KIDNEY CONDITIONS

Question 1

WHEN A UTI TRAVELS TO THE KIDNEYS IT IS CALLED

Answer 1

PYELONEPHRITIS

Question 2

WHAT ARE RENAL CALCULI

Answer 2

KIDNEY STONES

Question 3

75-85% OF CALCULI ARE COMPOSED OF

Answer 3

CALCIUM OXALATE AND PHOSPHATE

Question 4

WHAT INCREASES LEVELS OF CALCIUM OXALATE IN THE BODY

Answer 4

REGULAR CONSUMPTION OF HIGH OXALATE FOODS SUCH AS
PEANUTS
CHOCOLATE
STRAWBERRIES
SPINACH
POTATO
CEREAL GRAINS

Question 5

5-10% OF CALCULI ARE COMPOSED OF

Answer 5

URIC ACID STONES

Question 6

WHAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACCUMULATION OF URIC ACID

Answer 6

REGULAR CONSUMPTION OF HIGH PURINE FOODS
RED MEAT, SEAFOOD

Question 7

WHAT ARE THE COMMON CLINICAL FEATURES OF KIDNEY STONES

Answer 7

DULL FLANK PAIN
PAIN THAT MAY RADIATE TO THE GROIN
POSSIBLE MM TENDERNESS AND GUARDING
INCREASED PAIN WITH URINATION
BLOODY URINE
STONY FRAGMENTS IN URINE

Question 8

WHAT ARE THE COMPLICATIONS OF RENAL CALCULI

Answer 8

URETERIC IMPACTION
NEOPLASIA - CANCER

Question 9

WHAT IS HYDRONEPHROSIS

Answer 9

BACKFLOW OF URINE

Question 10

WHAT IS RENAL COLIC

Answer 10

SHARP PAIN THAT HITS PEAK IN MINS THAT RADIATES TO GENITALS (CHILDBIRTH EQUIVALENT TO MALES)

Question 11

WHAT IS INVOLVED IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF KIDNEY STONES

Answer 11

CT SCAN OR US

Question 12

WHAT ARE COMMON TREATMENTS FOR KIDNEY STONES

Answer 12

PHARMACEUTICAL PAIN MANAGEMENT
INCREASE URINE FLOW WITH HIGHT WATER INTAKE
DECREASE DIETARY INTAKE
ALTER URINE PH
REMOVAL OF STONES (URETEROSCOPY OR LITHOTRYPSY)

Question 13

AT THE HLUM OF THE KIDNEY, THE ORDER OF STRUCTURES FROM ANTERIOR TO POSTERIOR IS

Answer 13

RENAL VEIN, ARTERY, NERVES AND LYMPH, RENAL PELVIS