Renal Week 3 Flashcards

1
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Chronic kidney disease: definition

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Permanent reduction in GFR for at least 3 months

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Stages of CKD

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1: >90 GFR w/ evidence of kidney damage
2: 60-89 GFR w/ evidence of kidney damage
3: 30-59 GFR - mild CKD
4: 15-29 GFR - moderate CKD
5:

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3
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Common causes of CKD

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Diabetic nephropathy
HTN nephrosclerosis
GN
PKD
Interstitial dz
Obstruction
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4
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Clinical signs of CKD

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Anemia (stage 2)
HTN (tx ASAP, stage 1)
Bone/mineral disorders

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5
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4 components of anemia in CKD

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Decreased EPO
Decreased RBC survival
Increased bleeding risk
Bone marrow space fibrosis

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6
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3 reasons for HTN in CKD

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Expansion of ECF volume
Increased RAS activation
Autonomic dysfunction

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7
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Water/sodium balance in CKD

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Can concentrate/dilute urine
200-300 mOsm
Increase in intake = edema
Decrease in intake = volume depletion

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8
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Potassium balance in CKD

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Decreased kidney excretion -> increased fecal excretion

Therefore hard to clear K+ quickly

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9
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How much acid is normally generated every day?

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1 meq/day

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10
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3 forms acid is excreted

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NaPO4 (titratable acids)
H+ (via Aldosterone)
NH4+ trapping

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11
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Which forms of acid excretion change with CKD?

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H+

NH4+ -> less nephrons making NH3, acidosis seen with >25% decrease from normal (stage 3 ish)

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12
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Ca2+ and Pi

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High Pi triggers FGF-23 -> inhibit 1,25 vit D
Low Ca triggers PTH release
Chronically elevating levels of PTH
Low Vit D (stage 2 ish)

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13
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Intact Nephron Hypothesis

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Functioning nephrons maintain glomerulotubular balance

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Magnification Phenomenon

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Remaining nephrons magnify their excretion of a given solute

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15
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Trade-off Hypothesis

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Increased PTH for normal Ca2+ levels

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16
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Creatinine balance in CKD

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Excretion must remain constant

With decreasing GFR, elevation in serum Cr

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17
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Progressive disease characteristics in CKD

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Glomeruli hypertrophy
Blood flow per nephron increases
Intra-glomerular pressure increases
Solute flow per tubule increases

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18
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Treatments for CKD

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Eval cause/eval CVD risk
Control BP and reduce risk factors (stage 1)
Restrict diet phos, phos binders, Vit D (stage 2)
Select site for dialysis and preserve veins (stage 3)
Place AVF (stage 4)
Dialysis/transplant (stage 5)

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19
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Indications for dialysis

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Volume overload while on diuretics
Hyperkalemia
Uremic pericarditis
Uremic symptoms

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20
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Uremic symptoms

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Lethargy, difficultly concentrating (early)
Coma/seizures (late)
Nausea, decreased appetite
Uremic bleeding

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21
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Types of dialysis

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Hemodialysis
Frequent/nocturnal dialysis (night, at home)
Peritoneal dialysis

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22
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Types of access for hemodialysis

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AV fistula
AV graft
Double lumen catheter (tunnel cath in IJ to SVC)

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23
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Types of peritoneal dialysis

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Continuous ambulatory PD - drain manually
Continuous cycling PD - machine at night, leave dialysate
Nocturnal intermittent PD - same, don’t leave dialysate

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24
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Complications of peritoneal dialysis

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Infection, scarring, cath dysfunction
Hernias
Metabolic: hyperG, hyperL, hypokalemia

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25
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Warm vs. cold ischemia

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Warm: death/clamp to cold perfusion (60 min)
Cold: Cold perfusion to @ (24-36 hours)

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26
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Direct vs indirect rejection

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Direct: R Tcells to intact D HLA antigens (transplant only)
Indirect: R Tcells to fragments D HLA (normal)

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27
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Immune signals

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Tcell CD3 R w/ MHC complex -> PLC -> Ca2+ release -> Calcineurin activity -> dephos NFAT -> enters nuc -> IL-2
(Co-stimulatory CD28 binding)
IL-2 proliferation of CD4 (Th1 and B cells) and CD8 (attack)

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28
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T and B cell rejection

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T cell: tubulitis (Banff I) or vasculitis (Banff II)

B cell: antibody mediated, complement

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29
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Immunosuppression regimen in transplant

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1st: calcineurin inhibitor (cyclosporine, tacrolimus) - SE nephrotox, HTN, diabetes
2nd: proliferation inhibitor (MMF, sirolimus)
3rd: prednisone

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30
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AKI eval in transplant

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Pre-renal (volume down, renal artery thrombosis, calcineurin tox)
Renal (delayed graft/function, acute rejection, recurrent primary dz, infection)
Post-renal (obstruction)

31
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Routes of infection for UTI

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Ascending (more common, ex fecal flora E.coli)

Bloodborne (less common, often ureteral obstruction/immunosuppression)

32
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Virulence factors in UTI

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Bacterial adhesion
O Antigens (hard to tx)
Endotoxin (decrease ureteric peristalsis)
33
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Host defense mechanisms against UTI

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Mechanical (peristalsis, flow)
Chemical (prostatic secretions, pH, ammonia, P1 BG Ag)
Immune (IgA, complement)
Cellular (PMNs)

34
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Complications of UTI

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Acute pyelonephritis
Perinephric abscesses
Scarring
Recurrence
Stones
35
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Vesico-ureteral reflux

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No valve, but oblique course in wall
Reflux with perpendicular entry - backflow of urine
Primary (congenital) vs. secondary (neurogenic bladder)

36
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Factors for stones

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HyperCa
Increased uric acid
low pH
low volume
Bacteria
37
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Acute pyelonephritis and consequences

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PMNs in interstitium
WBC, WBC casts
microabcesses, perinephric abscess
Can lead to pap nec, urosepsis

38
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Chronic pyelonephritis and consequences

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ESKD
Irregularly scarred, atrophy, periglomerular bifrosis
+ reflux = secondary FSGS, poor prognosis

39
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Renal papillary necrosis

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Gross hematuria and proteinuria

Sickle cell, Acute pyelonephritis, Analgesics, DM

40
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Benign tumors of the kidney

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Renal papillary adenoma(small, well circumscribed in cortex)
Angiomyolipoma (vessels, SM, fat, often w/ TS)
Oncocytoma (eosinophilic epithelial cells, lots of mito)

41
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Malignant tumors of kidney

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Renal cell carcinomas:
Clear cell
Papillary (chromophillic)
Chromophobic
Collecting (Bellini) duct
Familial RCC
42
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RCC Clear Cell

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Most common (80%)
Hematuria, ball like mass
Can extend renal cortex -> vein -> heart
Often single (unless familial)
Spherical, focal hemorrhage
Types on micro: clear, granular, spindle
43
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Papillary Carcinoma

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Often multifocal
Papillary growth pattern
Better prognosis than clear cell

44
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Chromophobic Carcinoma

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Prominent cell membranes
Halo around nucleus
Similar to oncocytoma (from intercalated cells)
Excellent prognosis

45
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Familial RCC

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VHL: often bilateral and multifocal, hemangioblastomas of cerebellum and retina
Hereditary CCC: confined to kidney, same genes as VHL
Hereditary papillary carcinoma: AD, multiple bilateral with papillary histology (MET mutation)

46
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Familial vs. sporadic

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Hereditary = multifocal
Sporadic = single
47
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Urothelial carcinomas

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Renal pelvis to urethra
M>F, >50yrs
Schistosomiasis

48
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Two functions of bladder and dysfunction symptoms

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Storage phase (frequency, uregency, incontinence)
Emptying phase (hesitancy, weak stream, incomplete emptying)
49
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LUT Innervation

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T10-L2 = sympathetic, hypogastric nerves
S2-S4 = parasympathetic, pelvic nerves
S2-S4 = somatic, pudendal nerves
50
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Micturition cycle

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  1. Increase in wall tension
  2. Afferent input to pontine micturition center/cortical egress
  3. Pudendal nerve activity ceases, relaxation and detrusor neurons freed
  4. Proximal urethra opens
    Bladder immediately contracts
51
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Types of incontinence

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Stress: F (post child), alpha-agonists
Urgency: frequency/nocturia, anti-chol drugs

52
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LUT obstruction in men

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Most common: BPH
80% or 80 y/o have, 50% with symptoms
Tx: alpha-blocker
Younger men: urethral stricture (trauma)

53
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3 parts of embryonic kidney and destiny

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Nephrogenic cord (in urogenital ridge) gives rise to:
Pronephros - degenerates by 4 weeks
Mesonephros - uteric bud, ureters -> collecting tubules
Metanephros - blastemia, SVT to capillary

54
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Two ducts and destiny

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Mesonephric duct - Wolffian duct

Paramesonephric duct - Mullerian duct

55
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Urogenital sinus

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From caudal portion of endoderm = cloaca
Allantosis (part of sinus) becomes urachus
Sinus becomes bladder and urethra

56
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Renal agenesis and hypoplasia

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Failure of metanephric to develop or early degeneration

Unilateral more common (associated with 1 umbilical artery)

57
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Renal dysplasia

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Abnormal differentiation of metanephric tissue

Presents w/in first decade

58
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Renal ectopia

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Failure of kidney to rise or rotate

Can lead to uteral obstruction or discoid kidney

59
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Horseshoe kidney

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Failure to separate along midline (90% lower pole)

Ureters exit anterior, stones likely

60
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3 classifications of pediatric cystic kidney disease

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Acquired
Genetic (AD or AR PKD)
Developmental (MCDK)

61
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ADPKD

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PKD1 (16p13) - 90%: manifests earlier (Adult)
PKD2 (4q21) - 10% (Adult)
Cystic dilations in ALL parts of nephron
Can be spontaneous, 100% penetrant
HTN, CRF, ESKD (50%)
62
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ARPKD

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PKHD1 (6p21) - Infantile
Early onset HTN, can’t concentrate urine
Cysts are dilations in collecting tubules

63
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ADPKD organs vs. ARPKD organs

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ADPKD: Liver/pancreas cysts, cerebral aneurysms
ARPKD: Fibrous expansion of portal tracts, bile duct prolif

64
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MCDK

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Abnormal induction of metanephros
Ureteral or uteropelvic atresia
Non-function and involuted over time kidney

65
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Congenital mesonephric blastoma

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Prenatal sonogram = ring sign
Fibrotic, firm mass
Non-cellular = bengin
Cellular = ETV6-NTRK3 fusion (kinda aggressive)
Often with trisomy 11
66
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Wilms tumor

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Claw sign
Triphasic: blastemal, epithelial, stromal
Anaplasia present = unfavorable
Rarely bilateral - instant stage 5

67
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Wilms genetics

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WT-1 11p13: intralobar rests (WAGR)

WT-2 11p15: perilobar rests (BW syndrome)

68
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Ureteral duplication

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Both enter ipsilaterally
Reflux into lower pole
Obstruction in upper pole (ureterocele)

69
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Megalocystis

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Chronic abnormal distention of bladder due to obstruction

70
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Posterior urethral valves

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Obstruction of posterior male urethral valves (ab insertion of mesonephric duct on cloaca)

71
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Epispadias and hypospadias

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Meatus on dorsal or ventral side of penis

72
Q

Chordee

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Fibrous band causing curve of penis

73
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Potter sequence (consequences of obstruction/agenesis)

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Large flattened ears/nose
Infraorbital skin folds
Amnion nodosum (skin cells on placenta)
Pulmonary hypoplasia (less fluid in lungs to expand)

74
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Prune belly (Eagle-Barrett)

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Mostly males, atrophy of anterior abdominal muscles
Undescended testes
Develop megalocystis