Acute Kidney Injury Flashcards
Explain the anatomy of the kidney
renal capsule
cortex
medulla
renal pelvis
Nephron - ascending loop of henle - descending loop of henle pertitubular cappilaries proximal tubule glomerulus distal tubule
What are the by products of the kidneys filtration?
H+
- waste product
- by product of H2O
- needs to get it out, if it is not excreted metabolic acidosis
Urea
- waste product
- By product of protein
- made in the liver filtered through kidneys
- high levels of urea means the kidneys are not functioning well
- Heart failure and dehydration can also cause this
creatinine
- waste product
- by product of muscle contraction
- decrease in kidney function when there is high levels
What is the function of the kidney?
- Keeping the concentrations of various ions and other important substances constant
- Keeping the volume of water in your body constant
- Removing wastes from your body
- Keeping the acid/base concentration of your blood constant
Explain reabsorption?
Once inside the lumen of the nephron, small molecules, such as ions, glucose and amino acids, get reabsorbed from the filtrate
Finish this sentence
If it doesn’t go into the potty __________
It stays in the body
What are some common kidney disorder?
- Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- End-stage Kidney Disease
What is renal insufficiency?
Kidneys are unable to remove accumulated metabolites from the blood, leading to altered fluid, electrolyte and acid–base balance
What are the 3 categories of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal
Intrinsic
Postrenal
Explain Pre renal and give an example of something that can affect the body prerenally
any condition decreasing renal blood flow, causing subsequent hypo perfusion
Ø Causes are factors external to the kidneys that reduce
renal blood flow: Severe dehydration, heart failure, ↓ CO
Ø Decreases glomerular filtration rate, causes oliguria
Explain Intrinsic (intra renal) and give an example of something that can affect the body intrarenally
acute damage to the Kidneys themselves
Ø Conditions causing direct damage to kidney tissue
Ø Results from prolonged ischaemia, nephrotoxins
Ø Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
• Results from ischaemia, nephrotoxins, or sepsis
• Severe ischaemia causes disruption in basement
membrane
• Nephrotoxic agents cause necrosis of tubular
epithelial cells (CT contrast)
• Potentially reversible
What needs to be done after having CT contrast?
Flush it out with lots of fluids
Explain Postrenal and give an example of something that can affect the body post renally
Any condition that obstructs the outflow of urine
Ø Causes include: • Benign prostatic hyperplasia • Prostate cancer • Calculi • Trauma • Extrarenal tumors
What are the manifestations of AKI?
3 phases, explain each
• Oliguric phase
– Waste product accumulation: Elevated BUN and serum creatinine levels
– Neurologic disorders: Fatigue and difficulty concentrating, Seizures, stupor, coma
• Diuretic phase
– Daily urine output is 1 to 3L, may reach 5L or more
– Monitor for hyponatraemia, hypokalaemia, and dehydration
• Recovery phase
– Up to 12 months for kidney function to stabilise
How is AKI classified
(5 classifications)
RIFLE
Risk injury failure loss end-stage
For the Risk classification what is the serum creatinine/ GFR level and Urine output?
Increased creatinine × 1.5 or decrease in GFR > 25%
For the Injury of kidneys what is the serum creatinine/ GFR level and Urine output?
Increased creatinine × 2 or decrease GFR > 50%
for the Failure of kidneys what is the serum creatinine/ GFR level and Urine output?
increased creatinine × 3 or decrease in GFR > 75%