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Renal Flashcards

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Massive bilateral renal enlargement, adult in 50s, chromosome 16&4, hepatic cysts, berry aneurysms

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Autosomal dominant Polycystic kidney disease

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Bilateral and symmetrical cysts on kidneys, childhood, chromosome 6, congenital hepatic fibrosis, ESRD by adolescence

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Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney disease

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“Potato tumour”, PLAP, v.sensitive to radiotherapy

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Seminoma

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Primitive cells, b-HCG, younger than seminomas, variable appearance: solids, cysts, haemorrhage, necrosis

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Teratoma

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BHCG

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Teratoma

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AFP

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Never raised in pure seminoma

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PLAP

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Seminoma

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8
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Particular risk factor for testicular cancer

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Testicular maldescend

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A glycoprotein enzyme produced by secretory epithelial cells of the prostate

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PSA

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10
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Prostate cancer:

  • Organ confined
  • Locally advanced
  • Metastatic
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  • Watchful waiting
  • Watchful waiting/hormonal therapy
  • Androgen deprivation therapy
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Painful swelling of foreskin distal to phimotic ring

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Paraphimosis

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Prolonged erection >4hrs with no sexual arousal

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Priapism

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Necrotising Fasciitis in male genital region

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Fournier’s gangrene

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UTI micro: bacteria associated with calculi

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  • Proteus

- Produces erase which breaks down urea to form ammonia

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UTI micro: bacteria in women of child bearing age

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Staphylococcus Saphyticus

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UTI micro: catheters and sensitive to Ciprofloxacin

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Pseudomonas Auruginosa

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UTI micro: Kass’ Criteria in Women bearing age

  • > 10^5 organisms
  • 10^4 organisms
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  • Probable UTI
  • Not significant bacteria
  • Repeat specimens, contaminated
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18
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UTI micro: Pure growth is more significant than mixed growth T/F?

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True

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Resistant to all Abx

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CPE

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20
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Resistant to all cephalosporins and almost all penicillins

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ESBL

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21
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UTI micro: Abx which inhibits bacterial folic acid synthesis, avoid in 1st trimester

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Trimethoprim

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UTI micro: Abx which cannot be used to treat pyelonephritis as it only reaches effective conc in bladder urine, only useful in uncomplicated lower UTI

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Nitrofurantoin

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23
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UTI micro: max number of days Gentamicin can be used for

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3 days

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UTI micro: Abx for female lower UTI

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Trimethoprim or Nitrofurantoin orally for 3 days

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UTI micro: Abx for male UTI

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Trimethoprim or Nitrofurantoin orally for 7 days

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UTI micro: Complicated UTI or Pyelonephritis (GP)

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Co-amoxiclav or Co-trimaxazole for 14 days

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UTI micro: Complicated UTI or Pyelonephritis (hospital)

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Amoxicillin and Gentamicin IV for 3 days

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28
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Criteria for Nephritic Syndrome

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  • Proliferative process
  • Damage to mesangial cells
  • “Blood in urine”
  • Acute renal failure
  • Oliguria
  • Oedema
  • Hypertension
  • Acute urinary sediment
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Criteria for Nephrotic Syndrome

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  • Non proliferative
  • Damage to podocytes
  • “Protein in urine”
  • Proteinuria >3g/day
  • Hypoalbuminuria
  • Oedema
  • Normal renal function
  • Hypercholeaemia
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30
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Urinary incontinence: Bladder chronically distended, men with BPH, huge palpable bladder, insidious onset, catheter to relieve obstruction

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Overflow

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Urinary incontinence: Detrusor overactivity, increased bladder pressure, idiopathic or neurological, small volume of voided urine, avoid caffeine and bladder retraining

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Urge

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32
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Urinary incontinence: Increased abdominal pressure, weak pelvic floor due to childbirth, triggered by cough, sneezing or exertion, lose weight, stop smoking, pelvic floor exercises

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Stress

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Urinary incontinence: Mixed

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Stress + Urge

34
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Majority are transitional cell carcinomas in the trigone area leading to ureteric obstruction, 80% have “stippled” appearance, “halo” sign

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Urinary bladder cancer

35
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Prostate: transitional oestrogen sensitive part is involved. Irregular proliferation of both glandular and stromal prostatic tissue

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BPH

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Prostate: Peripheral ducts and lobes, particularly posterior lobe

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Carcinoma of the prostate

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eGFR

  • Overestimates when ____
  • Underestimates when ____
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  • Overestimates if muscle mass is low

- Underestimates when muscle mass is high

38
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Stages of CKD

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Stage 1: >90 with kidney damage
Stage 2: 60-90 wit kidney damage
Stage 3a: 45-60
Stage 3b: 30-45
Stage 4: 15-29
Stage 5:
39
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Causes of CKD

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Diabetes
Hypertension
Vascular disease
Chronic glomerulonephritis
Polycystic kidneys
40
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Symptoms of CKD

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Non specific: tiredness, poor appetite, sleep disturbance

41
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Complications of CKD

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  • Anaemia: give IV iron or subcut erythropoietin

- Bone disease: phosphate binders and alfacalcidol

42
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AKI: Pre-renal causes

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  • Impaired perfusion
  • Hypovolaemia
  • Sepsis
  • Dehydration/blood loss
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AKI: Renal causes

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  • Small vessel vasculitis
  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Necrosis
  • Drugs
  • Infection
44
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AKI: Post renal causes

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  • Urinary calculi
  • BPH
  • Prostate/cervical cancer
45
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Complications of AKI

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  • Hyperkalamia
  • Pulmonary oedema
  • Severe acidosis
  • Pericardial effusion
46
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Untreated pre-renal AKI

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Risk of advancing to Acute Tubular Necrosis

47
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Loss of “p” wave, Tall tented T waves, widened QRS

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Hyperkalaemia

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Treatment of hyperkalaemia

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-10mls of 10% Calcium Gluconate every 2-3mins
to protect myocardium
-Insulin (10 units of rapid active) to drive K back into cells
-50mls of 50% dextrose (30mins)

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Indications for haemodialysis in AKI

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  • Hyperkalaemia >7

- Severe acidosis pH 40

50
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Positive congo red staining showing apple green birefringence under polarised light

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Amyloidosis

51
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AKI, bone pain, normocytic anaemia, Bence Jones Protein, >50yrs, renal impairment at presentation in 50%

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Myeloma

52
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2 causes of Renovascular disease

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Atherosclerotic disease or Fibromuscular dysplasia

53
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Young woman, hypertension, carotid artery dissection, associated with Ehlers Danlos and Marfans, renovascular disease

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Fibromuscular Dysplasia (rare)

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Older patient with renovascular disease, risk factors for generalised atherosclerosis

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Atherosclerotic Renovascular disease (more common)

55
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Flash pulmonary oedema

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Renal artery stenosis

56
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What drug do you not give in Renal artery stenosis?

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ACEi

57
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Kimmelstein-Wilson lesion on kidney biopsy

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Diabetic Nephropathy

58
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How is the diagnosis of Diabetic Nephropathy made?

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  • Retinopathy +proteinuria= no biopsy

- Rapid decline in GFR= biopsy

59
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Absolute contraindications to renal transplantations

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  • Malignancy (within 2years and 5 years for breast and colorectal)
  • Untreated TB
  • Severe Ischaemia heart disease
  • Severe airways disease
  • Active vasculitis
  • Severe peripheral vascular disease
60
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Types of kidney implant rejection

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  • Immediate (80%)
  • Delayed (will work after 10-30days)
  • Primary non function (will never work)
61
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Late onset asthma, necrotising granulomatous inflammation, asthma and eosinophilia, lung most commonly involved

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Churg Strauss

62
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cANCA PR3

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Wegener’s

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pANCA MPO

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Churg Strauss

64
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Lupus Nephritis Classification I-VI

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Class I: Minimal
Class II: Mesangial Proliferation
Class III: Focal proliferative 
Class IV: Diffuse proliferative 
Class V: Membranous
Class VI: Advanced sclerosing
65
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3 most common locations of Renal Stones

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  • Pelvicoureteric junction
  • Vesicoureteric junction
  • Within ureter at pelvic brim
66
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Investigation for renal colic

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CTKUB of kidneys, ureters and bladder

67
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Drug reaction: dose dependent and predictable, pre-renal/renal/post renal drug interactions, Drug-drug, drug-disease, drug-food

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Type A

68
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Drug reaction: dose independent and unpredictable, high mortality

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Type B

69
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Drug reaction: Prolonged therapy e.g. long term Beta blockers or steroids

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Type C

70
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Drug reaction: delayed, many years after prescribing med

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Type D

71
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Drug reaction: when a drug is suddenly stopped–> rebound effect

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Type E

72
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X-linked, disorder of Type IV collegen, haematuria, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and visual problems

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Alports Syndrome

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Most common cause of Nephrotic Syndrome in children, IL-13, good treatment with oral steroids, T cell and cytokine mediated damage to GBM

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Minimal Change Nephropathy

74
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Most common cause of Nephrotic Syndrome in adults, HIV/heroin/obesity/reflux

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Focal Segmental Glomerulonephritis

75
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2nd most common cause of Nephrotic Syndrome in adults, Anti-PLA2r antibody, “spike and dome” appearance, 1/3rd spontaneous remission, 1/3rd proteinuria, 1/3rd ESRF

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Membranous Glomerulonephritis

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Nephritic Syndrome, haematuria, Sore throat 1-2days after URTI, Henoch-Schoelin purpura, IgA deposits in mesangial cells

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IgA Nephropathy

77
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Develops 1-2weeks after URTI, proteinuria, low complement, lumpy immune complexes on electron microscopy

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Post Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis

78
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What is autosomal recessive kidney disease associated with?

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Congenital hepatic fibrosis

79
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What is a renal Angioyolipoma associated with?

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Benign tumour, associated with Tuberose Sclerosis

80
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Cancer which affects the renal pelvis?

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Transitional cell carcinoma

81
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Cancer which affect the parenchyma?

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Renal cell carcinoma

82
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Benign tumour which can mimic RCC, has a central scar

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Oncytoma

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