Week 6 (27, 28, 29, 31, 33) Flashcards
Sign/Symptoms of ureteral (kidney) stones
- Diaphoresis (sweat profusely)
- Dehydration
- Hematuria (blood in urine)
- Pain
Common composition of renal calculis (kidney stones) (nephrolithiasis) (2)
- Calcium
2. Pain
Polycystic Kidney Disease
GENETIC DISORDER
- Multiple cysts in the kidneys
Signs/Symptoms of renal cancer
1) Blood in urine
2) Hypertension
When patients have gouty arthritis, what is the cause?
Uric acid crystals
Acute tubular necrosis - Prodromal stage
Normal or declining urine output
Acute tubular necrosis - Oliguric (4)
- Oliguria (low urine output)
- Progressive Uremia (raised levels of urea and nitrogenous waste)
- Decreased GFR
- Hypervolemia (excess body fluids)
Acute Tubular Necrosis - Postoliguric
Renal recovery
Acute kidney injury - Prerenal
Lack of blood flow getting to kidneys (kidney perfusion)
Acute kidney injury - Intrarenal
- Internal
- An infection blocking kidney functions
Acute Kidney Injury - Postrenal
- Obstruction blocking urine from moving forward
_____ is the most frequent and initial symptoms of bladder cancer
Hematuria
Vesicoureteral reflux can lead to _____ ______
Recurrent cystitis
_____ is the cause for majority of urinary tract infections
E. Coli
What is Ureterocele?
Cystic dilation of the ureter
Stress incontinence (urine is involuntarily lost)
Weakening of pelvic floor muscles
Urge Continence (involuntary sudden leakage of urine along with or immediately following sensation of need to urinate)
Due to something inside urinary tract like tumor, infection, etc
Cystitis (3)
- Inflammation of urinary bladder
- Caused by e.coli
- Transmitted through sex, hygiene, catheters, etc
_____ poses risk for testicular cancer
Cryptorchidism
Uterine Prolapse
Relaxation cardinal ligaments causing uterine to drop
Endometriosis
Endometrial tissue grows outside uterus lining
Leimyomas
Myomas aka fibroids
Know: Growth enhanced by high estrogen and growth hormone levels
Vulvovaginitis is commonly caused by
Candidas albicans
