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Presentation of diseases of kidneys and urinary tract Flashcards

1
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What are the parts of the upper urinary tract?

A

kidneys - parenchyma and pelvi-calyceal system

ureter = pelvi-ureteric junction, ureter and vesico-ureteric junction

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What are the parts of the lower urinary tract?

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bladder

bladder outflow tract - bladder neck, prostate, internal and external urethral sphincter, urethra, urethral meatus

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3
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List some renal diseases

A 
trauma 
glomerulonephritis 
pyelonephritis 
iatrogenic - PCNL
neoplasia - renal tumour 
renal calculi 
polycystic kidney disease 
nephrotic syndrome 
atherosclerosis
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4
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How do renal diseases present? symptoms

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pain
pyrexia 
haematuria 
proteinuria 
pyuria
mass on palpation 
renal failure 
genetic testing?
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5
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What mg/day is proteinuria?

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> 150

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6
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3 types of haematuria

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frank
microscopic
dipstick

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7
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Microscopic haematuria is more than how many RBC per high power field?

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3

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8
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Oliguria

A

urine output <0.5ml/kg/hour

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9
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Anuria

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absolute or <100ml/24 hours

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10
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Polyuria

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urine output >3l/24 hours

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11
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Nocturia

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waking at night >1 time

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12
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Nocturnal polyuria

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nocturnal urine output >1/3 of 24 hour output

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13
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How is AKI defined?

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in stages

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14
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Name the stages of AKI

A 
Risk 
injury 
failure 
loss 
end stage kidney disease
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15
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How can chronic renal failure present in terms of failure of normal kidney function

A 
oedema, congestive heart failure 
electrolyte imbalanced 
blood pressure - hypertension 
erythropoietin, vitamin D 
bone pain
tiredness, anaemia
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16
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What are the symptoms relating to advanced renal disease?

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pruritus 
dyspnoea 
nausea/vomiting 
pericarditis 
neuropathy 
coma
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17
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Nature of ureteric disease

A 
clots, stones, tumours 
BPE 
ureteritis 
PUJ obstruction, VUJ reflux 
hysterectomy 
TCC
para-aortic lymphadenopathy
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18
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Examples of intraluminal ureteric diseases

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clot, stone

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19
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Intramural ureteric diseases

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TCC, scar tissue

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20
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Extra luminal ureteric diseases

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pelvic mass, lymph nodes

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21
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How do ureteric diseases present?

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palpable mass 
pyrexia 
pain - renal colic 
renal failure - bilateral 
haematuria
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22
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List bladder diseases

A 
TCC of bladder or SCC 
UTI, cystitis 
urinary retention 
bladder rupture 
neurogenic bladder dysfunction
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23
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How do bladder diseases present?

A 
pain - subrapubic 
pyrexia 
haematuria 
recurrent UTI 
pneumaturia 
chronic urinary retention 
urinary leak 
LUTS
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24
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What are the 3 categories of LUTS?

A

storage
voiding
incontinence

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25
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Storage LUTS

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frequency, nocturia, urgency, urge incontinence

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26
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Voiding LUTS

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poor flow, intermittent, dribbling - underactive bladder

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27
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Incontinence LUTS

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stress, urge, mixed

28
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Is there a higher risk of bladder or renal cancer in a patient with frank haematuria?

A

bladder

29
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List some causes of LUTS

A

bladder pathology eg OAB, UTI, TCC
bladder outflow obstruction (BOO)
pelvic floor dysfunction
neurological causes

30
Q

Supra pontine lesions causing LUTS

A

stroke, alzheimers, parkinsons

31
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infra pontine supra sacral lesions causing LUTS

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spinal cord injury, disc prolapse, spina bifida

32
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Infra-sacral LUTS causes

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cauda equine syndrome, MS, diabetes

33
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Where is the micturition centre found?

A

pons

34
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what sacral segments are involved in the micturition reflex?

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S2-4

35
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2 phases of micturition

A

filling and voiding

36
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List some bladder outflow tract diseases

A 
urethritis/prostatitis 
BPH, prostate cancer 
primary bladder neck pbstruction
pelvic flow damage 
urethral injury
37
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How does bladder outflow tract diseases present?

A 
pain
pyrexia
haematuria 
LUTS
recurrent UTI 
acute or chronic urinary retention
38
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Define acute urinary retention

A

Painful inability to void with a palpable and percussible bladder

39
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Residual volumes of acute urinary retention

A

500ml –> > 1l

40
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Main risk factor for acute urinary retention

A

BPO

41
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Other causes of acute urinary retention

A

alcohol excess
UTI
post operative
urethral stricture

42
Q

Immediate treatment of acute urinary retention

A

catheterisation

43
Q

Complications of catheterisation in acute urinary retention

A 
post decompression haematuria
UTI 
pathological diuresis 
renal failure 
electrolyte abnormalities
44
Q

If acute urinary retention is due to BPE what should be started?

A

alpha blocker

arrange TURP

45
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Define chronic urinary retention

A

painless, palpable and percussible bladder after voiding

46
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Residual volumes for chronic urinary retention

A

400ml –> >2l

47
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Main cause of chronic urinary retention

A

detrusor muscle inactivity

48
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Primary causes of detrusor muscle inactivity

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primary bladder failure

49
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Secondary causes of detrusor muscle inactivity

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BPO, longstanding BOO

50
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How can chronic urinary retention present?

A

LUTS
complications eg UTI, bladder stones, overflow incontinence and obstructive renal failure
incidental

51
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Treatment for chronic urinary retention

A

IV fluids
catheter
CISC
TURP

52
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Complications of catheter in chronic urinary retention

A 
UTI 
post decompression haematuria 
pathological diuresis 
electrolyte abnormalities 
persistent renal dysfunctions
53
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Features of pathological diuresis

A

urine output >200ml/hr
postural hypotension
weight loss
electrolyte abnormalities

54
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2 types of diuresis in high pressure chronic urinary retention

A

physiological <200ml/hr

pathological >200ml/hr

55
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Define UTI

A

Infection affecting the urinary tract (bladder, kidneys, prostate, testis and epididymis)

56
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What does a diagnosis of UTI allow?

A

microbiological findings

symptoms/signs

57
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Microbiological diagnosis for UTI

A

bacterial count 10 to the power of 4 from MSSU specimen with no more than 2 species of micro-organisms

58
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Symptoms/signs of UTI

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at least 1 of fever, dysuria, pain, frequency and urgency

59
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Uncomplicated and complicated UTI

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uncomplicated - young, sexually active females

60
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Factors to consider in UTI

A

age
gender
sexually active
co-morbidities eg diabetes, immunosuppression
Catheter
abnormal renal tract eg BOO, VU reflux, tumour

61
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Type of organisms causing UTI

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E.coli, staph aureus, pseudomonas, Klebsiella, proteus

62
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Complications of UTI

A 
sepsis
AKI 
scarring of kidneys 
SCC of bladder 
acute urinary retention 
bladder/renal stones 
frank haematuria
63
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investigations of UTI

A 
urinary dipstick - MSSU/CSU 
cystoscopy 
residual bladder scan 
US kidney
CT KUB 
renogram
64
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Treatment of UTI

A

antibiotics

treat cause and complications

65
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Emergencies related to UTI

A 
Sepsis
renal colic 
haematuria 
acute urinary retention 
iatrogenic injury 
chronic high pressure urinary retention 
hypercalcaemia

Year 2 Urinary (JK) (26 decks)

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