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Agenesis
Bilateral renal agenesis (Potter Syndrome). failure of an organ to develop
Extopia
Stay in pelvis or presacral
Horse-shoe kidney
which occurs when the kidneys fail to separate at the lower pole during development, may cause compression of the vena cava or aorta
Extopic Kidney
abnormal upward migration of the fetal kidneys results in positional anomalies
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic disease is caused by
an abnormality in one gene
With renal cystic disease when does renal failure occur?
during adulthood
What is Exstrophy
The absence of a portion of the lower abdominal wall and the anterior wall of the bladder
What are the clinical features of Exstrophy
1. continuous leakage of urine
2. cause persistent or re-current local infection
3. increase the risk of ascending urinary tract infection
4. may progress into adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma
An upper UTI affects what
Kidneys and ureters
A lower UTI affects what
Bladder and the urethra
Pyelonephritis
Renal pelvis inflammation
Cystitis
Bladder inflammation
Urethritis
Inflammation of the urether
What is the classic cause of urethritis?
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae; but also chlamydia, e coli, or mycoplasma
What is dysuria
painful urination
What are the classic cause of urethritis?
Urinary frequency, dysuria and urethral discharge characterize urethral inflammation regardless of the cause
What is urethritis and what is a common cause?
Acute inflammation of the urethra and common to gonococcus
non-specific urethritis is often due to?
chlamydia infection
How do you describe reiter's syndrome?
in reiter's syndrome, in addition ot urethritis, there is arthritis and conjuctivitis
How does a patient present with cystitis?
Patient presents with urgency, dysuria, and hematuria; bacteria and leukocytes can be detected in the urine
What are the features of malakoplakia
macrophage containing mucosal plaques
Squamous Metaplasia
usually associated with calculi and chronic cystitis
What is vesicoureteral reflux
vesicoureteral reflux is a congenital condition which can be corrected by surgery
What is pyelonephritis
bacterial infection of the kidneys, renal calices, and renal pelvis
What is pyelonephritis caused by
gram-negative uropathogens
What gram-neg uropathogens cause pyelonephritis
KEEPS:
Klebsiella
Escherichia coli
enterobactor
proteus
serratia
Characteristic of Chronic Pyelonephritis
scarring of the kidney, deformities of the collecting system, hydronephrosis, loss of the renal parenchyma
What are complications associated with chronic pyleonephritis
end-stage kidney disease, papillary necrosis
What are the causes of urinary stones
calcium oxalate and calicum phosphate stones
What type of urine does struvite stones - staghorn calculi - form in
alkaline urine
Classic presentation of acute renal colic
severe flank pain, radiation to groin, vomiting and urinary symptoms, blood in urine
What is the common cause of hydronephrosis
hydronephrosis commonly results from an obstruction lovated at the junction of the ureter and renal pelvis
wilms tumor (nephroblastoma)
is a malignant tumor originating from the renal blastema
A palpable abdominal mass can be an indication of what three possible conditions
multicystic renal dysplasia, wilms tumor, neuroblastoma of the adrenal tumor
Renal cell carcinoma is derived from what
renal tubular cells
What is the classic triad of renal cell carcinoma
hematuria, flank pain, and a mass
urethral caruncle
inflammatory lesion near the femal urethral meatus that produces pain and bleeding
What forms struvite stones (staghorn calculi)
ammonium magnesium phosphate
Urolithiasis is
kidney stone
What is the most common type of urinary stone
most common urolithiasis; are calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate stones
What type of stone is associated with leukemia and chemotherapy
uric acid stone
What type of stone is associated with metabolic disorder
uric acid stone
What type of stone is associated with gout
uric acid stone
what type of stone is associated with alkaline urine
calcium stones, (calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate) and struvite stones
What are complications of kidney stone
1. urinary colics
2. hydroureter and hydronephrosis
3. infection
What type of stone is associated with UTI
struvite
what is the most common childhood tumor
wilms tumor
what condition is associated with urinary bladder cancer
squamous metaplasia
What are the predisposing factors for squamous cell cancer
calculi and chronic cystitis
what are calculi
mineral deposits