Pyelonephritis Flashcards
1
Q
Acute
A
Affects cortex with relative sparing of glomeruli/vessels
2
Q
Acute presentation
A
fever, costovertebral angle tenderness, nausea, and vomiting
3
Q
Acute finding
A
White cell casts in urine
4
Q
Chronic
A
Require predisposition to infection such as vesicoureteral reflux or chronically obstructing kidney stones
5
Q
Chronic finding
A
coarse,
asymmetric corticomedullary scarring,
blunted calyx
Tubules can contain eosinophillic cast
(thyroidization of kidney)
