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Term for lower urinary tract infection?
Cystitis
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Term for upper urinary tract infection?
Pyelonephritis
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When caring for a newborn that has hypospadias, what needs to be remembered?
Do not circumcise them! Need the tissue for resection
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What can UTI and pyelonephritis cause?
- Hypertension and chronic renal failure!
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______ follows a throat infection, and the urine will be dark (brown, tea, or cola-colored), with periorbital edema
Acute glomerulonephritis
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Massive proteinuria & hypoalbuminemia leading to edema and hyperlipidemia occurs in what?
Nephrotic syndrome
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A scrotal or inguinal swelling, or both, that includes abdominal contents
Inguinal hernia
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collection of peritoneal fluid in the scrotal sac
Hydrocele
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______ results in excessive destruction of RBCs which lead to iron imbalance (hemosiderosis= excess supply of iron)
Thalassemia
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Disease of increasde peripheral platelet destruction, with most patients having antibodies to specific platelet membrane glycoproteins.
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
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What dietary teaching is needed for a child with thalassemia?
Avoid foods high in iron!
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