The Renal and Urologic System Flashcards
What are the 2 parts of the urinary tract?
- Upper urinary tract (kidney,ureters)
2. Lower urinary tract (urinary bladder, urethra)
Kidney functions:
Maintains osmotic pressure
Regulates blood concentrations of numerous ions
Kidney functions:
Regulates volume of extra cellular fluid
Controlling Na and water excretion
Kidney functions:
Helps regulate acid-base balance
Excreting H+ when there is excess acid, or HCO3 when there is an excess of base
Kidney functions:
Helps regulate blood pressure
Regulating fluid volume/RAS system
Kidney functions:
Endocrine function
- Produces erythropoietin and renin
- Responds to ANG II, aldosterone, ADH
The kidney receives what % of the CO?
20%
What are the 3 mechanisms of action that take place in the nephron?
- Filtration
- Reabsorption
- Secretion
What makes up the glomerular filtration barrier?
- Endothelial cells
- Glomerular basement membrane
- Slit process of the podocytes
What is the passage of urine through the urinary tract starting at kidney?
kidney -> renal pelvis -> ureter -> urinary bladder -> urethra
The renal system has a storage filtration in addition to a filtration function resulting in what?
Exposes these organs and tissues to prolonged exposure to carcinogens resulting in cancer
The urethra of females lies close to the vaginal and rectal openings allowing for what?
- relative ease of bacterial transport
but also - increased risk of urinary tract infections
T/F The shorter urethra in females also contributes to the increased incidence of UTIs.
True
What two groups comprise the majority of UTIs?
- Women
2. Older adults
T/F For those living in long term health care facilities the numbers are even greater and include males
True
Risk factors for urinary tract infections:
- Age
- Immobility (impaired bladder emptying)
- Instrumentation and urinary catheterization
- Atonic bladder (spinal cord injury; diabetic neuropathy)
- Increased sexual activity
- Spermicide use with diaphragm or condom
- Uncircumcised penis (first year of life)
- Obstruction
- Renal calculi
- Prostatic hyperplasia
- Pregnancy
- Kidney transplantation
- DM
- STD’s
What are the bacteria most often responsible for UTI’s ?
fecal-associated gram-negative organisms
- E. Coli-80%
- Staphylococcus saprophyticus 5-15%
Describe the pathogenesis of urinary tract pathogens:
- Adhere to the urinary tract mucosa, colonize, and cause infection
- migrate upwards through the urinary tract to the kidney (migration opposed by a urine stream)
S&S of Urinary Tract Pathologies:
- Urinary frequency
- Urinary urgency
- Nocturia: night time urination
- Pain (shoulder, back, flank, suprapubic, pelvis, lower abdomen)
- Costovertebral tenderness
- Fever & Chills
S&S of Urinary Tract Pathologies:
Dysuria -
Painful urination (not difficult urination)
S&S of Urinary Tract Pathologies:
Hematuria -
blood in urine
S&S of Urinary Tract Pathologies:
Pyuria -
Urine containing pus, excessive number of neutrophils in urine
S&S of Urinary Tract Pathologies:
Dyspareunia -
Painful sexual intercourse
UTI infection sites:
Cystitis -
bladder
UTI infection sites:
Urethritis -
urethra
UTI infection sites:
Pyelonephritis -
kidney
T/F All ages affected by UTI, both genders, but are most frequent in females
True
What is pyelonephritis?
- Kidney infection (acute disease), often 20 to a UTI traveling “upstream”
- Or, a chronic inflammatory disease involving the kidney parenchyma or renal pelvis
Most cases of pyelonephritis are complications of what?
Common bladder infections
Chronic pyelonephritis is defined by what?
Scarring in the calices
Risk factors for pyelonephritis: (8)
- Frequent sexual activity
- Recent UTI
- Recent spermicide use
- Diabetes
- Recent incontinence
- Immunocompromised individuals
- Urine reflux
- Ureter/ bladder obstruction
Causes of chronic pyelonephritis:
- Chronic infection
- Urine reflux
- Ureter/ bladder obstruction
- Atonic bladder (bladder doesn’t fully contract)
Pathogenesis of pyelonephritis?
Scarring resulting in deformity of the calices (abnormal movement of urine)
T/F pyelonephritis is responsible for upwards of 25% of cases of end stage renal disease
True, require dialysis & transplantation
Symptoms of acute pyelonephritis:
- Back pain or flank pain
- Fever (usually present) or chills
- Feeling sick (malaise)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Confusion (especially in the elderly)
Urine changes caused by acute pyelonephritis:
Blood in the urine (hematuria)
Cloudy or foul-smelling urine
Painful urination
Increased frequency or urgency of urination
What group is at an increased risk for UTIs?
Geriatric patients
Presence of UTI increases risk for what?
Sepsis or infection elsewhere
What is the PT role with UTIs?
Recognizing the risk factors and presentation of UTIs
T/F UTI may limit participation in rehabilitation
True
Implications for PT with patient with UTI?
- Be aware of N&V
- temp > 102.0
- change in mental status
- unexplained or insidious onset of back or shoulder pain
- Personal hygiene of patient
Therapists role in helping to manage renal/urinary tract disorders:
- Management of urinary incontinence
- Pelvic floor Physical Therapy: improve the strength and function of pelvic floor muscles and alleviate pain, weakness and dysfunction in - Reconditioning patients who are on dialysis and/or post kidney transplant
- Infection control in the context of urinary catheters
Problem list secondary to kidney disease? (12)
- Cognitive problems
- Increased cardiac risk
- Anemia
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Hypovolemia
- Hypervolemia
- Poor blood pressure control
- Reduced urine output
- Improper blood pH
- Impaired drug metabolism
- Impaired muscle function
- Osteoporosis
What is glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?
- Direct measure or an estimation of the rate (volume/unit) at which materials in the blood are filtered out by the kidneys.
- An assessment of the functionality of the kidneys
What is a normal GFR?
> 90 ml/min/1.73m2
How do you determine GFR?
- Assess clearance of exogenous filtration markers (e.g. inulin and iohexol)
- Inject the compound into the blood and monitor its disappearance from the blood and appearance in the urine
T/F Determining GFR is a complex procedure and generally not routinely performed
True
GFR can be estimated based on what?
- blood creatinine test
- the patient’s age
- body size
- gender
- race
What will happen to serum creatine and urea levels in presence of kidney dysfunction?
Increase
Laboratory tests for Assessing Kidney Function:
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) -
serum BUN level rises as kidney function worsens (in blood levels)