(2.1) Renal Pathology 1: Renal and Male GU (Putthoff) Flashcards
General functions of the kidneys?
- Excrete certain waste products of metabolsim
- Regulates the body’s concentration of water, salt, calcium and phosphorous
- Maintains acid balance of plasma
- Serves as an endocrine organ
_________ is the most common cause of CRF/ESRD
__________ is the second most common cause
Diabetes is the most common cause of CRF/ESRD
High blood pressure is the second most common cause
Which kidney is higher? Left or right?
Left is higher!!!
What is a good spinal marker for the location of the kidneys?
T12
Why is the right kidney lower than the left?
Liver pushes down on the right kidney
How do most diseases/disorders of the kidney present?
Hematuria
Proteinuria
Edema
What is the single most important question to ask a patient suspected of having renal disease?
“Have you had this before?”
What are some of the common imaging techniques of the kidney and associated GU organs?
Ultrasonography
KUB - plain abdominal film
CT Scan
MRI, MRA
Radionuclide imaging
Renal angiography
Renal tomography
IVP
Retrograde pyelography
What techniques are used to evaluate the ureter, bladder or urethra?
Cystography
Voiding cytourethrography
What are some techniques utilized on renal biopsy material?
Light microscopy
Fluorescence microscopy
Electron microscopy
State the commonly associated pathology with the anatomical structure:
Glomeruli =
Tubules =
Interstitium =
Vessels =
Glomeruli = Glomerulonephritis
Tubules = Bence-Jones protinuria
Interstitium = Fibrosis, inflammation or edema
Vessels = Vasculitis, nephrosclerosis
Define:
Azotemia
- Biochemical abnormality indicating an elevation of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels
- Usually related to a decreased GFR
- Generally the result of renal disorders
How can azotemia arise?
Arises from one of two categories:
1) Prerenal azotemia
2) Postrenal azotemia
What is prerenal azotemia?
Occurs after hypoperfusion of kidneys
Arises after shock, volume depletion and CHF that impairs renal function in the absence of primary renal parenchymal damage
What is postrenal azotemia?
Seen whenever urine flow is obstructed DISTAL to the calyces and renal pelvis
*Removal of obstruction corrects the azotemia
What is uremia?
Azotemia PLUS a constellation of clinical findings and biochemical abnormalities resulting from renal damage
What are the signs/symptoms of uremia?
- N/V, weight loss, fatigue, anorexia
- Pruritus
- Polydipsia
- Electrolyte abnormalities
- Encephalopathy
- Bleeding manifestations due to platelet dysfuction
- Pericarditis
- Pleuritis/pleural effusion
What’s a normal GFR rate?
90-120 mL/min
What is acute kidney injury (AKI)?
- Rapid decline in GFR
- SEVERE forms exhibit oliguria or anuria
- May result from glomerular, interstitial, vascular or acute tubular injury (ATN)
- Can be reversible
What is chronic kidney disease (CKD)?
- Mild (clinically silent)
- Defined with diminished GFR
- Persistent albuminuria
- CKD is generally irreversible
Define:
End stage renal disease (ESRD)
GFR <5% of normal
End stage of uremia