Renal - PowerPoint/3 Flashcards
kidney stone formation - growth into a stone via
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crystallization or aggregation
an interference with the flow of urine at any site along the urinary tract
UTO
kidney stone tx
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- high fluid intake
- decreasing dietary intake of stone forming substance
- stone removal
UTO severity is based on
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- location
- completeness
- involvement of ureters/kidneys
- duration
- cause
obstructive uropathy is to
UTO
kidney stones are classified according to
the minerals that make up the stone
UTO is
an interference with the flow of urine at any site along the urinary tract
UTO stands for
urinary tract obstruction
enlargement of the renal pelvic and calyces
hydronephrosis
hydroureter
accumulation of urine in the ureter
UTO compensatory hypertrophy and hyperfunction from
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- obligatory growth
2. compensatory growth
upper UTO locations
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- hydroureter
- hydronephrosis
- ureterohydronephrosis
kidney stone formation - presence of a salt in a higher concentration than the volume able to dissolve the salt
supersaturation of one or more salts
kidney stone risk factors
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- gender
- race
- age
- geographic location
- seasonal
- fluid intake
- diet
- occupation
UTO - the obstruction can be caused by what two defects
- anatomic
2. functional