Paulson - Kidneys 103 Flashcards
renal cysts made of epithelial cells from renal tubules and collecting ducts
cystic kidney dz
2 types of cystic kidney dz
simple cysts
complex cysts
mc type of cystic kidney dz
simple cysts
w. cystic kidney dz, you must differentiate btw (4)
malignancy
abscess
pkd
benign
characteristics of simple cysts
think wall without septa, calcifications, or solid components
simple cysts are mc in __
and pt’s older than __,
and are usually
men
50 yo
asymptomatic
comorbidity possibly associated w. simple cysts
htn
sx of ruptured simple cyst (2)
hematuria
flank pain
complication of infected simple cyst
renal abscess
diagnostic test for simple cyst (2)
US
CT
characteristics of complex cysts
+/- septa, calcifications, or solid components
complex cysts are associated w. increased risk for
malignancy
what classification system is used for complex cysts
bosniak
imaging for complex cysts
CT w. contrast
inherited dz’s that cause renal cyst development and progressive renal faiure from continued enlargement of cysts
polycystic kidney dz (pkd)
2 genetic mutations associated w. pkd
pkd 1
pkd 2
50% of pkd pt’s get __ by age 60
esrd
when does renal fxn begin to decline
4th decade of life → continues to decline 4-6 ml/min/year