Urinary Calculi Flashcards
What is the main symptoms of renal colic
-unilateral flank tenderness (positional)
-colicky pain radiates to groin
-hematuria
What are the type of stones
-ca stones
-struvite (Am Mg Po4)
-uric acid
-cystine
What are the Ca stones
-Ca oxalate
-Ca phosphate
-Ca carbonate
What are the acidic stones
-calcium oxalate
-amorphous urate
-uric acid
-cystine
-cholesterol
What are the radiolucent stones
-uric acid
-cystine
What is the most type of stones
-calcium oxalate
The urine crystal with the shape of the envelope
-calcium oxalate
The urine crystal with wedge shaped prism
-calcium phosphate
The urine crystal with coffin lid shaped
-struvite
What is the main cause staghorn kidney
-struvite (AMP)
The urine crystal with rhomboid shaped
-uric acid
The urine crystal with hexagonal shaped
-cystine
What is the cause of calcium oxalate
-ethlene glycol
-hypocitruria
-malabsorption (crohn’s disease)
What is the cause of calcium phosphate
-dairy products
-hyperparathyroidism
What is the cause of struvite
-infection by urease positive organism
-urease will transform urea into ammonium (alkaline)
