Chapter 6 Urinary Flashcards
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both kidneys are malrotated, and their lower poles are joined by a band of normal renal parenchyma (isthmus) or connective tissue
horseshoe kidney
cystic dilatation of the distal ureter near its insertion into the bladder.
ureterocele
nonsuppurative inflammatory process involving the tufts of capillaries (glomeruli) that filter the blood within the kidney
glomerulonephritis
suppurative inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis caused by pyogenic (pus-forming) bacteria
pyelonephritis
severe form of acute parenchymal and perirenal infection with gas-forming bacteria that occurs virtually only in diabetic patients and causes an acute necrosis of the entire kidney.
emphysematous phyelonephritis
destructive process involving a varying amount of the medullary papillae and the terminal portion of the renal pyramids.
papillary necrosis
Inflammation of the urinary bladder is more common in women because the urethra is shorter
cystitis
inherited disorder in which multiple cysts of varying size cause lobulated enlargement of the kidneys and progressive renal impairment, which presumably results from cystic compression of nephrons, which in turn causes localized intrarenal obstruction
polycystic kidney disease
most common abdominal neoplasm of infancy and childhood.
wilms tumor
rapid deterioration in kidney function that is sufficient to result in the accumulation of nitrogen-containing wastes in the blood and a characteristic odor of urine-like or “fishy” breath.
acute renal failure