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Pediatric renal neoplasms
Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma) and Mesoblastic nephroma
Adult benign renal neoplasms
Papillary adenoma, oncocytoma, angiomyolipoma
Adult malignant renal neoplasms
Renal cell carcinoma and urothelial carcinoma
Malignant pediatric tumor of the kidneys comprised of embryonal nephrogenic elements
Wilms tumor
Wilms tumor is a triphasic neoplasms: what are the 3 possible tissue constituents?
Blastema, Epithelium, Stroma
Wilms tumor 4 Rules of 5
5% childhood cancers, 5% bilateral, 5% multicentric, 5% anaplastic (worse prognosis)
Organomegaly, hemihypertrophy; WT2 gene mutation; 5% develop Wilms tumor
Beckwith-Wiedeman syndrome
Wilms-aniridia-genital anomaly-retardation; WT1 gene mutation; 33% develop Wilms tumor
WAGR syndrome
Glomerulonephritis, male pseudohermaphroditism; WT1 gene mutation; 90% develop Wilms tumor
Denys-Drash syndrome
Loss of or mutation in tumor suppressor genes on chromosome 11 (WT1 and WT2 genes)
Wilms Tumor
Most common renal tumor of infancy; composed fo spindled cells with varying resemblance to immature tissues from mesoderm
Mesoblastic Nephroma
Papillary renal tumor <0.5 cm
Renal papillary adenoma
Papillary renal tumor >0.5 cm
Papillary renal cell carcinoma
Most common renal tubular epithelial neoplasm
Renal papillary adenoma
Central Stellate Scar
Oncocytoma
Multiple angiomyolipomas suggests
Tuberous sclerosis
Most common malignant renal neoplasm in adults
Renal cell carcinoma
Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) involving the collecting system (calyces and pelvis)
Urothelial carcinoma
Classic triad of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Flank pain, palpable mass, and hematuria
Most common neoplastic recipient of a metastasis from another malignant neoplasm
Renal cell carcinoma
Mutation of VHL gene in >90% of cases
Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Second most common type of RCC - rarely a germline mutation in c-met; more often multiple than any other type of RCC
Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma
Fibrovascular cores contain numerous "foam cells"
Characteristic of Papillary RCC
Worse prognosis of typical RCC subtypes
Collecting Duct Carcinoma
Very rare, very aggressive; all have been African-American or Mediterranean; associated with sickle cell trait or disease
Renal Medullary Carcinoma
Urolithiasis
Formation of urinary stones
4 main types of Urolithiasis
Calcium, Struvite, Uric acid, Cystine
"Triple stones": magnesium ammonium phosphate
Struvite
Struvite stones indicative of
Bacterial infections (Proteus); large stones (staghorn calculi)
Muscularis mucosa
Incomplete slips of smooth muscle
Muscularis propria
Detrusor muscle- thick bundles of smooth muscle
Exposes bladder muscosa to external environment; anterior bladder wall and abdominal wall are absent
Exstrophy
Out-pouchings of visceral organ consisting of all layers of the wall of the organ
True Diverticula
Vestigial remnant of the connection of the bladder apex to the allantois
Urachus
Michaelis-Gutmann bodies within lysosomes of macrophages
Malacoplakia
Not all of this kind of urothelial carcinoma are invasive
Papillary Urothelial Carcinoma
Invasive, by definition, is this kind of urothelial carcinoma
Flat - associated with urothelial carcinoma in situ
Ta
noninvasive, papillary
Tis
Carcinoma in situ (noninvasive, flat)
T1
Lamina propria invasion
T2
Muscularis propria invasion
T3a
Microscopic extra-vesicle invasion
T3b
Grossly apparent extra-vesicle invasion
T4
Invades adjacent structures
Most common in countries where urinary schistosomiasis is endemic
Squamous cell carcinoma
Normal PCO2; Normal HCO3-
PCO2= 40; HCO3-= 24
For each Gram drop in serum albumin, the anion gap decreases by a factor of
Around 2.5
Urine Anion Gap =
Na + K - Cl
Normal Urinary Anion Gap =
-10 - 10
An increase in ammonium excretion is synonymous with an increase in excretion of this
Chloride
As chloride excretion increases, the urinary anion gap becomes more
Negative (Na + K - Cl)
If there is a loss of bicarb from the kidneys; what happens to ammonium and the urinary anion gap
Ammonium excretion is decreased and the urinary gap becomes more positive
An osmolar gap over 20 indicates
The presence of other osmolarly active substances in the blood
Normal Flora of urinary tract in women
Lactobacillus, Coag negative staph, streptococcus, mycoplasma (low numbers), enteric gram-negatives (low numbers)
Normal Flora of urinary tract in Men
Coag negative staph, streptococcus, mycoplasma
Most causative bacteria in community aquired UTI
Escherichia coli
Biochemical characteristics of E. coli
Indole positive, Voges-Proskauer negative, Lysine decarboxylase positive, Lactose fermentation positive
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Normal=180 L/day; Volume/time
Filtration Fraction
GFR/RPF - is greater at low plasma flow than at high flow
Does vasoconstrict, but normally RBF and GFR remain constant
ADH (AVP)
Afferent dilation, thus causes increases in both GFR and RBF; also inhibits the secretion of renin
ANP
Generally protective against excessive vasoconstriction like you might see with lots of SNS and ANG II
Prostaglandins
Na < 135 mmole/L
hyponatremia
Na > 144 mmole/L
Hypernatremia
Reflects the concentration of all solutes
Osmolality
Reflects the concentration of solutes that will cause a water shift
Tonicity
Most abundant cation in the body
Potassium
Most of the body's potassium is __ with a concentration of around 150 mEq/L
Intracellular
Extracellular potassium is around
3.5 - 5 mEq/L
Intracellular transport of potassium is mediated by
Insulin and Beta-2 adrenergic stimulation
U WAVE
Hypokalemia EKG change
Intermittent episodes of muscle weakness associated with transient acute shifts of K+ into cells
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis
Autosomal dominant hypertension, impressive cardiovascular sequalae and in many cases hypokalemia
Liddle Syndrome
Treat Liddle Syndrome with
Triamterene combined with dietary salt restriction (normalizes BP and corrects hypokalemia)
Defect, usually diagnosed in childhood, of impaired NaCl reabsorption in the loop of Henle (similar to loop diuretics)
Bartter's Syndrome
Autosomal recessive, usually diagnosed later in life; findings mimic a thiazide diuretic; don't have high urine Ca but do have low serum magnesium levels
Gitelman's syndrome
4 ways for Normotensive Renal Potassium Wasting
Bartter syndrome, Gitelman syndrome, diuretic use, Distal RTA
Maximum IV Potassium Replacement
20 mEq/hr under constant cardiac monitoring
EKG manifestations of hyperkalemia
Peaked T waves, Prolonged QT intervals, Widened QRS complex, disappearance of P wave, Sine wave
Short stature, stiff spine, and deformities of hands and feet; suppressed renin activity
Gordon syondrome
Treatment for Gordon syndrome
Responds well to thiazide diuretics
3 steps to treat Hyperkalemia
Stabilize the myocardial membrane, Drive extracellular potassium into the cells, Removal of Potassium from the body
Two things to give to help stabilize the myocardial membrane in hyperkalemia
Calcium gluconate and calcium chloride
2 things to drive extracellular potassium intracellularly
Beta-2 agonists and Insulin
Give this if hyperkalemia is secondary to ongoing severe metabolic acidosis
Sodium Bicarbonate
Exchanges sodium for potassium and binds it in the gut, primarily the large intestine, decreasing total body potassium
Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate
What controls total body water
ADH (Vasopressin) and Thirst center
What controls Na in the body
Aldosterone
Where is the thirst center located
In the hypothalamus
Calculated Sosm
2 x (Plasma Na) + (BUN)/2.8 + (Glucose)/18
Clinical manifestations of hyponatremia are largely related to complications of
Cerebral edema
Symptoms of acute hyponatremia
Nausea, vomiting, lethargy, confusion, seizures, coma
Pt hyperglycemic: Corrected Na =
1.6[(Pt glucose - 100)/100] + Pt. Na
Sodium Replacement Calculation
(.6 x ideal wt kg)(desired Na - pt Na)
In Hypervolemic Hyponatremia, is the problem increased or decreased effective circulating volume
Decreased
Treatment for Hypervolemic hyponatremia
Fluid restriction, Na restriction, loop diuretics
Euvolemic hyponatremia: Uosm < 100
Primary polydipsia, beer potomania, tea and toast diet
Euvolemic hyponatremia: Uosm > 100
SIADH, hypothyroidism, glucocorticoid deficiency
Caused by HPV; presents with papillary lesions on the glans of shaft of the penis
Condylomata Acuminata
Inflammation of prepuce associated with the inability to retract the prepuce over the glands penis
Phimosis
Angulation of the penis during erection
Peyronie's disease
Cause of Syphylitic hard chancre
Treponema pallidum
Cause of chancroid (soft chancre)
Haemophilus ducreyi
2 things that can cause Urethritis
Gonococcal or Nongonococcal
Nongonococcal urethritis caused by:
Chlamydia trachomatis (most common), Ureaplasma urealyticum, Trichomonas vaginalis
Most common site in women for a urethral meatal stenosis
Bulbous urethra
Most common cause in men for a urethral meatal stenosis
Posterior Urethral Valve
With bloody urine with dysuria think
Hemorrhagic cystitis
Kind of cancer to associate with Schistosomiasis hematobium
Squamous cell carcinoma
Elevate the scrotum and the pain goes away
Prehn's Sign
Most common type of Testicular tumor
Seminoma
Cobra head configuration on an IVU
Ureterocele
Weigert-Meyer law
The portion of the ureter that comes from the inferior collecting system will have the superior orifice (and vice versa)
Most common tumor in the kidney
Renal (clear) cell carcinoma
Priaprism
Maintained erection for over 4 hours which is often painful
Treat over active bladder syndrome with
Anticholinergics
Stage 1 CKD
GFR > or = 90
Stage 2 CKD
GFR 60-89
Stage 3 CKD
GFR 30-59
Stage 4 CKD
GFR 15-29
Stage 5 CKD
GFR < 15 (or dialysis)
Treatments to slow progression of CKD
Strict glycemic control, ACE-I/ARBs, Strict BP control (perhaps dietary proteins restricted)
Cockcroft-Gault
[(140-age)x wt. kg]/Pcr x 72
Provides a more accurate estimate of GFR than other equations
MDRD equation
Serum Cr levels of 1.5 mg/dL have been considered
Indicative of Chronic Kidney Disease
Fraction of calcium that is hormonally regulated - is biologically active
Ionized Calcium