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Urinary System - Part 11 Flashcards

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What are the 3 layers of the baldder?

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  1. Serosa
  2. Muscle
  3. Mucosa
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What is the normal thickness of the bladder when it is distended?

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3mm

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What is the normal thickness of the bladder when it is empty?

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5mm

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Which bladder is more thick, infants or adults?

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Infants

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What should post void residual not exceed?

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20mL

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Where do the ureters meet the bladder?

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At the trigone

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What is the normal US appearance of the bladder?

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Anechoic fluid-filled structure located in the pelvic midline

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What is the normal US appearance of the ureters?

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Small echogenic protuberances on the posterior aspect of

the bladder

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What causes bladder exstrophy?

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Failure of the mesoderm to form over the lower abdomen

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When is bladder exstrophy typically discovered?

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In utero

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What is the US appearance of bladder exstrophy? (3)

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  1. Lower anterior abdominal wall defect 2. Mass protruding from this defect
  2. Normal bladder not identified
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What are 3 differential diagnosis for bladder exstrophy?

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  1. Omphalocele
  2. Inguinal hernia
  3. Umbilical hernia
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What causes bladder diverticulum?

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Bladder wall muscle weakness

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What are the clinical findings of bladder diverticulum? (3)

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  1. Asymptomatic
  2. Urinary tract infection
  3. Pelvic pain
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What is the US appearance for bladder diverticulum? (3)

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  1. Anechoic pedunculation of the urinary bladder
  2. Neck of diverticulum is small
  3. May enlarge when bladder contracts
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What are 3 differential diagnosis for bladder diverticulum?

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  1. Ovarian cyst

2. Fluid-filled bowel 3. Ascites

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Bladder ureterocele

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Congenital obstruction of the ureteric orifice

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What are the clinical findings for bladder ureterocele? (2)

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  1. Asymptomatic

2. UIT

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What is the US appearance for bladder ureterocele?

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Hyper echoic septation seen within the bladder at the ureteric orifice
- demonstrated when urine enters the bladder

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What are 3 differential diagnosis for bladder ureterocele?

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  1. Artifact
  2. Bladder tumour
  3. Catheter balloon
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What are the clinical findings for urachal sinus? (2)

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  1. Asymptomatic

2. Fluid draining from the umbilicus

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What is the US appearance for urachal sinus?

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Linear tubular structure extending from the apex of the urinary bladder to the umbilicus

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What are 2 differential diagnosis for urachal sinus?

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  1. Rectus abdominis hematoma

2. Subcutaneous fat

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What causes bladder calculus?

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Urinary stasis

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What are the clinical findings for bladder calculus? (4)
1. Asymptomatic 2. Hematuria 3. Urinary frequency and urgency 4. Recurrent UTI's
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What is the US appearance for bladder calculus? (3)
1. Hyper echoic focus within the urinary bladder 2. Posterior acoustic shadowing 3. Mobile with patient position change
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What are 2 differential diagnosis for bladder calculus?
1. Intestinal air | 2. Calcified vessel
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What are the clinical findings for cystitis? (3)
1. Dysuria 2. Urinary frequency 3. Leukocytosis
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What is the US appearance for cystitis? (2)
1. Increase in bladder wall thickness | 2. Mobile internal echoes
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What are 2 differential diagnosis for cystitis?
1. Bladder sludge | 2. Hematuria
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What is a clinical finding for bladder sludge?
Asymptomatic
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What is the US appearance for bladder sludge? (2)
1. Homogeneous low-level echoes | 2. Mobile with patient position change
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What are 2 differential diagnosis for bladder sludge?
1. Cystitis | 2. Hematuria
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What can lead to bladder malignancy?
TCC
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What are the clinical findings for bladder malignancy? (3)
1. Painless hematuria 2. Frequent urination 3. Dysuria
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What is the US appearance for bladder malignancy? (3)
1. Echogenic mass 2. Irregular margins 3. Immobile with patient position change Internal vascular blood flow
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What are 4 differential diagnosis for bladder malignancy?
1. Benign tumour 2. Bladder sludge 3. Ureterocele 4. Metastatic tumour
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What causes a bladder polyp?
Papilloma
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What are the clinical findings for a bladder polyp? (2)
1. Asymptomatic | 2. Frequent urination
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What is the US appearance for a bladder polyp? (3)
1. Echogenic intraluminal mass 2. Smooth margins 3. Immobile with patient position change Internal vascular flow
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What are 3 differential diagnosis for a bladder polyp?
1. Malignant tumour 2. Bladder sludge 3. Ureterocele
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Which structures is considered the basic functional unit of the kidney?
Nephron
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Which condition is most likely to mimic a duplicated urinary system?
Hypertrophied column of Bertin
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What are dialysis patients at an increased risk for developing?
Renal carcinoma
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Which renal structures is composed of blood vessels or nerve fibers?
Glomerulus
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A patient complaining of sharp, severe flank pain radiating to the groin is describing?
Renal colic
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43-year-old female patient presents to the ultrasound department complaining of right flank pain and dysuria. A generalized swelling of the kidney is demonstrated. The medullary pyramids appear well defined. This is most suspicious for?
Pyelonephritis
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Which patient positions is typically used for renal biopsy procedures?
Prone
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Fibromuscular hyperplasia is most commonly associated with stenosis in which renal arteries?
Main renal artery
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Renal artery stenosis is suggested after the peak systolic velocity exceeds?
180cm/s
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