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16 Cards in this Set
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Urothelium:
Superficial layer: Deep layer: Bubbles in urine: Fibrous tissue occluding the lumen: 3 places for ureteral stones? |
Superficial - broad, flat umbrella (balloon) cells
Deep - basal cells can flatten out Bubbles from mucin produced by urothelium stricture pelvis-ureter, ureter crosses pelvic brim, ureter-bladder |
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obstruction to urinary flow during fetal life causes:
common birth defect, causes reflux, predisposes to kidney infections, important cause of kidney failure in children: _______ disease is a common cause of hydroureter. Follicular ureteritis is big _______. |
cystic dysplasia
incompetent ureterovesical valve Chagas' Lymph nodes |
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Failure of the pubis to form properly causes bladder ______.
urine dribbling out through the navel: dropping of bladder into caudal pelvis: muscle bundles (trabeculae) become more visible: |
exstrophy
patent/persistent urachus cystocele hypertrophy of bladder wall |
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"pis a deux" caused by ____________.
Bladder stones usually result from _________, composed of __________. Encrusted cystitis is due to splitting of ______, and usually caused by __________. _________ prevents E. coli from forming fimbriae |
diverticula in bladder
infection Mg++, NH4+, PO4 urea C. urealyticum Cranberry juice |
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reactive overgrowth (collagen, extra ground substance) to ongoing inflammation:
Chemotherapy cystitis results from use of __________ (2) Cytoxan cells have _________ nuclei and __________ cytoplasm. macrophage-rich response to Proteus infections: |
polypoid cystitis
cyclophosphamide busulfan hyperchromatic nuclei scant cytoplasm Malakoplakia |
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Poorly-understood process, all 3 layers of bladder become chronically inflamed:
Increase in ________ showing signs of activation: pain is due to excess urothelial permeability to _____. What do you see visible on cystoscopy? |
Hunner's interstitial cystitis
mast cells K+ new vessel formations - glomerulations |
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Little balls of urothelial-type cells in the lamina propria of the bladder:
Brunn's nest with a hole in the middle Cystitis cystica producing mucin: Squamous metaplasia results from infection with _________. |
Brunn's nests
Cystitis cystica Cystitis glandularis Schistosoma hematobium |
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Bladder cancer:
Flat lesions: loss of ___ and ____. Papillary lesions: loss of ____ and _____. discomfort likely: hematuria likely: flat urothelial hyperplasia = _____ cells thick. |
Flat: RB1, p53
Papillary: mutant H-ras, overexpressed EGFR discomfort = flat hematuria = papillary >7 cells |
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Urothelial carcinoma in situ:
A few anaplastic cells scattered among normal cells: Bladder looks _______ on cystoscopy. Risk factors for urothelial carcinoma? |
Pagetoid
lamina propria infected, so smooth and red smoking, dyes, phenacetin, cyclophosphamide, Aristolochia (chinese diet drug), indwelling catheter |
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2 spots for adenocarcinoma in the bladder:
Common cancer in Egypt, schistosoma infection: Children more prone to _________. Tubules resembling LOH/CD's extend into it, papillary mass of loose, inflamed CT with hobanil cells: |
urachus, trigone
SCC of bladder rhabdomyosarcoma nephrogenic adenoma (in medulla) |
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Pts with urethritis should be asked about _________ consumption.
Which urine is best for ability to concentrate urine, nitrite/protein? yellow color of urine is from: "amber" color in urine: |
jalapeno
first-voided urochrome bilirubin |
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smoky brown urine:
dark orange urine: bright blue urine: fluorescent yellow: foamy: turbid/cloudy: |
altered blood, alkaptonuria, melanin, rhubarb, cascara
drugs (rifampin, pyridium) methylene blue vitamins proteinuria, conjugated bili WBC's, urates, phosphates |
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funny smelling post-asparagus:
Spec grav < 1.07: Spec grav fixed at 1.010: Most sensitive indicator of renal disease? |
autosomal dominant, methanethiol
diabetes insipidus, fluid loading renal tubular dysfxn proteinuria |
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Seen in plasma cell myeloma, macroglobulinemia, lymphoma:
________ and _______can cause a false negative glucose. __________ can cause a false positive. _________ can cause a false positive ketones. |
Bence-Jones protein
Vitamin C, tetracycline hypochlorite bleach L-DOPA metabolites, phthalein dyes, cystinuria |
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Presence of ________ suggests bacterial action.
in _________ hematuria, dysmorphic RBC's: Precipitated protein/matrix secretions: WBC casts: RBC casts: |
nitrites
glomerular casts pyelonephritis nephritic syndrome, glomerulopathy |
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Crystals:
Ca oxalate? cystine? Mg /NH4/PO4? |
Ca oxalate = stones, also spinach, Vitamin C, ethylene glycol poisoning
cystine = proximal tubule can't absorb, cystinuria Mg/NH4/PO4 = Proteus infection |