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A. GLOMERULAR FILTRATION AND RENAL FUNCTION Flashcards

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what are the 3 basic renal processes

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  1. filtration from glomerular capillaries
  2. reabsorption from filtrate into peri-tubular capillaries
  3. secretion (excretion) from peritubular capillaries into filtrate
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what is the primary property of a drug which determines whether it will be reabsorbed or not

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polarity
- non-ionised have high tubule permeability and hence reabsorbed

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what is excretion

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filtration - reabsorption + secretion

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what are the 3 barriers a substance must pass through to be filtered

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  1. fenestrae
  2. basement membrane
  3. filtration slits of podocytes
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  1. pores (fenestration) between the endothelial cells of glomerular capillary
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  • glomerular capillary wa§ll consists of a single layer of flattened endothelial cells
  • capillary wall perforated by numerous pores (fenestrae), diameter 60-70nm
  • pores allow plasma components to cross vessel walls except large plasma proteins, blood cells and platelets
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what molecular weight can pass through pores of glomerular capillaries

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  • <70kDa
  • +vely charged glycoproteins
    (-vely charged glycoproteins repel anionic proteins)
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  1. basement membrane (-vely charged)
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  • between glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule
  • composed of -vely charged glycoproteins inc collagen (extracellular matrix proteins)
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what does collagen do

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provide structural strength

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what do glycoproteins do

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discourage filtration of small plasma proteins including smallest plasma protein albumin

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how does the basement membrane act as an effective filter

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-vely charged proteins repel -vely charged plasma proteins and hence plasma proteins are almost completely excluded from filtrate

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  1. filtration slits between the foot process/pedicel of the podocyte cells
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  • consists of a layer of epithelial/tubule cells (podocytes) that encircle the glomerulus
  • long foot-like processes separated by gaps (slit pores) through which filtrate moves
  • podocytes are -vely charged hence further restrictions to filtration of plasma proteins
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what is in the ultra-filtrate

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  • inorganic ions (K+, Na+, Cl-, Ca2+, PO43-, H+, HCO3-) as so small
  • fluids
  • glucose, amino acids, urea, creatinine
  • no RBCs, WBCs, platelets
  • virtually no protein but a small amount of albumin may be present
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what are mesangial cells

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  • surround glomerular capillaries
  • provide structural support for capillaries
  • secrete extracellular matrix
  • possess phagocytic activity
  • secrete prostaglandins which regulate blood flow through glomerular capillaries and the afferent and efferent capillaries
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what is the glomerular filtration rate

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volume of fluid entering Bowman’s capsule from blood flowing per unit time (mL/min)

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15
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what GFR influenced by

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  • filtration coefficient Kf
  • net filtration pressure
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what is GFR equation

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GFR = Kf x net filtration pressure

*directly proportional

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equation for filtration co-efficient, Kf

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Kf = glomerular SA x glomerular capillary permeability

*SA of all glomerular capillaries
*under physiological conditions Kf is relatively constant as number of nephrons and hence SA and permeability doesn’t change and so doesn’t play a role in daily regulation of GFR

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how does kidney disease reduce Kf

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  • reduces number of glomeruli and hence decreases SA
  • increases thickness and hence decreases permeability of capillary membrane eg - hypertension, diabetes
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what are the 4 forces which determine net filtration pressure

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determined by physical forces (Starling forces - exist in all capillaries) which drive the movement of fluid between plasma and tubule

  1. Glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure (PG)
  2. Plasma-colloid osmotic pressure (πG)
    (sometimes called oncotic pressure)
  3. Bowman’s capsule hydrostatic pressure (PB)
  4. Bowman’s capsule colloid osmotic pressure (πB)
20
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what is the net filtration pressure

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difference between forces favouring filtration and forces opposing filtration

(PG + πB) - (PB + πG)

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glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure (PG)

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  • pressure exerted by blood within the glomerular capillaries
  • dependent on contraction of heart and blood flow resistance of afferent and efferent arterioles
  • high pressure pushes fluid out of glomerulus and into Bowman’s space
  • driving force of glomerular filtration
22
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plasma-colloid osmotic pressure (πG)

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  • caused by unequal distribution of plasma proteins across glomerular membrane
  • plasma proteins aren’t filtered so are present in glomerular capillaries and absent in bowman’s capsule
  • due to osmosis, water moves down its concentration gradient from Bowman’s capsule to glomerular capillaries
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Bowman’s capsule hydrostatic pressure (PB)

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  • this pressure pushes fluid out of the Bowman’s capsule into the glomerulus
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Bowman’s capsule osmotic pressure (πB)

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  • has negligible influence on filtration
  • would favour filtration but under normal conditions, it’s practically zero and ultrafiltrate is nearly protein free
25
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what are the units of net filtration pressure

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mmHg

26
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how does the net filtration pressure act

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forces large volumes of fluid from blood through the glomerular membrane due to the high net filtration pressure

27
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why is there auto regulation of renal blood flow and GFR by the kidneys

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to maintain a constant renal blood flow and GFR over the physiological range of mean arterial pressure

MAP 80-180mmHg - a few % change in blood flow and GFR

28
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what is renal function ‘protective’ against

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  • hypertensive irreversible renal damage (ie an increase in BP causing damage to nephrons’ capillaries)
  • hypotensive ischaemia and necrosis of tubular segments (if too low)
29
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why estimate GFR

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  • estimates how efficiently the kidney filters wastes from blood
  • provides info on:
    severity and course of the kidney disease, approximate % of kidney function (fall in GFR = disease is progressing, rise in GFR = partial recovery), influences how much of a drug you can prescribe
30
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what are the 3 methods used clinically to estimate GFR

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  1. creatinine clearance
  2. Cockcroft and Gault formula for creatinine clearance
  3. eGFR: CKD-EPI formula or MDRD formula
31
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what is clearance defined as

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volume of plasma that is completely cleared of a substance by the kidneys per unit time

32
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why is creatinine used to estimate GFR

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it is cleared from the body almost completely by glomerular filtration

*excretion = filtration -reabsorption + secretion
*0 is reabsorbed and a small amount by secretion so hence it is filtration

33
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what is creatinine produced from

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breakdown of creatine and creatine phosphate in energy production in muscle

*if you add creatine to diet or eat more meat you will get more in the urine

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does a person’s creatinine clearance change

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no as long as their muscle mass doesn’t change it is relatively constant

35
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what factors affect creatinine clearance

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  • skeletal muscle mass (more muscle more CC)
  • age (less muscle as older and age >40, natural loss of 10% per 10 year)
36
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signs of good kidney function with CrCl equation

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  • high urine creatinine
  • low plasma creatinine
  • high CrCl
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what does the Cockcroft & Gault equation take into account

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sex, age, weight of patient

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signs of good kidney function with Cockcroft and Gault equation

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  • low serum creatinine
  • high CrCl
39
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when is Cockcroft & Gault equation the preferred method for estimating renal function

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  • elderly >75
  • extremes of muscle mass: BMI <18 OR >40 (amputees, muscle builder)
40
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what factors does Chronic kidney disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula and Modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) formula take into account

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serum creatinine
sex
gender
ethnicity

41
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units of eGFR

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mL/min/1.73m2 (body SA of average sized person)

*not as accurate as people have gotten bigger in recent years

42
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why is CKD-EPI used more

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  • more accurate for eGFR >
    60ml/min/1.73m2
  • MDRD overestimates eGFR for elderly
43
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when should eGFR not be used

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  • children
  • malnourished patients
  • in pregnancy
  • in oedema
  • extremes of muscle mass (e.g. amputee, body builder, muscle-wasting disease)
  • acute kidney injury
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what is ACR

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  • urinary albumin:creatinine ratio
  • with poor kidney function there is high urine albumin, low urine creatine and hence a high air
45
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what GFR and ACR is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes like CV risks, stroke, ESKD

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decreased GFR and increased ACR

46
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issues with the formula regarding sex

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  • transgender person
  • use ‘at birth’ sex assignment
47
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uses with formula regarding race/ethnicity

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  • black or not, diversity/mixed race in populations
  • many US labs use CKI-EPD creatinine equation to estimate GFR (serum cystitis C, serum creatinine, age, sex, no race)
    = more consistent method of estimating kidney function
  • not yet adapted globally

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