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anatomy and physiology: anterior to posterior - ANSWER renal vein, artery, pelvis (VAP)
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anatomy and physiology: R anterior artery course - ANSWER crosses posterior to the IVC
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anatomy and physiology: ureters course - ANSWER cross over the iliac vessels
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anatomy and physiology: L vs R renal vein collaterals - ANSWER L renal -
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can be ligated from IVC 2/2 increased collaterals (L adrenal vein, L gonadal vein, L ascending lu
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mbar vein) .... R renal - lacks collaterals
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anatomy and physiology: L renal vein course - ANSWER anterior to aorta
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anatomy and physiology: epididymis connects to what? - ANSWER vas deferens
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MC cause of acute renal insufficiency after surgery - ANSWER hypotension
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kidney stones: sx - ANSWER severe colicky pain, restlessness
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kidney stones: UA - ANSWER blood or stones
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kidney stones: abd CT findings - ANSWER can see stones and associated hydronephrosis
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kidney stones: list types - ANSWER Ca oxalate, struvite, uric acid, cysteine
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, kidney stones: MC type - ANSWER Ca oxalate
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kidney stones: occur with urease producing infections (i.e. proteus mirabilis) -
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ANSWER struvite (cause staghorn calculi that fill renal pelvis)
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kidney stones: inc in pts with ileostomies, gout, myeloproliferative d/o - ANSWER uric acid
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kidney stones: assoc with congential d/o -
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ANSWER cysteine stones (congentinal d/o of cysteine reabsorption, i.e. cystinuria)
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kidney stones: radiopaque vs radiolucent -
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ANSWER radiopaque = struvite, 75% of Ca oxalate, .... radiolucent = uric acid, cysteine
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kidney stones: Ca oxalate -
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OANSWER MC type (75%), radiopaque, inc in pts with terminal ileum resection 2/2 inc oxalate ab
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sorption in colon
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kidney stones: struvite stones -
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ANSWER magnesium ammonium phosphate, radiopaque, occur with urease-
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producing infections (i.e. proteus mirabilis), cause stghorn calculi which fill renal pelvis
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kidney stones: uric acid stones -
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ANSWER radiolucent, inc in pts w ileostomies, gout, myeloproliferative disorders
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kidney stones: cysteine stones -
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ANSWER radiolucent, assoc w congenital sdisorders in the reabsorption of cysteine (cystinuria)
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