Renal patho Flashcards
what does pyelo means?
renal pelvis?
what is pyleonephritis? where is it? Acute or chronic?
inflame of renal pelvis and parenchyma.
upper UTI
both
Et of Pyelonephritis
various bacteria (usually e.coli
what are the risks of pylenephritis?
suppressed immunity
catheterization
urinary reflux
diabetes
Patho of pylenephritis?
ascending infection and inflm
urethra ->bladder->ureter-> kidney
fibrosis and scar tissue?
-dec renal fx
patho of chronic form of pyleonephritis?
recurrent inflm-> obstruc or reflux
renal damage-> renal failure
manifestations of pyleonephritis?
local and systemic of bacterial infect acute onset lower back pain fever dysuria, freq, urgency pyuria (discharge of pus) dec renal function (aka 1)ultrafiltration, reabsorpion, active secretion of filtrate) Severe htn (chronic form)
treatment of pyleonephritis?
abx (10-14 days)
how common is a lower UTI?
2nd most common infect
are there microbes found in the lower UT?
no. entirely sterile. there is peri-urethral flora that can migrate from urethra into bladder?
what bacteria is commonly found in lower UTI?
e.coli
is it an ascending or descending infection?
ascending. urethra to bladder
what defences do we have that prevent UTI from occurring?
IR- systemic
local immune response
mucin layer
washout (forceful urine)
men- prostatic fluid contains components that are antimicrobial
women- periurera flora microbial antagonism
what is the mucin layer?
bladder wall comprises of transitional pith cells that secrete glycoprotein (CHO and protein) which coats the inner layer of the epith tissue (forms barrier between urine and epith) therefore prevents direct contact between act and wall of bladder
what are the risks of getting a lower UTI?
catheterization
obstr (in terms of BPH)
-stasis (or urine in bladder)
-reflux
why is catheterization a risk?
bc bacteria attach to catheter and coat themselves with biofilm and secrete this film which is above them and protects them from defences against the body
what are the manifestations of lower UTI?
acute onset
freq
dysuria
lower back/abdm pain
DX of lower UTI?
manifestations
urinalysis
-leukocytes, blood, bacteria
C and S
Tx of lower UTI
Abx and cause
what are the 5 categories of glomerular disease?
nephrotic syndromes nephritis syndromes sediment disorders rapidly progressive glomerulnephritis chronic glomerulonephritis
what is nephrotic s syndrome?
inc in permeability aka more components mout so will have more ease of ultrafiltration - push out more fluids, lights, nitrogenous wastes
-inc glomerular permb
fluid and protein loss
what is nephritis syndrome?
dec glomeular permb (pass out less fluid ->water and lights
-fluid and n-waste retention
what is sediment disorders?
referring to component of urine that has the ability to sediment out
-hematuria, proteinuria
what is tricky about proteinuria and protein loss?
same manifestations!
is glomerulnoephritis pre or post infectious? why? how soon before or after?
post because IC must form (ab and AG) and cause damage and inflamation? usually 1-1.5 wk later
what are the common infections in glomerulnoephritis?
B hemolytic strep infect (streptococcal infect-bacteria)
beta causes hemolysis