may lead to stone formation
dehydration => supersaturation
staghorn calculus
-type of struvite stone (made of magnesium ammonium phosphate-may have Ca2+ phosphate (or oxalate) inclusions-huge, takes shape of renal pelvis and looks like horns
staghorn calculus can cause
-hydronephrosis-thinning of cortex due to hydrostatic pressure-LBP-loss of kidney
factors that can decrease urine flow:
-pregnancy-stricture of ureter (congenital or acquired)-urethral colic
acquired stricture of ureter
-most commonly due to healing of damaged tissue (fibrosis)-contracture of tissue in healing
urethral colic
-severe pain due to empty organ wall spasm-contraction of smooth muscle cells
2 stone manifestations to make dx:
- pain (LBP -> groin/ ipsilateral genitals)2.hematuria (usually micro)
stone treatment
-painkillers and relaxation of smooth muscle cells-surgery if not passed in 8 days-stone formation can reoccur
stones made in bladder
-different shapes and sizes-may look like coral
lithotripsy
-used to break up stones and make easier to pass in urine-no surgery required-US may be used instead
acute cystitis
-inflammation of bladder-more common in females due to anatomy-caused by UTI (gram neg bacilli)
gram neg bacilli that can cause acute cystitis
-e. coli (#1 cause and can cause acute pyelonephritis too)-staph/strep-STDs (chlamidia and gonorrhea)-yeast infection (candidosis or monilliasis)
candidosis
-opportunistic-antibiotics suppress gut flora-60-70%in mouth or vagina-drink buttermilk
predisposing factors of acute cystitis
-exposure of female pelvic organs to cold-catheterization-procrastination in release of urine from bladder
exposure of female pelvic organs to cold
-most common predisposing factors that may lead to acute cystitis-icing or dressing improperly-causes inflammation (ovaries too)
catheterization may lead to acute cystitis because
the catheter brings stuff from urethra into bladder and causes irritation
procrastination in release of urine from bladder may lead to acute cystitis because
distension of bladder from holding in urine => rupture of elastic fibers in bladder wall, and won’t contract as well => retention of urine => bacterial infection from urine sitting => UTI
3 acute cystitis symptoms occurring together that give definite diagnosis:
- dysuria2. increased frequency of urination (due to sensitive/ inflamed bladder= decreased capacity)3. lower abdominal or suprapubic pain(sometimes hematuria)
pepsin
digests proteins in stomach
trypsin
digests proteins in duodenum