urology/nehrology

Question 1

rbc casts in ua

Answer 1

acute or active glomerulonehritis

Question 2

rbc that come from glomerulus - how will they look on ua

Answer 2

dysmorhic

Question 3

crystals in ua meanwhat?

Answer 3

renal stone disease

Question 4

what do large numbers of rbcs mean if there is dysuria

Answer 4

acute hemorrhagic cystitis

Question 5

proteinuria - what does that mean

Answer 5

> 100mg/m2/day

Question 6

what does the tp/cr ratio tell you

Answer 6

• infants 6-24 months .2

Question 7

orthostatic proteinuria

Answer 7

elevated ratio tp/cr in the afternoon but normal ratio in the morning

Question 8

glomerular proteinuria and its causes

Answer 8

increased permeability of the glomerular capillaries to large molecular weight proteins -

Question 9

tubular proteinuria and its cuases

Answer 9

from inability to reabsorbe the low molecular weight proteins
marked by increased urinary b microglobulin

Question 10

primary glomerulonephritis-

Answer 10

process limited to the kidney

Question 11

secondary glomerulonephritis -

Answer 11

process that is part of a systemic diease

Question 12

post-streptococcacal glomerulonephritis

Answer 12

• most commonacute glomerulonephritis
  rare before age 2
  8-14 days after infection of the skin or pharynx with a nephrotogenic stain ofgroup A b- hemolytic strep
  can happen after impetigo

Question 13

increased mesangial matrix on biopsy

Answer 13

IgA nephropathy

Question 14

most common cause of nephrotic syndrome

Answer 14

minimal change disease