Module 10
What happens in chronic glomerulonephritis?
What is the treatment for chronic glomerulonephritis?
-Supporting symptoms
-Dialysis
-Kidney transplant
What is a sign of inflammatory breast cancer?
Bright red rash
Why don't you want to operate right away with inflammatory cancer?
Where does breast cancer metastasize?
-Lungs
-Bones
-Lymph nodes
-Liver
-Brain
What are the signs of chronic glomerulonephritis?
-Edema
-Headache/hypertension
-Fatigue
-Dyspnea
-Weight loss
-Loss of strength
-Irritable
-Nocturia
What does it mean if there is protein and glucose in the urine?
Inflammation or infection that is causing it to spill into the urine
What cancer is harder to treat?
Inflammatory breast cancer
What do you look for with a self-examination for breast cancer?
-Texture changes
-Dimpling
-Lymph discharge
-Bloody discharge
-Lump
-Nipple inversion
-Lumps in armpit
-Redness/rash
What are the types of benign breast disorders?
-Fibrocystic changes
-Ductal ectasia
-Intraductal papilloma
What will you find in the urine of someone with chronic glomerulonephritis?
-Protein
-RBCs
-Urinary casts
What are the signs of sudden onset of acute kidney injury?
-Changes in output
-Hyponatremia
-Hypocalcemia
-Hyperkalemia
-Metabolic acidosis
-N/V
-Mental status changes
-Fatigue and bruising
What is the initial treatment for most cancers?
-Operate
-Lumpectomy
-Mastectomy
What lab levels are you going to look at for breast cancer?
-Liver enzymes
-Hypercalcemia
-Phosphatase
What are the characteristics of fibroadenoma?
-Occurs in adolescents to 30 year olds
-Unattached lump moves around
What is the major symptom difference between acute and chronic glomerulonephritis?
What is the treatment of acute kidney injury?
-Correct the underlying cause if you can identify it
-Symptomatic treatment
What are the signs and symptoms of breast cancer in men?
-Hard, painless, subareola mass
-Dimpling over the chest
-Inverted nipple
What diagnostic testing is done to check for metastasis?
CT scan
What are the signs of fibrocystic breast condition?
-Breast pain before menses
-Tender lump
-Rubbery
-In outer quadrant
-Late teens-20s
-Subsides after menopause
What lab values do you see with chronic glomerulonephritis?
-High BUN
-High creatinine
-Hyperkalemia
-Hypermagnesemia
-Decreased calcium
-Decreased albumin
-Sodium can go either way
What are the signs and symptoms of infiltrating ductal carcinoma?
-Fibrosis around the cancer
-Peau d'orange (dimpling of the skin)
What is the initial treatment for inflammatory cancer?
Starts with chemo and radiation
What is the only diagnostic tool that gives definitive diagnosis for cancer?
What are the signs of ductal ectasia?
-Hard irregular masses
-Nipple discharge
-Enlarged axillary nodes
-Redness
-Edema