Pyelonephritis/ Hydronephrosis, Bladder CA, PKD, Interstitial cystitis Flashcards
What is hydronephrosis
Abnormally dilated renal pelvis and calves of one or both kidneys
Cause of hydronephrosis?
Nephrolithiasis
Thrombi
What happens to the urine during hydronephrosis?
It backs up into the kidney causing permanent damage
What is bladder cancer?
Any cancer that forms in the bladder tissue
Painless hematuria indicates
Bladder cancer
What is PKD?
Polycystic kidney disease: inherited gram like clusters of fluid filled cysts in BOTH kidneys
Manifestations in neonates with PKD?
Potter facies
Manifestations of PKD in adults?
Grossly enlarged palpable kidneys
What is interstitial cystitis?
A Chronic bladder condition
True or false: Interstitial cystitis is infectious
False
Noninfectious
How do you cure interstitial cystitis?
There is no cure. Limit stress and build pelvic floor muscles
What is nonulcerative interstitial cystitis?
Small hemorrhages on the bladder wall
What is ulcerative interstitial cystitis?
Large noticeable ulcers on the bladder wall.
What does pyelonephritis affect?
The kidneys
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