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Urinary incontinence: causes of acute and reversible

DRIP:
Delirium
Restricted mobility/ Retention
Inflammation / Infection/ Impaction [fecal]
Pharmaceuticals / Polyuria
· "Drip" is convenient since it is urinary incontinence, so urine only drips out.
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---Anonymous Contributor

Nephrotic syndrome: causes for secondary nephrotic syndrome

DAVID:
Diabetes mellitus
Amyloidosis
Vasculitis
Infections
Drugs
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---Anonymous Contributor

Pyelonephritis (acute): predisposing factors

SCARRIN' UP:
Sex (females <40, males >40)
Catheterization
Age (infant, elderly)
Renal lesions
Reflux (vesciouteral)
Immunodeficienct
NIDDM, IDDM
Urinary obstuction
Pregnant
· Acute pyelonephritis heals by scarrin' up the area (pyelonephritic scar).
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---Yazeed A.Oqaili King Saud University Medical College

Hydronephrosis: differential

· Unilateral is PACT:
Pelvic-uteric obstruction (congenital or acquired)
Aberrant renal vessels
Calculi
Tumours of renal pelvis
· Bilateral is SUPER:
Stenosis of the urethra
Urethral valve
Prostatic enlargement
Extensive bladder tumour
Retro-peritoneal fibrosis
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---Sushant Varma Medical student, University of Sheffield, UK

Dialysis: indications

AEIOU:
Acid-base problems (severe acidosis or alkalosis)
Electrolyte problems (hyperkalemia)
Intoxications
Overload, fluid
Uremic symptoms
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---Malvinder S. Parmar, MD, FRCPC, FACP Timmins & District Hospital, Timmins, ON, Canada

Enlarged kidneys: causes

SHAPE:
Sclerderma
HIV nephropathy
Amyloidosis
Polycystic kidney disease
Endocrinophathy (diabetes)
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---Dino Santoro University of Manitoba

Prostatism: initial symptoms

"Prostatism is initially FUN":
Frequency
Urgency
Nocturia
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---Peter L University of Queensland Medical School

Renal Cell Cancer (RCC): genetic marker

"RCC" equals three. Or, "C" is the third letter of the alphabet.
· RCC is associated with genetic abberations on the third chromosome (VHL gene)
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---Thomas B. Edmunds, Jr, MD Chief Resident at SUNY Stony Brook

Polycystic kidney: genetic marker

"P" is the 16th letter of the alphabet.
· Autosomal dominant Polycystic kidney disease is associated with abberation on the 16th chromosome.
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---Thomas B. Edmunds, Jr, MD Chief Resident at SUNY Stony Brook

Glomerular disease with a reduced complement level

PELICAN:
Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
Endocarditis (sub-acute)
Lupus erythematosus
Idiopatic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Cryoglobulinemia
Abscess (visceral)
Nephritis
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---Alexandre de Freitas Miranda Federal University of Rio de Janeiro -Brazil -RJ