Pathology Final - Module 10 - Diseases Of The Kidney And Urinary Tract

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acute tubular necrosis (ATN)

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necrosis and death of tubular cell, generally due to lack of oxygen of exposure to toxins

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cyst

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an abnormal sac containing gas, fluid or a semisolid material

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cystectomy

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excision of a cyst; excision or resection of the bladder

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cystoscopy

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the inspection of the interior of the bladder by means of a cystoscope

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glomerulonephritis

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inflammation of the glomeruli; usually caused by an immune-mediated response to glomerular basement membrane or deposition of ciculating immune complexes in the kidney

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glomerulopathy

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renal disease characterized by pathological changed in the glomeruli

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glomerulus

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small tuft of cluster - often used alone to designate on the renal glomeruli

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hematuria

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presence of blood or red blood cells in the urine

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hydronephrosis

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term used to describe dilation of the renal pelvis usually as a result of chronic obstruction

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kidney stones

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hard precipitates of insoluble minerals such as calcium, magnesium, and uric acid which can crystallize into stones at any point along the urinary tract, but most often in the kidney itself

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nephron

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structural and functional unit of the kidney

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polycystic kidney disease

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hereditary disease which results in the formation of numerous cysts in both kidneys

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renal cell carcinoma

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malignant neoplasm of the renal tubular or ductal epithelial cells - most common cancer of the kidney (90%)

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transitional cell carcinoma

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the bladder, ureters and pelvis are all lined by transitional epithelium, therefore the mots common type of cancer in the urinary tract is the transitional cell carcinoma (TCC)