Renal Disease Flashcards
group of disorders characterized by rbc and albumin caused by a variety of conditions that vary from benign to severe renal damage leading to chronic kidney disease (CKD)
hematuria/proteinuria syndrome
drugs that cause red urine
pyridium (phenazopyridine)
phenothiazine
rifampicin
anthraquinone laxatives (dorbanex)
most common abdominal mass in children
congenital hydronephrosis
most common abdominal tumor in children
wilm’s tumor
most common renal tumor in less than 1 yr old
mesonephric blastoma
significant hematuria is generally considered as how many microliters?
> 50 RBC/uL
most common cause of gross hematuria
bacterial urinary tract infection
urethral bleeding in the absence of urine
urethrorrhagia
most common glomerular disease in all ages
IgA nephropathy
microalbuminuria
30-300 mg albumin/g creatinine
cause of 80% acute glomerulonephritis
group A beta hemolytic streptococci (S. pyogenes)
top causes of ESRD
diabetes mellitus
non streptococcal AGN parasitic cause
malaria
schistosomiasis
filaria
toxoplasmosis
classic syndrome of: edema hematuria hypertension oliguria azotemia
acute glomerulonephritis
in AGN how many weeks:
diuretic phase?
convalescent phase?
diuretic phase: 2-3 weeks
convalescent phase: 2-4 weeks
hematuria
edema
hypertension
renal insufficiency
acute nephritic syndrome
nephritogenic antigen that is found on bacterial wall
M and T proteins
pathognomonic finding of AGN
subepithelial humps
criterion for positive urine culture in catheterized patients
50,000 CFU/mL
one of the most common congenital anomalies causing UTI
vesicoureteral reflux
syndrome where you have increased nitrogenous retention or waste
uremia
recommended diagnostic test for UTI
renal and bladder ultrasonography
when is routine voiding cytourethrography not recommended
after first UTI
follow up test that should be done 4-6 months after and shows scars
DMSA (dimercaptosuccinic acid) Scan
