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Acute Renal Failure Flashcards

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Acute kidney injury

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abrupt decline in renal function manifesting as reversible acute increase in nitrogenous wastes over hours to weeks

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What are the 3 graded levels of acute injury to the kidney (RIFLE criteria)

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risk, injury, failure

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What are the 2 outcome measures in the RIFLE criteria

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loss of function and end stage renal disease

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What is the RIFLE criteria based on

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either degree of serum creatinine elevation or decrease in urine output

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What conditions put a patient at a high risk of developing AKI

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  • HTN
  • CHF
  • DM
  • multiple myeloma
  • chronic infection
  • myeloproliferative disorder
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What are the three categories of causes of AKI

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  • prerenal causes (low flow)
  • intrinsic causes (problem with actual kidney)
  • post renal cause (flow obstruction)
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Prerenal causes of AKI

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  • hypovolemia
  • decreased cardiac output
  • decreased effective circulating volume
  • impaired renal autoregulation (NSAIDs, ACE/ARB, cyclosporine)
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What is azotemia

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increased in BUN and creatinine

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What causes most AKI

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low flow state (prerenal cause)

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Pre-renal AKI results from what? What can be done to reverse it?

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results from poor renal perfusion

can be reversed with restoration of renal perfusion/glomerular pressure

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BUN/Creatinine ratio would be what in pre-renal injury

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20:1

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What would a urinalysis show in pre- renal injury

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hyaline casts

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What is the breakdown of intrinsic causes of AKI

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  • glomerular
  • tubules and interstitium
  • vascular
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What does calculation of FeNa tell you

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where the renal failure is occuring

<1% prerenal
>1% intrinsic
>4% post renal failure

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When is the calculation of FeNA not accurate

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when pt takes diuretics

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What is the alternative to FeNa

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FeUrea

<35% prerenal
>50% suggests acute tubular necrosis

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Labs for prerenal AKI if due to volume depletion. Decreased CO.

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Volume Depletion:

  • elevated H/H, albumin, calcium (hemoconcentration)
  • elevated Na, BUN, Cr

Decreased CO

  • edema
  • low Na, albumin

Urine

  • oliguria or anuria
  • high urine specific gravity
  • low urine Na
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Treatment for prerenal AKI caused by volume depletion. Decreased CO.

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Volume depletion:
-correct water deficit, NS

Decreased CO:

  • diuretics
  • nitrates
  • dobutamine
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What are some intrinsic causes of AKI

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  • acute interstitial nephritis
  • acute tubular necrosis
  • glomerular diseases
  • pyelonephritis
  • malignancy
  • renal artery embolism/thrombus
  • vasculitis
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What is acute interstitial nephritis typically due to

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allergic reaction to medication

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What is the classic presentation of acute interstitial nephritis

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  • recent new drug exposure
  • fever
  • skin rash
  • peripheral eosinophelia
  • oliguria
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How do patients more commonly present with acute interstitial nephritis

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found incidentally, rising serum creatinine after initiation of a new med

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What medications are associated with acute interstitial nephritis

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  • abx (b-lactams, sulfonamides, vanco, erythro, rifampin)
  • acyclovir
  • NSAIDs
  • anticonvulsants
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Acute interstitial nephritis urinalysis

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  • pyuria (WBC casts)

- hematuria

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Treatment of acute interstitial nephritis

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  • discontinue offending agent

- glucocorticoid therapy (prednisone, methylprednisolone)

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What is acute tubular necrosis

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acute tubular cell injury

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What causes acute tubular necrosis

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  • ischemia
  • sepsis
  • toxins (exogenous, endogenous)
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What are some nephrotoxins that can cause acute tubular necrosis

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  • NSAIDs
  • chemotherapeutic agents
  • aminoglucosides
  • amphotericin
  • vanco
  • radiocontrast dye
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Acute tubular necrosis on urinalysis

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pigmented granular casts (muddy browncasts)

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Lab findings with acute tubular necrosis

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  • Cr/BUN elevation
  • FeNa >2%
  • hyperkalemia
  • hyperphosphatemia
  • hyperuricemia
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Treatment of acute tubular necrosis

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  • aggressive volume replacement
  • high dose loop diuretic if oliguric and volume normal
  • protein restriction
  • dialysis
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What is post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis

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immune complex containing strep Ag is deposited in affected glomeruli

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PSGN occurs __ days following ___

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7-12 days following sore throat/impetigo

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Findings of PSGN

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  • oliguria
  • cola colored urine
  • edema
  • hypertension
  • malaise, anorexia, flank pain
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Tx of PSGN

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  • abx

- subbortive (anti HTN, salt restriction, diuretics)

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Urinalysis of PSGN

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  • proteinuria
  • hermaturia
  • pyuria
  • +/- RBC casts
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What is necessary for a diagnosis of PSGN

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recent group A beta-hemolytic strep infection

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What is IgA nephropathy

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deposition of IgA in the glomerulus often following a URI

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How does IgA nephropathy present

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  • red or cola colored urine

- spectrum of glomerulonephritis

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How do you diagnose IgA nephropathy

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renal biopsy

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How do you treat IgA nephropathy

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  • ACE/ARB
  • steroids
  • renal transplant
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What is Henoch Scholein purpura

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small vessel vasculitis w/ IgA complex deposition

43
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How does HSP affects

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children around 6

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Classic clinical presentation of HSP

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  • rash on LE and buttocks
  • abd pain/vomiting
  • arthralgias (knees, ankles)
  • edema on hands, feet, scalp, ears
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Tx of HSP

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  • mostly supportive

- immunosuppressants and/or plasmapheresis for worsening disease

46
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Three main findings with nephrotic syndrome

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  • heavy proteinuria
  • hypoalbuminemia
  • peripheral edema
47
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Other findings in nephrotic syndrome

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-lipiduria
-hypercholesterolemia
-hypertension
-hypercoagulable state
0blan urinary sediment

48
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What things can cause nephrotic syndrome

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  • membranous nephropathy
  • minimal change disease
  • amyloidosis
  • lupus
  • membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
  • focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
  • IgA nephropathy
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Characteristic histologic finding of minimal change disease

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diffuse effacement of the epithelial cell foot processes on electron microscopy

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Signs of minimal change disease

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  • abrupt onset edema and nephrotic syndrome
  • hypoalbuminemia
  • HTN
  • proteinuria (10g/day)
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inimal change disease causes patients to be more susceptible to what

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infection with gram + organisms

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What is the most common cause of AKI in children

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PSGN

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How do you treat minimal change disease

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prednisone

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Causes of post renal AKI

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  • bladder outlet obstruction
  • -neurogenic bladder
  • gynecologic surgery or abdominopelvic malignancy
  • pregnancy
  • medications
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Treatment of postrenal AKI

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relief of obstruction (bladder cath, nephrostomy tube)

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What is polycystic kidney disease

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progressive genetic disorder with cyst formation and enlargement of the kidney

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What other organs does polycystic kidney disease affect

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pancreas, liver, spleen

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Patients with polycystic kidney disease are at a 2x greater risk for what

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intracranial aneurysm

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Most patients with polycystic kidney disease require what

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kidney transplant

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Signs and sx of polycystic kidney disease

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  • pain (abd, flank, back)
  • hypertension
  • palpable flank mass
  • nodular hepatomegaly
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How do you diagnose polycystic kidney disease

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  • ultrasound
  • elevated H/H
  • urinalysis
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How do you treat polycystic kidney disease

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  • ACE/ARB
  • pain control (no nsaids), surgical cyst decompression, nephrectomy
  • treat recurrent infections
  • hydrate and possibly transfuse if hematuria
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Signs and sx of vascular AKI

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  • LE rash
  • livedo reticularis
  • urine eosinophils
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When do you dialyze a patient

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acidosis electrolytes: hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia, hypocalcemia

Ingestion of toxins

Volume overload + anuria

Symptoms of Uremia

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