(MHD) Lecture 5- Renal Path IV

Question 1

Name the (3) general types of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis

Answer 1

1. Infectious
2. Drug induced
3. Other (metabloic/neoplasm)

Question 2

What is acute pyelonephritis and what are the (2) ways for it to occur? Which is most common?

Answer 2

Pyelonephritis = bacterial infection

Could be hematogenous (via the blood) or ascending (working retrograde from urethra/bladder to the kidneys)

Ascending is far more common