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Urinary - Pathology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| - a rare anomaly in which a kidney fails to develop | unilateral renal agenesis |
| - rare anomaly in which there is a third rudimentary kidney | supernumerary kidney |
| A miniature replica of a kidney? | hypoplastic kidney |
| - an aquired condition that occurs when one kidney is required to do the job of two | compensatory hypertrophy |
| - a kidney not located in the normal location | ectopic kidney |
| - the most common type of fusion anomaly; kidneys fused at their lower poles | horseshoe kidney |
| - cystic dilatation of the distal ureter near its insertion into the urinary bladder | ureterocele |
| The two most common conditions found in children? | ureterocele & ureteral duplication |
| - an nonsuppurative inflammatory process involving the tufts of the capillaries within the bowmans capsule; causes oliguria a smaller than normal amount of urine | glomerulonephritis |
| - a suppurative inflammatory process of the kidney and renal pelvis | pyelonephritis |
| - type of severe infection that occurs almost exclusively in diabetic patients | emphysematous pyelonephritis |
| - the most common hospital aquired infection of the urinary system | cystitis |
| - completely fills the renal pelvis | staghorn calculus |
| - calcium deposit within the renal parenchyma | nephrocalcinosis |
| - occurs when there is a blockage above the level of the bladder | hydronephrosis |
| - the most common unifocal mass of the kidneys | renal cysts |
| - an inherited disease involving multiple cysts on the kidneys , causes enlarged kidneys | polycystic disease |
| - the most common renal neoplasm | hypernephroma |
| - the most common abdominal neoplasm of infancy and childhood | wilms tumor |
| - orginates in the adrenal medullary | neuroblastoma |
| - orginates in the epithelium of the bladder | urothelial |
| - in children, almost always occurs rapidly after an episode of severe dehydration; causes enlarged kidneys | vein thrombosis |