module 7 urinary Flashcards
- A relatively rare anomaly that demonstrates as the absence of the kidney on one side (unilateral)
- Accompanied with an unusually large kidney on the other side
- The left kidney is more frequently missing and it is more common among males
RENAL AGENESIS
- The absence of both kidneys is termed____ and is more common in males and is incompatible with life
Potter syndrome or bilateral agenesis
- Also relatively rare and consists of the presence of a third small, rudimentary kidney.
- It has no parenchymal attachment to a kidney and it often becomes symptomatic as a result of an infection.
SUPERNUMERARY KIDNEY
- A rare anomaly of kidney size involving a kidney that is developed less than normal.
- usually associated with hyperplasia of the other kidney (an overdeveloped kidney that is often associated with renal agenesis or hypoplasia of the other kidney)
HYPOPLASIA
a condition in which the lower poles of the kidneys are joined across midline by a band of soft tissues, causing a rotation on one or both side
horseshoe kidney
- one kidney lies across the midline and is fused with the other kidney
- generally lies inferior to the uncrossed one, and its ureter crosses the midline to enter the bladder on the proper side
CROSSED ECTOPY
- consist of incomplete or excessive rotation of the kidney as they ascend from the pelvis in utero.
MALROTATION
- one that is out of its normal position, usuallY lower than normal. Such kidneys are often in a pelvic
or sacral location
ECTOPIC KIDNEY
- these are frequent and they can be unilateral or bilateral and they have a tendency to be asymmetric
- this condition impairs renal drainage, predisposing the patient to infection, and formation of calculi
DOUBLE RENAL PELVIS AND DOUBLE URETER
- cyst-like dilatations of a ureter near its opening into the bladder and usually result from congenital stenosis of the ureteral orifice
- radiographically, presents a filling defect in the bladder with a characteristic “cobra head” appearance
URETEROCELES
- a congenital anomaly representing a dilated, branched ureteric remnant and is best demonstrated by retrograde urography
URETERAL DIVERTICULA
- sac or pouch that occurs in the bladder walls
- may occur as a congenital anomaly or be caused by chronic bladder obstruction and resultant infection occurring in middle-aged men
BLADDER DIVERTICULA
- mucosal folds that protrude into the posterior urethra as a congenital condition
- such valves occur in males and are usually discovered during infancy and early childhood
URETHRAL VALVES
- innumerable tiny cysts within the nephron unit are present at birth and may be discovered with in utero ultrasonography
- a rare condition causing childhood cystic disease and ultimately resulting in childhood renal failure
POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE
- A bacterial infection of the calyces and renal pelvis
- Common among women than men due to their increases incidence of reflux from the bladder.
- Acute condition occurs to pregnant women due to increase size of the uterus that compresses the ureter and decreases urine clearance of bacteria
PYELONEPHRITIS
presence of pus created by the dumping of pus from abscesses formed in the kidneys into the collecting tubules
pyuria
morbid infection of kidneys, with characteristic gas formation within or around the kidneys.
EMPHYSEMATOUS PYELONEPHRITIS
- An antigen antibody reaction in the glomeruli causing inflammation of the renal parenchyma
- occurs following a streptococcal infection of the upper respiratory tract or middle ear
- Radiographically, the kidneys appear larger because of edematous accumulation.
- Treatment involves diuretic therapy to lessen edema, antibiotic therapy, bed rest and in severe cases renal dialysis
ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
involves an inflammation of the glomeruli
Glomerulonephritis
- Inflammation of the bladder, fairly common infection caused by a bacteria
- Prevalent among women because of shorter urethra that permits easier access of bacteria into the bladder
CYSTITIS
backward flow of urine out of the bladder and into the ureters
VESICOURETERAL REFLUX
- Renal Calculi are stones that develop from urine and precipitate crystalline materials, especially calcium and its salts
- Males develop calculi more than females after the age of 30 and these are made of pure uric acid
- Most stones are formed in the calyces or renal pelvis
URINARY SYSTEM CALCIFICATIONS
a large calculus that assumes
the shape of the pelvicalyceal junction
STAGHORN CALCULUS
Movement of stones or acute obstruction result in severe, agonizing pain known as
RENAL COLIC