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Define nephritis

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Inflammation of the kidney

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Pyelonephritis means?

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  • inflammation of the kidney

- infective cause

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Glomerulonephritis means?

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  • inflammation of the kidney

- non-infective cause

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Mesangial cells are found where?

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  • in the centre of the glomerulus
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Explain immune mediated glomerulonephritis?

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  • directed at something in the glomerulus

- caused by circulating complexes getting stuck in the sieve

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GPA is what ANCA?

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  • cANCA
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Good pastures glomerulonephritis is associated with what?

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  • Anti-GBM

- Collagen IV

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2 factors in nephritic syndrome?

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  • haematuria

- hypertension

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3 factors in nephrotic syndrome?

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  • heavy proteinuria
  • non-dependant oedema
  • hyperlipidaemia
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What are the 3 investigations used in pathology?

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  • light microscopy
  • electron microscopy
  • immunofluorescence
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Linear IgG on immunofluorescence is indicative of what?

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  • Good Pasture’s sydnrome
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Crescents on microscopy indicate?

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  • rapidly progressive

- bad

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Granuloma on microscopy indicate?

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  • GPA
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Minimal change nephropathy associated with what age?

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  • children
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Minimal change is a __nephrotic/nephritic___ syndrome

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  • nephrotic
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IgA nephropathy is a __nephritic/nephrotic___ syndrome

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  • nephritic
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What is seen on silver staining of membranous nephropathy

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  • spikes
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What is seen on light microscope for membranous nephropathy?

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  • thick membrane

- sub-epithelial immune deposits

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Name a mixed nephritic and nephrotic syndrome

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  • membranoproliferative
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Tram tracks on silver staining?

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  • Membranoproliferative
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Kimmel stiel Wilson lesions associated with what?

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  • diabetic nephropathy
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What scoring system is use for a predictor of cancer in cystic kidneys?

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  • Bosniak score
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Autosomal dominant polycysitic kidney disease is associated with what size kidneys?

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  • large kidneys
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Name the most common benign kidney tumour

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  • oncocytoma
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Describe the macroscopic appearance of oncocytoma?
- mahogany brown | - stellate scar
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Most common malignant kidney tumour?
- clear cell carinoma
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Risk factor for clear cell carcinoma?
- obesity
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Genetic link to clear cell carcinoma?
- VHL
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Macroscopic appearance of clear cell carcinoma?
- cystic with bright yellow tumout
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What might a clear cell carcinoma of the kidney invade?
- vena cava
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FSGS risk factors?
- obesity - HIV - PWID
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FSGS is a __nephritic/nephrotic__ syndrome
- nephrotic
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What is the 2nd commonest malignant kidney tumour?
- papillary carcinoma
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Finger like projections kidney tumour?
- papillary carcinoma
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Difference in appearance of chromophobe carcinoma vs oncocytoma?
- perinucleral nuclei | - wrinkly
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Manipulation of the ____ cycle increases risk of kidney cancer?
- TCA
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What lines the bladder?
- Transitional epithelium
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What is the muscle of the bladder
- detrusor muscle
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Define cystitis?
- inflammation of the bladder
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Subtypes of cystitis?
- parasite - aseptic - reaction to catheter
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What parasite can cause cystitis?
- schistosomiasis
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Explain the process of reaction to catheter
- persistent inflammation - squamous metaplasia - squamous cell carcinoma
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Causes of urinary tract obstruction
- prostate enlargement - stones - tumours
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Dilation of collecting system is called?
- hydronephrosis
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Risk factor for urothelial neoplasia?
- smoking
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Types of urothelial neoplasia
- transitional cell carcinoma - papillary - in situ
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A urachal adenoma is an adenocarcinoma of what remnant?
- remnant of allantois
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Benign prostate hyperplasia is driven by what?
- hormones
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Benign prostate hyperplasia affects where?
- the central zone | - urine outflow obstruction
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Treatment for benign prostate hyperplasia
- alpha blocker | - transurethral resection
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What is the commonest cell type of prostate cancer?-
- adenocarcinoma
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Where does prostate cancer affect?
- periphery of the gland
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Diagnosis of prostate cancer
- PSA | - Transrectal core biopsy
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Grading for prostate cancer
- Gleason Grading system
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High grade prostate cancer produces __more/less__ PSA
- Less
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Haematuria age > 40yrs what investigation?
- CT urogram
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Emergency haematuria treatment
- 3 way catheter insertion with bladder washout
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Blue dot sign?
- appendix testes
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Renal calculi are formed usually from what?
- calcium oxalate and phosphate
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Investigations for Renal colic?
- CT KUB
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Name an inflammatory condition of the foreskin?
- balanitis xerotic obliterans (BXO)
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Explain balanitis xerotic obliterans?
- chronic inflammatory process of the foreskin - lichen scleoris - young patients
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Penile neoplasia can be divided into what groups?
- differentiated (non-HPV) | - Dedifferentiated (hPV)
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Which HPV is associated with genital warts?
- HPV 6&11
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Which HPV is associated with cancers?
- HPV 16&18
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Describe a hydrocoele?
- accumulation of fluid in the tunica vaginalis | - transillumination
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Describe spermatocoele?
- cystic changes within epididymis | - full of sperm
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Describe variocoele
- bag of worms | - asymptomatic
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What may be described as a 'bag of worms'
- variocoele
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Bell clapper deformity is associated with what?
- torsion of the testes
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What are the 2 main groups of testicular cancers?
- seminomatous | - non-seminomatous
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Seminomatous carcinomas affect what age group?
- age > 40yrs
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Non-seminomatous carcinomas affect what age group
- age = 30
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How are seminomatous carcinomas treated?
- radiotherapy
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What may used as a marker of seminomatous tumours of the testes?
- LDH
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How are non-seminomatous tumours treated?
- chemotherapy
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What are the risks associated with non-seminomatous tumours?
- metastasis
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What has a better prognosis seminomatous or non-seminomatous?
- seminomatous
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Risk factor for testicular carcinoma?
- cryptorchidism
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Teratoma is defined as what?
- cancer of the 3 layers | - endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm
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Yolk sac testicular cancers release what tumour marker?
- alpha feto protein
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Trophoblast tumours release what tumour marker?
- HCG
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