Anatomy and Pathology 2: Quiz 2 Flashcards
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Retroperitoneal structures? (Urinary system)
- kidneys
- ureters
Infraperitoneal structures (urinary system)
- distal ureters
- urinary bladder
- urethra
Which part of the kidneys is closer to the MSP?
Superior portion
2 kinds of nephrons
- cortical
- juxtamedullary
The glomerulus and bowman’s capsule together are called?
Renal corpuscle
The kidneys maintain homeostatic blood chemistry by?
- removing waste products of cell metabolism
- regulating water and electrolyte levels
- regulating blood pressure and volume to stimulate RBC production
How many liters do our kidneys filter a day vs. how many liters are excreted?
Filtered: 180L/day
Excreted: 2L/day
Where on the bladder do the ureters enter?
The posterolateral aspect
3 ureter constriction points?
- Ureteropelvic junctions
- Brim of pelvis
- Ureterovesical junctions
What is a urinary tract obstruction? Signs/symptoms? Radiographic indications?
An occlusion that has the potential to cause structural and functional damage to the urinary structures
- severity depends on speed of onset, degree of occlusion, and distance between kidney and blockage
- common causes: kidney stones, tumours, urethral strictures, congenital malformations
- calyceal clubbing, parenchymal necrosis, hydronephrosis, hydroureter
Most common sites for urinary tract obstructions?
- urteropelvic junction
- ureterovesical junction
- neck of bladder
- urethral meatus
Blockages superior to the bladder cause unilateral dilation of the ureter, blockages inferior to the bladder will cause bilateral dilations*
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What is an ectopic kidney? Signs/symptoms? Radiographic indications?
A kidney that is out of its normal location
-usually functional, but its anatomical location may make it difficult to image
What is a crossed ectopy?
A kidney that is located on the same side and often fused with a normal kidney
What is renal duplication? Signs/symptoms? Radiographic indications?
One kidney has double ureter and/or a double renal pelvis and vesicouretal junction
- commonly causes a ureterocele, vesicoureteral reflux
- more prone to infection or obstruction
- no treatment is required unless obstructions or infections arise, can be treated with stents or antibiotics respectively
What is a ureterocele? Signs/symptoms? Radiographic indications?
A dilation of the distal ureter
-commonly causes stenosis or ureteral orifice or prolapse into the bladder
-vesicoureteral reflux, hydronephrosis, renal-mass effect, infection, obstruction
-cobra head sign or filling defect in bade of bladder seen on IVU
-must be treated to maintain kidney function
-incision or surgical resection
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What are posterior urethral valves? Signs/symptoms? Radiographic indications?
Thin transverse membranes that obstruct the outlet from the bladder
- reverse valves, so catheterization is normal, but flow of urine is not
- rarely found in females
- compromised urine flow, hydronephrosis, hydroureter, renal damage
- diagnosed with a voiding cystogram and corrected by surgery to prevent kidney damage
What are urinary calculi? Signs/symptoms? Radiographic indications?
Stones formed by crystallized urine
- usually form in kidney
- caused by metabolic imbalance (hypercalcemia caused by hyperparathyroidism)
- caused by urinary stasis or infection
- lodge at ureterovesical junction if too large to pass (+3mm)
- pain in kidney and groin, alternating acute and chronic pain (renal colic)
- symptoms: hematuria, fever, chills, polyuria, infection
- increased intake of fluids, decreased intake of stone forming substances, lithotripsy, chemolysis, surgical removal
What is a staghorn calculus?
A stone formed by crystallized urine that fills the entire renal pelvis
What is a simple renal cyst? Signs/symptoms? Radiographic indications?
The most common type of benign kidney mass
- usually fluid filled and unilocular
- as it grows it elevates edges of renal cortex and displaces pelvicalyceal system
- if patient had hematuria or hypertension=fluid aspiration
- obliterated by injection of alcohol or iodine
Define the following words: hematuria, pyuria, anuria, dysuria, and polyuria
Hematuria: blood in urine Pyuria: pus in urine Anuria: no urine Dysuria: painful urination Polyuria: constant, frequent urination
What is hydronephrosis?
Water in the kidney
- swelling of renal pelvis and calyces from stasis
- a symptom of any condition that blocks the outflow of urine
- left untreated it can cause ischemia, infection, and permanent kidney damage or failure
What is uremia?
Urine in the blood
- urea a creatinin are waste products of cell metabolism
- high blood concentrations of these products indicated acute or chronic kidney failure
- BUN and blood creatinin are lab tests that must be done before administering radiographic contrast to a patient
What is polycystic kidney disease? Signs/symptoms? Radiographic indications?
An inherited disorder characterized by multiple cysts throughout the kidneys
- causes lobulated enlargement, compression of the nephrons, and intrarenal obstructions
- usually asymptomatic until age 30-40
- “moth-eaten” appearance, swiss cheese appearance
- 1/3 of patients have cysts in liver
- medications to control pain, high blood pressure, and infection