Genitourinary Textbook Information Flashcards
What is the primary function of the kidney?
Maintain the composition and volume of the body fluids in equilibrium
What are the 3 process of the kidney?
Reabsorption - in blood
Secretion - releasing
Excretion - urine
The structural and functional unit of the kidney is called the what?
Nephron
The renal pelvis is what shape?
Funnel shape
What is the forward movement of urine from the kidney to the bladder called?
Efflux
What is the abnormal of flow of urine, typically backward is called?
Reflux
What are the 3 big things we are looking at for kidneys in labs?
Bun
Creatinine
GFR
The following flashcards are terminology and definition based
What does bacteriuria mean?
Presence of bacteria in the urine
What does asymptomatic bacteriuria mean?
Significant bacteriuria with no evidence of clinical infection
What does symptomatic bacteriuria mean?
Bacteriuria accompanied by physical signs of urinary infection
( Dysuria, suprapubic discomfort )
What does recurrent urinary tract infection mean?
Repeated episode of bacteriuria or symptomatic UTI
What does persistent urinary tract infection mean?
Persistence of bacteriuria despite antibiotic treatment
What is febrile uti mean)
Bacteriruria accompanied by fever, usually a presence of a fever means pyelonephritis
What does cystitis mean?
Inflammation of the bladder
What does urethritis mean?
Inflammation of the urethra
What does pyelonephritis mean?
Inflammation of the upper urinary treat and kidneys
What does Urosepsis mean?
Febrile UTI coexisting with systemic signs of bacterial illness ; blood culture reveals presence of urinary pathogen
Genitourinary tract disorders
Urinary tract infections!!
What is a urinary tract infection?
Urinary tract infection is when a variety of organisms, like e.coli go into the uthrea and cause problems
Other pathogens like staphy and enterocccus is common too
What gender has the most common occurrence of UTI?
Female
( male who are uncircumcised as well )
After the bacteria invades the body, what will the body do to try to get rid of this infection?
Voiding
Why do females tend to get more uti than males?
And explain why?
Females have shorter urethras, which measure to 2cm in kids and 4cm in women,
Why do uncircumcised males get more urinary tract infections than those who are circumcised?
Because the foreskin can hold pathogens inside
And they can eventually travel the long 8 inch urthrea