Renal & Urology — Flashcards

Renal stone management: < _____ = offer shockwave lithotripsy 10 - 20mm = shockwave lithotripsy OR ureteroscopy > 20mm = percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Calcium phosphate kidney stones precipitate with _____ urine pH

Uric acid kidney stones precipitate with _____ urine pH

What is the investigation & management for symptomatic UTIs in pregnancy? _____

The staghorn calculi seen in struvite kidney stones may act as a nidus for _____ infection

Proteus mirabilis is a gram -ve bacteria that classically forms large _____, which form from struvite stones, in the renal pelvis

What is the investigation & management for asymptomatic catheter-associated bacteriuria? _____

What type of kidney stone commonly requires surgical removal due to its size? _____

Uric acid kidney stones are often seen in diseases with increased _____ (e.g. leukemia, chemotherapy, myeloproliferative disorders)

Describe the examination finding in pyelonephritis: _____