Urinary Tract Calculi Flashcards
Define Urinary Tract Calculi?
Crystal Deposition within the urinary tract
What is Urinary Tract Calculi also known as?
Nephrolithiasis
What are the type of stones that are present in Urinary Tract Calculi?
Calcium Oxalate - Most Common
Struvite - quite common
Urate - 5%
Cysteine - 2%
What are the Metabolic Causes of Urinary Tract Calculi?
Hypercalciuria
Hyperuricaemia
Hypercystinuria
Hyperoxaluria
What are the infective causes of Urinary Tract Calculi?
Hyperuricaemia
What drugs can cause Urinary Tract Calculi?
Indinavir
What are the risk factors for Urinary Tract Calculi?
Low fluid intake
Structural urinary tract abnormalities (e.g. horseshoe kidney)
What is the epidemiology of Urinary Tract Calculi?
COMMON
2-3% of general population
3 x more common in MALES
Age group affected: 20-50 yrs
Bladder stones more common in developing contries
Upper urinary tract stones more common in industrialised countries
What are the presenting symptoms of Urinary Tract Calculi?
Often ASYMPTOMATIC Severe loin to groin pain Nausea and vomiting Urinary urgency, frequency or retention Haematuria
What are the signs of Urinary Tract Calculi?
Loin to lower abdominal tenderness
No signs of peritonism
Leaking AAA is the main differential to consider in older men
Signs of systemic sepsis if there is an obstruction and infection above the stone
What investigations for Urinary Tract Calculi?
Bloods Urine X-Ray KUB Intravenous Urography (IVU) US Non-enhanced Spiral CT Isotope Radiography
What bloods do we do for Urinary Tract Calculi?
FBC - high WCC if infection
U&Es - check renal function
Calcium
Urate Phosphate
What do we do for Urine for Urinary Tract Calculi?
Dipstick - haematuria is common
MC&S
Why do we do X-Ray KUB for Urinary Tract Calculi?
80% of kidney stones are radio-opaque
Why do we do Intravenous Urography (IVU) for Urinary Tract Calculi?
Allows visualisation of the kidneys and ureters