GMED2001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Renal Sodium Reabsorption, Urinary Tract Infection

• School: Curtin University
• Department: General Medicine
• Course: GMED2001
• Professor: John Taplin

Document Summary

Acute cystitis: is an inflammation of the bladder and is the most common site of uti. Acute glomerulonephritis: is an inflammation of the glomerulus the inflammation can be caused by numerous factors, including immunological abnormalities, ischaemia, drugs, toxins, vascular disorders and systemic diseases such as diabetes. Calculi: or urinary stones are masses of crystals, protein or other substances that are common causes of urinary tract obstruction. Diuretics: is any agent that enhances the flow of urine, clinically, diuretics interfere with renal sodium reabsorption and reduce extracellular fluid volume. Enuresis: refers to the involuntary passage of urine by a child who is beyond the age when voluntary bladder control should have been acquired. In 80% of children enuresis occurs at night only and is called nocturnal enuresis. Loop diuretics: inhibitors of loop sodium or chloride transport, which decrease reabsorption and therefore increases urine volume. Prostate enlargement: is caused by acute inflammation, benign prostatic hyperplasia or prostate cancer.