Renal Pathology Flashcards
High blood pressure is a common cause of kidney disease (TRUE/FALSE)?
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What is the most important part of the TMN cancer system and the greatest indicator of long term cancer survivability? How is it graded?
M (Metastasis) M0 or M1
A cancer grade of T0 indicates what about the lesion?
Carcinoma in situ
What is the pathway of urine flow through the kidney?
Renal pyramid ——> Renal papilla ——> Minor calyx ——> Major calyx ——> Renal pelvis ——> Ureter
What is diuresis?
Increased urine production and flow rate
What is dysuria?
Difficulty or painful urination
What is pyuria?
Plus in the urine with white blood cells and purulent exudate
What is hematuria?
Blood in the urine (RBCs)
What is nocturia?
Excessive urination at night
What is oliguria?
Decreased urine output
What is proteinuria?
Protein in the urine
What is glycosuria?
Sugar in the urine
What is bilateral renal agenesis?
Complete failure of the development of both kidneys associated with pulmonary hypoplasia and is incompatible with life
What is the mechanism for how amniotic fluid changes can cause congenital anomalies such as renal agenesis and pulmonary hypoplasia?
A diminished kidney function will result in less urination into the amniotic sac leading to oligohydramnios (low amniotic fluid). Amniotic fluid pressure is required to make the kidneys and lungs expand and grow.
Unilateral agenesis of the kidneys is asymptomatic (TRUE/FALSE)?
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What molecule markers in the blood and urine may indicate a renal pathology generally?
Decreased GFR
Increased BUN
Increased Creatinine
What is a horseshoe kidney?
Fusion of the kidneys at the lower poles with a single large midline organ that is normally ASYMPTOMATIC
What is the most common cause of renal ectopia?
Kidney transplant
Where does a renal ectopia most commonly occur?
Pelvis
What is exstrophy?
Urinary bladder everting through the abdominal wall
What is infantile polycystic kidney?
Autosomal recessive dysfunction in the polycystin gene in a newborn associated with pulmonary hypoplasia and dilated collecting ducts
What is adult polycystic kidney?
Autosomal dominant hereditary disorder characterized by multiple expanding cysts of both kidneys leading to renal failure
When does adult polycystic kidney disease appear in life?
4th decade
45 year old male patient presents to your office complaining of pain in his sides and abdomen on both sides. He has a feeling of heaviness in his loins and also complains of peeing blood. A urinalysis confirms this finding as well as the presence of albumin in the urine. The sides of the patient demonstrate tender palpable masses below the 12th rib. The patient has a blood pressure of 155/99. What is the likely diagnosis based on this information?
Adult polycystic kidney
What is acute pyelonephritis?
Acute suppurative inflammation of the kidney caused by bacterial and/or viral infection
What is the primary etiology of acute pyelonephritis?
Escheria coli
What is the hsitological finding present in acute pyelonephritis?
Leukocyte casts