Renal buzzwords Flashcards
1
Q
“Cannon balls”
A
Renal mets on CXR
2
Q
“Loin to groin pain”
A
Renal colic
3
Q
“Sea anemone”
A
Transitional cell carcinoma on cystoscopy
4
Q
UTI + travel to India
A
Carbapenase-producing Klebsiella (resistant to all antibiotics)
5
Q
UTI with foul smelling urine & renal calculi
A
Proteus sp.
6
Q
Beading of the renal artery
A
Fibromuscular dysplasia
7
Q
RBC casts in urine
A
Proves haematuria is glomerular
8
Q
“Muddy brown casts” of epithelial cells
A
Acute tubular necrosis
9
Q
“Potato” appearance
A
Testicular seminoma
10
Q
“Blue dot sign”
A
Torsion of testicular appendix (cremasteric reflex still present)
11
Q
Saddle nose
A
Wegners
12
Q
Schistosomiasis/catherterisation
A
Squamous cell carcinoma
13
Q
Apple-green birefringence on Congored stain
A
Amyloidosis
14
Q
First line BPH
A
alpha blocker (tamsulosin)
15
Q
Second line BPH
A
5 alpha reductase (finestride)
