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Bladder and calculi
Renal Module
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Medical
Graduate
04/29/2009

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Term
What type of nerves innervate the bladder?
Definition
somatic, parasympathetic, and sympathetic
Term

What type of nerves innervate the internal urinary sphincter?

 

What type of muscle?

Definition

sympathetic nerves

 

smooth muscle

Term

What type of nerves innervate the external sphincter?


What type of muscle?

Definition

somatic

 

skeletal

Term
What does the filling of the bladder cause in terms of nervous effect?
Definition
micturition reflex
Term
What are two types of incontinence?
Definition

Urge

Stress

Term
Which type of incontinence is caused by inabilty to close the urinary sphincter when the bladder is filling?
Definition
Stress incontinence
Term
What type of incontinence is caused by detrusor muscle over activity?
Definition
urge incontinence
Term
How can you treat stress incontience (4)?
Definition

pelvic therapy

alpha agonists

estrogen

surgery

Term
How can urge incontinence be treated (2)?
Definition

behavior modification

anti-cholenergics

Term
What does tubularinterstitium disease cause when it damages the proximal tubule?
Definition

Franconi's syndrome

 

Term
What does tubularinterstitial disease cause when the distal tubule is damages (4)?
Definition

inabilty to concentrate urine

 

metabolic acidosis from inability to create H gradient

 

hyperkalemia

 

Na wasting

Term
What are the four types of calculi in order of most common to least common?
Definition

Calcium oxalate/phosphate

 

Uric acid

 

Struvite

 

Cystine

Term

What is the most common bacteria that causes struvite stones?


What is a less common cause?

Definition

Proteus

 

Klebisella

Term
What conditions are often risk factors for developing Calcium stones? (4)
Definition

hypocitraturia

hyperoxaluria

hyperuricouria

hypercalciuria

Term
What location are the stones if there is flank pain?
Definition
upper UT
Term
What are the treatment options for Calcium stones? (4)
Definition

decreases calcium intake

thiazides

increase water intake

decrease sodium intake

Term
What are the risk factors for uric stones? (3)
Definition

low urine pH

low urine flow

Gout

 

Term
What is the characteristic of the uric stone under a microscope?
Definition
streight
Term
What is the treatment for a uric acid stone? (5)
Definition

decrease purine intake

Potassium citrate

increase the fluids

acetazolamide

allopurinol

Term
What sex are struvite stones most common in and why?
Definition
female due to shorter urethra
Term
What pH is a red flag for struvite stone formation?
Definition
high pH
Term
What do the struvite stones look like under a microscope?
Definition
coffin lid
Term
Treatment for struvite stones?
Definition

lithotrysy

must get rid of all stones or infection will return

Term
What is the inheritince pattern for cystine stones?
Definition
Autosomal Recessive
Term
What substances have their reabsorption impaired in the proximal tubule of the cystine stone disease?
Definition

COAL

 

Cystine

Ornithine

Arginine

Lysine

Term
What is the relationship between cysteine and cystine?
Definition
cystine is a dimer of cysteine
Term
What is the treatment for cystine stones? (4)
Definition

increase fluid intake

alkaline the urine

sodium restriction

captopril to bind cysteine

Term
What pH do cystine stones form at?
Definition
low pH
Term
What is the shape of the cystine stone?
Definition
hexaganol
Term
Where in the kidney is the defect in the absorption thus forming cystine stones?
Definition
Proximal tubule
Term
What pH do uric acid stones have the least solubility in?
Definition
low pH, below 4.5
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