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Renal Cysts Flashcards

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Simple Renal Cysts

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  • More common the older you get
  • Little clinical significance
  • clear to straw-colored fluid inside
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Where do simple renal cysts develop?

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  • cortex

- medulla

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Ultrasound characteristics of simple cysts

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  1. Sharply demarcated with smooth thin walls
  2. No echoes (no debris inside cyst)
  3. Enhanced back wall (good transmission through the cyst)
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Ultrasound characteristics of complex cysts

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  1. Thick walls +/- septations
  2. Calcifications
  3. Solid components
  4. Mixed echogenicity
  5. Vascularity (indicating malignancy)
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What is the second test you would perform after an ultrasound

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CT with and without contrast

do this if US is equivocal or consistent with a complex cyst

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On the Bosniak Classification of Renal Cysts of I-IV, which are complex cysts?

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II, IIF, III and IV are complex

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On the Bosniak Classification of Renal Cysts of I-IV, which are simple cysts?

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Category I

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Which categories of the Bosniak Classification of Renal Cysts are associated with malignancy?

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IIF, III, IV

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Most common reason for acquired renal cysts

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chronic renal failure (dialysis increases risk)

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Acquired renal cysts: diagnostic criteria

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  1. Bilateral
  2. > 4 cysts
  3. Diameter <0.5 - 3cm
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How often does someone need to be screen for acquired renal cysts?

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Yearly, if dialysis for 3-5 years

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How do you screen for acquired renal cysts in dialysis patients?

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Ultrasound**

or

CT w and without contrast

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What is the treatment for acute pain in renal cysts?

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acetaminophen** or NSAID (if normal kidney function)

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What is the treatment for persistent pain or cysts >5cm?

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  1. Percutaneous aspiration with injection of sclerosing agent (ex. Tetracycline)
  2. Laparoscopic unroofing
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Pattern of heredity for adult polycystic kidney disease

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Autosomal dominant

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Which form of polycystic kidney disease is aggressive and more common?

17
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Which form of polycystic kidney disease is the slow growth form and less common?

18
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What percent of patients with polycystic kidney disease will have ESRD by age 60

19
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Is polycystic kidney disease unilateral or bilateral?

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Polycystic kidney disease etiology

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  • Multiple cysts
  • Gradual cyst growth
  • Gradual loss of renal parenchyma
  • Significant kidney enlargement
  • Progressive decline in GFR
21
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Describe the pattern of kidney function/dysfunction in ADPKD

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normal, hyperfiltration, impairment, failure

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ADPKD clinical presentation

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  1. dull, achy pain (sharp with cyst rupture)
  2. HTN
  3. Large palpable kidneys
  4. Frequent UTIs or recurrent nephrolithiasis
  5. Hematuria (typically microscopic)
  6. Proteinuria (mild but progressive as disease worsens)
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What is the proper treatment for a patient with ADPKD presenting with UTI?

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fluroquinolone

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What is the diagnostic study of choice for ADPKD?

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US for screening and monitoring

CBC - anemia
CMP - GFR, cr, and BUN
UA - RBCs and protein
Genetic screening

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ADPKD associated manifestations? (5)

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  1. Hepatic cysts (estrogen sensitive)
  2. Pancreatic or splenic cysts
  3. Mitral valve prolapse
  4. Colonic diverticula
  5. Cerebral aneurysms
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What is the treatment for ADPKD?

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  • HTN (ACE or ARB)
  • Pain management
  • Avoid nephrotoxic agents
  • Avoid contact sports
  • Manage complications (ex. infection, cysts, kidney stones)
27
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Symptoms of Medullary Sponge kidney

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asymptomatic

28
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When is medullary sponge kidney usually diagnosed?

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congenital disorder, often found incidentally in the 40s or 50s

29
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What are the 2 characteristic findings in medullary sponge kidney?

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  1. Dilation of the collecting tubules

2. Medullary cysts of variable size

30
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What is the most common complication of Medullary sponge kidney?

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Decreased ability to concentrate urine (dilute urine!)

31
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What is the best way to diagnose medullary sponge kidney

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CT (showing cystic dilated distal collecting tubules)

32
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Medullary Sponge Kidney: Tx

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  • Stay hydrated

- Thiazide diuretic (ex. HCTZ) if hypercalciuria to help keep calcium in the body

33
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Medullary Cystic Disease: inheritance

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Autosomal recessive

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Medullary Cystic Disease: Characteristic findings

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  1. Reduced urinary concentrating ability
    - Bland urinary sediment
    * *, polyuria, polydipsia
  2. Chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis with renal cysts appearing after 9 years of age
35
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Medullary Cystic Disease: extrarenal manifestation

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-Retinitis pigmentosa (can lead to blindness)**

36
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Medullary Cystic Disease: ultrasound (3)

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  • Normal or slightly decreased kidney size
  • Increased echogenicity
  • loss of corticomedullary differentiation**

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