urinary + reproductive system patho

Question 1

what is an ectopic kidney

Answer 1

a kidney in an abnormal position

Question 2

horseshoe kidney

Answer 2

kidney with an odd fusion, the most common type of fusion

Question 3

duplication/duplex kidney

Answer 3

Ureter/collecting ducts abnormal and potentially multiplied

Question 4

Bifid kidneys mean

Answer 4

2 collecting ducts combine to make one renal pelvis and ureter

Question 5

vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)

Answer 5

abnormal urine backflow

Question 6

ureterocele

Answer 6

stenosis of distal ureter leads to prolapse into bladder

Question 7

Bladder carcinoma

Answer 7

signs: painless hemauria, males over 50yrs

Question 8

Renal failure

Answer 8

acute: quick onset, sudden damage, rapid deterioration

Question 9

renal hypertension

Answer 9

elevated blood pressure caused by narrowing in the arteries that deliver blood to kidneys

Question 10

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 10

enlargement of prostate gland

Question 11

benign prostatic hypertrophy

Answer 11

more prostate cells

Question 12

adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland

Answer 12

2nd most common malignancy in men

Question 13

uterine fibroids

Answer 13

leiomyomas-benign smooth muscle tumors that can vary in size- growth stimulated by estrogen

Question 14

malignant breast disease

Answer 14

breast cancer, adenocarcinoma-most common malignancy in 44-50yr old women

Question 15

fibrocystic breast

Answer 15

breast tissue thickens, cyst develop

Question 16

fibroadenoma of the breast

Answer 16

most common benign breast tumors

Question 17

female infertility

Answer 17

abnormal uterus, obstructed fallopian tubes