The Urinary Tract Pathology Flashcards
A cystic disease of the kidney that is often the result of chronic hemodialysis
Acquired Renal Cystic Disease
An inflammation of they kidney(s)
Acute Pyelonephritis
A sudden decrease in renal function
Acute Renal Failure
A common benign renal tumor that consists of a network of blood vessels, muscle, and fat; also known as a renal harmatoma
Angiomyolipoma
An inherited disease, that results in the development of renal, liver, and pancreatic cysts late in life; also referred to as adult polycystic kidney disease
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
An inherited renal disease that results in bilateral enlargement of the fetal kidneys and microscopic renal cysts; also referred to as infantile polycystic kidney disease
Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
An outpouching of the urinary bladder wall
Bladder Diverticulum
Chronic inflammation of the kidney(s)
Chronic Pyelonephritis
The gradual decrease in renal function over time
Chronic Renal Failure
The dilation of the renal collecting system at birth
Congenital Hydroneohrosis
The accumulation of calcium within the cortex of the kidney
Cortical Nephrocalcinosis
Inflammation of the urinary bladder
Cystitis
The formation of air within the kidney parenchyma secondary to bacterial infiltration
Emphysematous Pyelonephritis
Medical condition in which the kidneys fail to function adequately, thus requiring the use of dialysis
End-stage Renal Disease
An infection of the kidney glomeruli
Glomerulonephritis
A localized collection of blood
Hematoma
The dilation of the renal collecting system resulting from the obstruction of the flow of urine from the kidney(s) to the bladder; also referred to as pelvocaliectasis
Hydronephrosis
Distention of the ureter with fluid because of obstruction
Hydroureter
Carcinoma of the kidney; also referred to as renal cell carcinoma
Hypernephroma
A collection of lymphatic fluid
Lymphocele