Renal & Urinary Flashcards
what does pyuria mean?
neutrophils in the urine
what is cystitis?
inflammation of the bladder
associated with UTI
what is pyelonephritis?
infection in the kidney
inflammation of upper urinary tract, renal pelvis, parenchyma, upper ureter
what samples do you need, to test for TB in urine?
3 early morning samples
2 bacteria that are yellow on a CLED?
yellow on CLED = lactose fermenting
e.coli
staph saprophyticus
2 organisms that are blue on a CLED?
blue on cled = non lactose fermenting
salmonella
shigella
pseudomonas
pink colonies on a MacConkey plate are_____
lactose fermenting
e coli
staph saprophyticus
what is nephritis? what are the two types?
nephritis = general inflammation of the kidney
glomerulonephritis
interstitial nephritis
what are kimmelstiel-wilson lesions?
when the mesangeal matrix invades glomerular capillaries
eg in diabetic hypertensive nephropathy
what are first medications for vasculitis?
steroids
rituximab
what things might suggest acute tubulointerstitial nephritis?
rash recently started a drug pyuria eosinophils fever
yolk sac tumour?
most common testicular cancer in boys
schiller duval bodies
high ALP
what is Alports syndrome?
genetic problem with type 4 collagen
= renal failure, hearing loss, problems with eyesight - lenticonus
x linked recessive or autosomal recessive
