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Rad Pathology Ch 6
Urinary System
Question | Answer |
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A rare anomaly in which a kidney fails to develop: | Unilateral Renal Agenesis |
A rare anomaly in which there is a third, rudimentary (underdeveloped) kidney: | Supernumerary Kidney |
A miniature replica of a kidney: | Hypoplastic Kidney |
An acquired condition that occurs when one kidney is required to do the job of two. | Compensatory Hypertrophy |
Where a kidney is not located in the normal position: | Ectopic Kidney |
A condition where the kidneys are fused at their lower poles: | Horseshoe Kidney |
This is the most common type of kidney fusion: | Horseshoe Kidney |
A cystic dilation of the distal ureter near its insertion into the urinary bladder: | Ureterocele |
2 of the most common renal conditions found in children: | Ureterocele and Ureteral Duplication |
A nonsuppurative inflammatory process involving the tufts of the capillaries within the Bowman's Capsule. Causes a smaller than normal amount of urine. | Glomerulonephritis |
A smaller than normal amount of urine: | Oliguria |
A suppurative inflammatory process of the kidney and renal pelvis. | Pyelonephritis |
A type of severe infection that occurs almost exclusively in diabetic patients: | Emphysematous Pyelonephritis |
This is the most common hospital acquired infection of the urinary system: | Cystitis |
A large renal calculus that completely fills the renal pelvis: | Staghorn Calculus |
A calcium deposit within the renal parenchyma: | Nephrocalcinosis |
This can occur when there is a blockage above the level of the bladder (in the ureter): | Hydronephrosis |
The most common unifocal mass of the kidneys: | Renal Cyst |
An inherited disease involving multiple cysts on the kidneys causing enlarged kidneys. | Polycystic Disease |
The most common renal neoplasm: | Hypernephroma (also called renal cell carcinoma) |
This is the most common abdominal neoplasm of infancy and childhood: | Wilm's Tumor (Kidney Tumor) |
This type of cancer originates in the adrenal medullary: | Neuroblastoma (2nd most common malignancy in children) |
This cancer originates in the epithelium of the bladder: | Urothelial Carcinoma |
This condition almost always occurs rapidly after an episode of severe dehydration in children and causes enlarged kidneys: | Renal Vein Thrombosis |