after midterm- nephron Flashcards
diabetes mellitus
desease of the glomerulus, arteries & arterioles, interstitium
what happens to the glomerulus in diabetes mellitus
Glomerulus
Thickened basement membrane (diffuse glomerulosclerosis)
Mesangial expansion ( grows so big that it can block blood flow by narrowing capilary lumen whic increases the pressure in the capilary lumen -nodules (Kimmelstiel-Wilson [K-W] disease)
Basement membrane disease leads to proteinuria
what happens in the blood vessels in diabetes mellitus
Vascular
Arterioles - Thickening of vessel wall - Narrowed lumen - Ischemia & tubular atrophy (kidneys stop working 20-30 years after getting diabetes, no blood coming coming in or out so its sclerotic)
Bacterial infection
Pyelonephritis (infection of the kidney)
Pyelonephritis
Bacterial infection (infection of the kidney)
Acute or chronic
Spread
Blood (hematogenous)
Up from urethra & bladder (ascending infection)
seen when there is obstruction from the bladder
which is more common for causing pyelonephritis
Ascending (♀ more common)
Bladder catheterization
After surgical procedures
Pregnancy (more pressure on the kidney)
Acute Pyelonephritis
Suppurative infection
May have abscesses or
Pus permeates entire kidney filling renal pelvis
Chronic Pyelonephritis
Usually evolves from acute pyelonephritis
- Destruction of renal parenchyma - Extensive scarring
Renal Cell Carcinoma
85% of Cancers of the Kidney 27,000 Diagnoses in USA Causes unknown May develop more frequently in end-stage kidneys smoking
two most common tumor in adults
renal cell carcinoma and
clear cell type
in children: wilms
how does renal cell carcinoma occur- pathology
Nodules or masses sharply demarcated from normal parenchyma
Invades through capsule into surrounding tissues
Commonly invades renal vein
smoking causes a hypoxic environment -
Cells reminiscent of Normal tubular cells
Filled with lipid - yellow colour
deletion of part of the 3rd chromosome which is suppose to help hypoxic enviro - 90% of ppl with renal cell carcinoma was this mutation
why are the tumors yellow in renal carcinoma
rich in lipids
Clinical Features od renal carcinoma- how do these patients present
Triad (seen 10% of time) Flank pain (spot on back where kidney is) Hematuria Abdominal mass Commonly discovered by CT Microscopic hematuria Five year survival = 40%
Wilms’ Tumour
Nephroblastoma Commonest tumour in infants Often present at birth Etiology: Wilms’ tumour gene 1 (WT-1)
Pathology- what does it look like
Renal mass replacing kidney
Micro
in the tumor there are Immature cells (like developing kidney)- stroma, glomeruli, tunule
Clinical Features of wilmès
Discovered by routine palpation or by parents
Highly malignant
Surgery & chemotherapy 85% cure rate
Renal Stones
“Nephrolithiasis” “Calculi” 5% of Adults 4 groups Calcium Struvite Uric Acid (gout) Cystine