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Healthy Kidney functon - (ANSWER)- sodium and water removal

- waste removal

- hormone production



unhealthy kidney - (ANSWER)- fluid overload

- elevated wastes such as: urea, creatinine, potassium

- changes in hormone levels controlling: blood pressure, making red blood cells, uptake of calcium



urolithiasis - (ANSWER)process of forming stones in the kidney, bladder, and/or urethra (urinary tract)



urinary caliculi or urolithiasis - (ANSWER)- Urinary calculi (kidney stones) are formed in renal tubules,
ureter or bladder

- Affects 5-10% of ain their lifetime

- Chance of recurrence is about 50%

- Men are more often affected than women

- Average age of onset is between 20 and 30 years.



urinary caliculi risk factors - (ANSWER)o Lifestyle (sedentary and immobility)

o Male

o Obesity

o Family History

o H/o stone disease (50% will have recurrence)

- dietary factors

- medical factors



urinary calculi dietary risk factors - (ANSWER)§ Higher mineral content in drinking water

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§ Lower fluid intake, higher animal protein, higher Vitamin C

§ High in purines, oxalates, calcium supplements



urinary calculi medical risk factors - (ANSWER)§ Dehydration (supersaturation)

§ Metabolic dusturbances (i.e., é calcium and other electrolytes)

§ Neurogenic bladder

§ Prolonged indwelling catheterization



urinary calculi causes - (ANSWER)o Urinary stasis/ stagnation

o Supersaturation of urine with poorly soluble crystalloids

o Increase concentration of metabolic products leads to precipitation of crystals such as Calcium, uric
acid and phosphate

o Changes in urine pH

o Deficiency of stone-forming inhibitors (i.e., citrate, pyrophosphate, magnesium)

o Infection, foreign bodies, failure to empty bladder..



high concentration of metabolic products is due to: - (ANSWER)o Low urinary volume (with normal renal
function) due to restricted fluid intake

o Increased fluid loss

o Increased excretion of metabolic products forming stones

o High plasma volume (high filtrate level)

o Low tubular reabsorption from filtrate



changes in urine pH due to: - (ANSWER)o Bacterial infection

o Precipitation of salts at different pH



deficiency stagnation is due to: - (ANSWER)- obstruction of urinary flow

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deficiency of stone-forming inhibitors: - (ANSWER)o Citrate, pyrophosphate, glycoproteins inhibit
growth of calcium phosphate and calcium oxalate crystals



types of stones - (ANSWER)- o Calcium Oxalate and Phosphate

o Magnesiums Ammonium PO4

o Uric acid

o Cystine



calcium oxalate and phosphate - (ANSWER)§ 70% of stones

§ Causes: hypercalciuria, hyperuricosuria, hyperoxaluria, etc



Magnesiums Ammonium PO4 - (ANSWER)§ 15-20% of stones

§ Causes: urea-splitting bacteria Proteus and some staph

§ Form the staghorn calculi



uric acid - (ANSWER)§ 5-10% of stones

§ Predisposed with gout, leukemias



cystine - (ANSWER)§ Only 1-2% of stones

§ Caused by genetic defects in renal reabsorption of amino acids



kidney stones clinical manifestations - (ANSWER)o Pain (colic, spam)

o Acute flank pain

o Renal colic if passed into ureter or if obstruction

o Nausea and vomiting

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o Urinary urgency or frequency

o Hematuria

o Fever and chills

o Obstruction of urinary flow from the kidney

o Hydronephrosis, hydroureter

o Tissue trauma

o May lead to renal injury and/ or failure

o Infection

o Silent if large because remain in renal pelvis



kidney stones diagnosis - (ANSWER)o History and Physical Assessment

o Urinalysis:

§ Hematuria (90% sensitive)

§ Signs of infection

§ Crystals pH (é or ê)



kidney stones imaging - (ANSWER)o Non-Contrast CT **

o Ultrasound

o Intravenous Pyelography (IVP)

o KUB



kidney stones metabolic workup - (ANSWER)o Serum Ca, P, Uric Acid (repeat 2-3 times) (when patient is
asymptomatic and has a normal diet)

o 24 hour urine collection for Ca. P, Uric Acid

o Urine culture

o 24 hour urine for citrate, urine oxalate (if above are normal)

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