TEST 1---ALL POWERPOINTS Flashcards
When a patient has increased creatine, what are we looking for?
- nonfunctioning kidneys VS hydro.
- mechanical-such as obstruction VS medical cause
- Surgicial VS Non-Surgical
What is the column of bertin?
a lateral indentation of renal sinus
Where is a column of bertin typically located?
At junction of upper and middle thirds
What must be present to say a kidney has hydro?
Pelvicaliectasis (Pelvicaliectasis means that both the pelvis and renal calyces are dilated)
What are some causes of hydronephrosis?
- stones in ureter
- tumors in or near ureter
- narrowing of ureter
- Neurogenic bladder
- Cancer of bladder
What are the symptoms of acute hydronephrosis?
excruciating intermittent flank pain.
What is the column of bertin?
a lateral indentation of renal sinus
Where is a column of bertin typically located?
At junction of upper and middle thirds
What must be present to say a kidney has hydro?
Pelvicaliectasis (dilation of pelvic and calcyces.
What are some causes of hydronephrosis?
- stones in ureter
- tumors in or near ureter
- narrowing of ureter
- Neurogenic bladder
- Cancer of bladder
What are the symptoms of acute hydronephrosis?
excruciating intermittent flank pain.
What are some symptoms of chronic hydronephrosis?
asymptomatic or dull, aching discomfort in the flank of affected side.
TRUE OR FALSE
UTIS, a fever, and N/V are all associated with hydro.
TRUE
When suspecting hydro, what else should we look for that may be dilated?
Ureter
If the ureter is dilated, we should try to follow it to the level of obstruction
T/F
True
Sonographically, what should we do when fiinding a dilated ureter with hydronephrosis?
Put on color to r/o prominent vessels
Is UPJ obstruction more often found in men or women?
Men
What is the most common cause of pediatric hydronephrosis?
Uteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJ)
True or False
The right kidney is affected twice as often as left in UPJ obstruction?
FALSE
The LEFT kidney is affected twice as much.
What are some symptoms of UPJ obstruction?
chronic back or flank pain
What are some causes of UPJ Obstruction?
- renal stones
- compression of ureter
- tumor
- kinking of ureter
Where is a UVJ obstruction usually located?
at the junction of ureter and bladder
Describe what Infantile Polycystic Kidney disease would look like on ultrasound?
multiple tiny cysts and an echogenic kidney!
Is multicystic dysplastic kidney usually unilateral or bilateral?
unilateral
it is fatal if bilateral.