Sistema Urinatio

Introduction

Describe various factors that contribute to urinary tract infection in infants and children. Discuss the preoperative preparation of the child and parents when the child has asstructural defect of the genitourinary tract. Demonstrate and understanding of causes and mechanisms of edema formation in nephrotic syndrome. Contrast the cause, complications and management ofacute and chronics renal failure.









































Genitourinary




Infection tract is one of the most commonconditions of childhood. UTI involve the urethra and bladder(lower urinary tract), ureters, renal pelvis, calyces and renal parenchyma (upper urinary tract). UTI is applied to the presence ofsignificant numbers of microorganism anywhere within the urinary tract, except the distal third of the urethra, which is usually colonized with bacteria. Females have a higher risk for developing UTI.This coincides with toilet training and establishing voiding habits.




Sex ratio of urinary tract infection

|Neonate |0.4|1 |
|1-6 months|1.5 |1 |
|6-12 months|4.0 |1 |
|1-3 years|10.0 |1 |
|3-11 years...