Midterm 2 Flashcards
What layers of kidneys accommodate movement during respiration
Peri
Para
Anterior pararenal
Posterior peritoneum to gerotas fascia
Holds panc colon CBD SMV
Perirenal space
Space between gerotas fascia and posterior pararenal
Contains kidneys aorta ivc
Posterior pararenal
Space between gerotas fascia and post abdo wall
Psoas and QL
What comes out of hilum
Blood vessels and ureter
Kidney vascularity
Renal Segmental Lobar Interlobar Arcuate Interlobular
Kidney average size
11 cm
What aspect of the kidney decreases with age. What is it called?
Cortex
Parenchymal reduction
Parts of kidney hypo to hyper
Medullary pyramids
Cortex
Sinus & capsule
Hypo to hyper abdo organs
Kidney
Liver
Spleen
Mid sag kidney you’ll see mostly what
Most pyramids
Sag kidney layer will see
Kidney lateral cortex a bit of sinus
Renal function (3)
Urine formation
Homeostasis
Endocrine
Nephron is located in the
Cortex and medulla
Two types of nephrons
Cortical nephron - shorter LoH
Juxtamedullary nephron - longer LoH
Three sets of kidneys in embryo
Pronephroni
Mesonsphori
Metanephori - permanent kidneys
Ureter size
25-30 cm
Three layers of ureters
- Inner mucosal
- Medial smooth
- Fibrous outer
Proximal ureter
UPJ
Uteropelvic junction
Distal ureter
UVJ
ureterovesicle junction
Kidney normal variants
Dromedary hump Hypertrophied column of Bertin Double collecting system Horseshoe kidney Renal ectopia
In trans the bladder is what shaped
Square with curved edges
In sag the bladder is what shaped
Triangular
Specular reflector occurs with what organ
Bladder
How to calculate volume of kidneys
(L * w * h) * 0.523
How to measure length of kidney
In sag, diagonally
How to measure the height of the kidney
In trans, AP
How to measure width of kidney
In trans, right to left
Most common artifact in bladder
Reverberation
Mostly in near field (anterior)
How do you fix reverberation artifact in the bladder
Fix gains
Congenital anomalies of urinary tract related to growth (3)
Hypoplasia
Fetal lobulation
Compensatory hypertrophy
Congenital anomalies of urinary tract related to ascent (3)
Ectopia
Crossed renal ectopia
Horseshoe
Congenital anomalies of urinary tract related to Ureteral bud (6)
Agenesis UPJ obstruction Supernumerary kidney Duplex collecting system Congenital megacalices Congenital megaureter
Congenital anomalies of urinary tract related to vascular development (2)
Retrocaval ureter
Aberrant vessels
Congenital anomalies of urinary tract related to bladder development
Bladder agenesis
Bladder duplication
Bladder exstrophy
Urachal anomalies
Congenital anomalies of urinary tract related to urethral development (1)
Diverticula
The displacement of one kidney to the other side - name and type of anomaly
Crossed renal ectopia
Ascent
Fetal lobulation - what is it and type of anomaly
Smooth indentations
Growth
An extra, small kidney - name and type of anomaly
Supernumerary kidney, ureteral bud
True or false :
Left kidney moving to right is more common
True
Three types of bladder duplication
Peritoneal fold
Internal septum
Transverse band
Name when bladder is outside the body, inside out
Bladder extrophy
Urethral diverticulum - what is it and what anomaly is it assoc with
Pocket out pouching forms next to urethra and connects to urethra
Anomalies related to urethral development
Urachal anomalies - what is it, name 4 and what type of anomaly is it related to
Remnant is the channel between bladder and umbilicus
- Patent urachus
- Urachal cyst
- Urachal sinus
- Diverticulum
True or false:
Congenital megaureter is most common in males and left more common
What anomaly is congenital megaureter associated with
True
Ureteral bud
What anomaly looks like a bear paw
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction
Congenital abnormality found is distal ureter that balloons at UVJ forming sac
Ureterocele
Compensatory hypertrophy
One kidney gets larger to compensate for the other which is smaller
Ectopia is related to what type of anomaly
Ascent
Horseshoe kidney is what type of anomaly
Ascent
Ureter behind ivc before entering pelvis - name and type of anomaly
Retrocaval and vascular development
Fill bladder how much before US
24-32 oz
Women’s bladder location
Anterior to vag
Anterior / inferior to uterus
Trigone
Two ureters
Urethral opening
The adrenal cortex is what kind of tissue
Endocrine (corticosteroids)
The adrenal medulla is what kind of tissue
Neurosecretory (catecholamines)
Function of adrenal glands (3)
Homeostasis
Salt water balance
Fight or flight
Lab tests for adrenal (2)
Aldosterone
Cortisol
What lab test may indicate problems with adrenal glands
Cortisol
Normal Sono appearance of adrenal gland
Thin hypoechoic layers separated by hyperechoic layers
Spleen location
LUQ
left hypochondrium