Tubular and Interstitial Diseases — Flashcards

Hemolytic uremic syndrome, Graft rejection, Acute cortical necrosis, Chronic glomerulonephritis and Alport syndrome, all lead to _____ nephrocalcinosis

_____ is associated with granular "muddy brown" casts in the urine

Acute tubular necrosis due to ischemic injury most commonly affects the _____ and the medullary segment of the thick ascending limb

Acute pyelonephritis is characterized by _____ infiltration of the renal interstitium

Acute tubular necrosis may be caused by ingestion of _____, which is associated with oxalate crystals in the urine

Chronic _____ is characterized histologically by renal tubules containing eosinophilic proteinaceous material resembling thyroid follicles

The earliest lesion of renal tuberculosis is a _____

The given immunoflorescence pattern is suggestive of _____:

Presence of yellow-colored spherical mass associated with tumor cells invading the renal vein is characteristic of _____ carcinoma

Hint: renal subtype

_____ crystals on urine microscopy appear as spheres with radial or concentric striations and irregular projections or thorns, referred to as thorn apples