renal 22 Flashcards
what are some possible locations for a urinary tract obstruction?
can be mechanical or functional Locations: -renal pelvis -ureters -bladder -urethra
consequences of Urinary tract obstruction?
- obstructive uropathy
- urinary statis
- both ultimately lead to renal distruction
what is obstructive uropathy?
- due to urinary tract obstruction
- hydroureter- accumulation of urine in the ureter
- hydronephrosis- accumulation of urine in kidney
- ureterohydronephorosis- combo of both
what is urinary stasis
- infection
- calculi formation (formation of stones)
factors affected severity of damage due to obstruction
-location of obstruction
-completeness of blockage
-duration of obstruction- how long as it been there?
severe duration by 4 weeks
what are the two types of obstruction?
mechanical: Renal calculi (kidney stones)
functional: neurogenic bladder
what are renal calculi?
- kidney stones
- masses of crystals, protein, or other
common contents of kidney stones?
1) calcium-oxalate or calcium-phosphate
2) Struvite (Mg-ammonium-phosphate)
3) uric acid
risk factors for renal calculi?
- age 35 and up
- strongly related to dehydration
- geographical location -summer season
- fluid intake
- excess calcium intake (predisposes us)
manifestations of renal calculi?
- intense pain, scrapping of stones though ureter
- causes blood in urine
- flank: radiation to the groin, lower abdomen
- hematuria: scar tissue forms and narrowing of ureter
Diagnosis of Renal Calculi?
- history, physical exam
- urinalysis
- CT scan
managment of Renal Calculi?
- pain managment
- antiemetics to control nausea
- main tx is to let is pass naturally
- filter urine to find stone to confirm it has passed
- ultrasound waves to break stones into smaller pieces
- surgery is rate
what is neurogenic bladder?
- functional obstruction due to neurologic disorders secondary due to stroke, brain or spinal cord injury, MS
- aka paralyzed bladder that Is overdistended
what do lesions above the micturition center in the pons cause?
- automatic emptying
- spasmic bladder
- risk factors are stroke, dementia, brain injury, and tumor above brain stem
what do lesions above the micturition centre in the pons but above the sacral micturition center cause?
(anything between pons and sacrum)
- cause dyssynergia
- loss of coordination
- bladder contracts and sphincter relaxes
- Dyssynerigia is when the sphincter and bladder contract at the same time -causing overactive bladder
what do lesions at or below the micturition centre in the sacral area cause?
- areflexia
- urinary retention
- atonic bladder (flaccid bladder overfills, causing incontinence, is overactive
- multiple sclerosis, very low spinal cord injury
what is the ultimate consequence of urinary tract obstruction?
-obstruction uropathy, urinary stasis, and ultimately, renal distraction (destruction of anything that feeds into tube with blockage
what are urinary tract infections?
- second most common type of infections after respiratory
- 80% are due to e.coli
- location is either in bladder (cystitis) or kidneys (pyelonephritis)