urinary problems: causes Flashcards
1
Q
- Ascending bacterial infection
- Predisposing factors
- Systemic disease
- Immunosuppression
- Conformational abnormalities
A
Urinary Tract Infection
2
Q
- Urolithiasis
* Idiopathic cystitis - urinary tract infection
A
Lower Urinary Tract Disease (LUTD)
3
Q
• Unknown
• Factors that play a role in crystal and calculi formation
- concentration of constituent minerals in urine
- urine retention
- urine pH
Most common urolith types in cats
• Struvite (magnesium-ammonium-phosphate)
• Calcium oxalate
A
Feline Urolithiasis
4
Q
- Toxicity (ethylene glycol, aminoglycosides)
- Glomerulonephritis
- Infection
- Hemoglobinuria
A
acute Renal Failure
- caused by a sudden major injury
5
Q
(caused by) progressive loss of functional renal tissue
A
chronic Renal Failure
