Miscellaneous_Pyelonephritis

Question 1

(PPP 490)

MC etiology of pyelonephritis

Answer 1

E. coli (>80%)

Question 2

(PPP 490)

Pyelonephritis may follow….

Answer 2

an infection of the upper resp tract (kidney parenchyma and renal pelvis)

Question 3

(PPP 746)
Autosomal recessive disorder characterized by excess iron deposition in the parenchyma cells of the heart, liver, pancreas, & endocrine organs.

Answer 3

Hereditary Hemochromatosis

Question 4

(PPP 746)

Pathophysiology of hereditary hemochromatosis

Answer 4

Decreased hepcidin leads to increased intestinal iron absorption leading to organ dysfunction from iron deposition in the parenchymal cells