05.15 - AKI (Canada) - PP Flashcards
3 Clinical Clues to ATN
(1) Muddy brown granular casts; (2) Urine Na > 20; (3) Fractional excretion of Na > 1%
Urinarlysis in Hepatorenal Syndrome
Usually normal
Urine Na in HRS
Very low (Aldosterone)
Urine in Acute Interstitial Nephritis
Pyuria +/- eosinophils
Effect of Aminoglycosides on Kidney
Inhibits normal lysosomal function, accumulates in PT cells
What can you do in suspected HRS to rule out simple pre-renal condition
Trial of volume (usually Albumin) infusion
Urine [Na] and Osm in Pre-Renal AKI
Very low Na (Aldosterone overactive), Very high osmolarity (ADH overactive)
Why is urine Na high in ATN
Necrotic tubular cells can’t reabsorb Na so excreted
___ can cause form of pre-renal AKI in patients with Bilateral RAS
ACEi’s and ARB’s
Main 2 Causes of ATN
Ischemic injury; Toxic injury from contrast or meds
Symptoms of Acute Interstitial Nephritis in most patients now
Only renal dysfunction
2 Therapeutic agents that cause Pre-Renal AKI
NSAIDs, ACEi’s
What does survival in Hepatorenal Syndrome depend on
Liver transplant
How to avoid Contrast Nephropathy
Avoid closely spaced studies
Acute Kidney Injury is essentially
Impairment of GFR
BP and ECV in Hepatorenal Syndrome
Decrease BP despite incr ECFV (decr ECV)
Histology of ATN
Tubular necrosis with denuding of renal tubular epithelial cells; Occlusion of tubular lumens with cells/casts
Acute Interstitial Nephritis is most commonly caused by
Beta Lactam Abx, NSAIDs
Most common cause of Post-renal AKI
Prostate disease
(1) Muddy brown granular casts; (2) Urine Na > 20; (3) Fractional excretion of Na > 1%
3 Clinical Clues to ATN
Worsening renal failure in setting of cirrhosis =
Hepatorenal syndrome
Must rule out what else to conclude HRS
NSAIDs, Nephrotoxic drugs, Contrast