Urolithiasis 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Other 5 names for Urolithiasis
A
- “kidney stones”
- nephrolithiasis
- ureterolithiasis
- cystolithiasis
- calculus / calculi
2
Q
What is the most common type of stone in the US?
A
Calcium oxalate
3
Q
Which stone?
- Radio-opaque
- Resistant to dissolution
- Most commonly caused by dehydration
A
Calcium oxalate
(MC type in US)
4
Q
Which stone?
- Radiolucent
- Forms in acidic urine (<6.0)
- Dissolves in alkalinized urine
A
Uric acid (urate)
- Malingering pts know this stone does not show up on x-ray. But will show up on CT
5
Q
Which stone?
- Cause: UTI
- Radio-opaque
- Forms in alkaline urine
- Can be dissolved w/ acidification of urine
- Composition of most ______
A
Magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite, triple phosphate, MAP)
- staghorn calculi
6
Q
Which stone?
- Genetic defect, autosomal _____
- Heterozygotes usually _____
- Homozygotes usually ______
- Caused by _____
- Dissolved in ____ environment
A
Cystine
- recessive
- hetero –> NOT stone formers
- Homo –> form stones
- cystinuria
- alkaline
7
Q
Which stone?
- Associated w/ Proteus UTI
- Radiolucent
A
Matrix
8
Q
Which stone?
- associated w/ UTI & laxative abuse
- Radiolucent
A
Ammonium Acid Urate
9
Q
Which stone?
- Precipitated drug, such as _____
- Radiolucent
- Not visible on stone-protocol CT
A
Protease Inhibitor Stone
- Indinavir
10
Q
A few etiologies of Urolithiasis (8)
A
- Anatomic
- Urine characteristics
- Pt volume status
- Diet
- Metabolic
- Disease states
- UTI
- meds
11
Q
What are the 2 causes of stones due to anatomy?
A
- Obstruction
- Stasis
12
Q
What are the 2 Crystal Inhibitors?
A
- Citrate (complexes w/ calcium)
- Urea (increases solubility of uric acid)
13
Q
3 components of volume status of pt w/ Urolithiasis
A
- Volume depletion
- Low UOP
- Supersaturation of solute
14
Q
4 etiologies of metabolic urolithiasis
A
- Hypercalciuria
- Hypocitrauria
- Hyperoxauria
- Hyperuricosuria
15
Q
UTIs
- UTIs can decrease _____
- Hypo-_____
- Urea splitting organisms
- Proteus, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, Serratia, Staph
- Urea–> ammonia + bicarb –> ____
- Proteus –> _____
A
- ureteral peristalsis
- citraturia
- struvite
- matrix stones
16
Q
Which 7 meds can cause urolithiasis?
A
- Vit C
- Vit D
- Triamterene precipitation
- Protease inhibitors (Indinavir)
- Furosemide increases urinary calcium excretion
- Acetazolamide (CAI) causes RTA state
- Uricosuric agents (probenecid, salicylates)
17
Q
4 sxs of urolithiasis
A
- Flank pain
- N/V (from the pain)
- Hematuria
- Hyperkinetic** (common). Pt is moving all over and pacing the room
18
Q
3 components of evaluation of urolithiasis
A
- H&P
- Labs (creatinine and white count)
- Imaging (Stone protocol CT WITHOUT contrast)
19
Q
3 PE findings of urolithiasis
A
- Fever
- Hyperkinetic
- CVAT (costovertebral angle tenderness)
20
Q
3 labs
A
- UA (pH, specific gravity, hemoglobin, microscopy)
- CBC (WBC elevation)
- BMP (creatinine, BUN, electrolytes)