Renal Exam 2 Flashcards
Pyelonephritis
Upper UTI or Kidney Infection
Pyelonephritis is
Inflammation of one or both kidneys
Pyelonephritis Etology
Ascending infection or bloodstream infection\
Start as lower uti and goes up the tract. E Coli is most common pathogen
Pyelonephritis risk factors
Pregnancy
Recurrent lower utis
Antibiotic resistant strain
Pyelonephritis imflammatory response
Can lead to permanent kidney damage with abscess and necrosis
Long term impair renal function leading to CKD
Pyelonephritis: Clinical Manifestations
Sudden onset:
-Fever
-Chills
-CVA tenderness
Systemic infection = fevers and chills vs those with lower UTI
Hematuria may occur
Pyelonephritis: Treatment
Antibiotics
Bactrim - Ciprofloxacin - Nitrofurantoin
Review bactrim and ciprofloxacin for exam
Review Bactrim and ciprofloxacin for UTI
Pyelonephritis complications
Urosepsis
-most likely in elderly and pregnant
-severe systemic response
-high mortality rates
Where can you have a urinary obstruction
Anywhere along the tract
-Renal pelvis
-Ureter
-Bladder or pelvis
Common Renal Obstruction: Renal Pelvis
Renal calculi
Common Renal Obstruction: Ureter
Renal calculi
Pregnancy
Tumors
Common Renal Obstruction: Bladder and Urethra
Bladder cancer
Neurogenic bladder
Prostatic hyperplasia
Prostate cancer
Urethral strictures
Kidney stones not as common
Complications of Obstruciton
Stasis of urine flow. Infections is much likely
Back up pressure
-Hydroureter
-Hydronephrosis
-Post Renal acute kidney injury
Hydronphrosis
Back of fluid into kidney
Surgical intervention
Hydroureter
Back of fluid in the ureter
Acute Obstruction: Clinical Manifestations
Depends on site
Obstruction in renal pelvis does not cause as much pain or difficulty urinating because there is room for the stone there.
Once the stone leave renal area and into the ureter the place is much small and the pain is going to be very severe
Pain comes in waves as the ureter tries to move the stone out
Nephrolithiasis
Renal calculi or kidney stones
Clumps of crystals in the urinary tract
Can be small or the size of gold ball
Nephrolithiasis: Pathogenesis
Urine is a solution of solvent (water) and solutes (particles)
Super saturation with a solute and crystals begin forming in the nephron of the kidney
Crystal Formation is enhanced by
Ph changes: UTI
Excessive concentration of insoluble salts in the urine. (Dehydration - Bone disease - Gout - Renal disease)
Urinary stasis - Immobility/sedentary lifestyle
Nephrolithiasis: Risk Factors
-Men
-Age 20-30’s
-White
-Family history
-Congenital defect (long urine in system)
-Weather? Hot weather = dehydration
-Obesity
Types of kidney stones
Calcium oxalate or calcium phosphate
Struvite (staghorn)
Uric acid
Types of stones: Calcium oxalate / calcium phosphate
70-80% most common
Family history
Idiopathic
Diet
Increase Calcemia
Increase Oxaluria
Types of stones: Struvite Staghorn
15%
Risk factor = UTI