Lab Midterm Flashcards
What does Urolithiasis mean?
Formation of stones at any level of urinary system
The increased concentration of stone constituents in the urine so that it exceeds their solubility in this fluid is known as?
Supersaturation
75% of all stones in urinary tract are made of?
Calcium oxalate or a combination of calcium oxalate + calcium phosphate.
What percent of stones are made of magnesium ammonium phosphate?
10-15%
What is an aka for stones made of magnesium ammonium phosphate?
Triple stones
T or F
Triple stones typically form in highly acidic environments
False
Alkaline
- Vegans
What structures on a normal A-P lumbo-pelvic film will appear radiopaque?
Vertebra
Pelvic bones
Sacrum
Ribs
T or F
If someone has triple stones it is important to check for a UTI
False
We can rule a UTI out
T or F
Majority of urinary tract stones are formed in acidic environments
True
Is urine normally weakly acidic or weakly basic?
Acidic
What bacteria is the most powerful converter of urea into alkalinic properties?
Proteus Vulgaris
Too much uric acid in the blood is called?
Hyperuricemia
What is the most common pathology associated with hyperuricemia?
Gout
What stones will appear radiolucent?
Uric Acid
T or F
Gram + bacillus react with urea and causes a basic environment of urine.
False
Gram - bacillus
Name the different zones of the prostate
Central Zone
Transitional Zone
Peri-urethral Zone
T or F
The various lobes in the prostate are found when dissecting adult male prostates.
False
Only found in dissection of fetus.
Which zone of the prostate is located away from the urethra?
2nd group of lobes - Peripheral Zone
* if tumor develops here the urethra is not compressed.
T or F
Prostatic Adenoma is a malignant tumor originating from glandular tissue.
False
Benign
What is an aka for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Prostatic Adenoma
List some signs of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Bladder fills to a point before it must be emptied
- ex: tutor takes up 30ml and the point the bladder can fill becomes 70 ml and the patient will use bathroom very frequently.
Tumor may also obstruct urethra resulting in dribbling.
Increased abd pressure will be used to help pee and can cause herniation.
Where do does BPH develop 70% of the time?
Peripheral zone
Pouching of an empty organ wall is known as?
Diverticuli
T or F
Diverticuli are common in the kidney
False
Where do we commonly see diverticuli in the body?
Colon
Descending of the kidney that can happen when weight loss happens too quickly is referred to as?
Nephroptosis
List some complications of Nephroptosis
Evacuation of urine is impaired because the ureter gets kinked as well because the kidney descends gravity becomes an issue and urine cannot escape.
Pyelonephritis because urine is not washed out as easily and creates ideal conditions for bacterial growth
List different mechanisms that contribute to epithelial injury
Infection of mucosa - leads to sloughing of epithelial
Vitamin A deficiency
B6 deficiency
What is the maximal concentration of chemicals that can be dissolved in urine?
5 units per 100 mL
Staghorn calculus is made up of?
magnesium
ammonium phosphate
Cysteine
sometimes - phosphates and even oxalates