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AKI Flashcards

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What is AKI

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Acute kidney injury- defined as an acute drop in renal function characterised by a rise in serum creatinine levels

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NICE CRITERIA FOR AKI

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-Rise in creatinine of ≥ 25 micromol/L in 48 hours
-Rise in creatinine of ≥ 50% in 7 days
-Urine output of < 0.5ml/kg/hour for > 6 hours

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List some of the functions of the kidneys

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  • waste excretion
  • acid base balance
  • blood pressure ( renin)
  • water hormone/ homeostasis
  • Vit D
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4
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Risk factors for AKI

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hronic kidney disease
Heart failure
Diabetes
Liver disease
Older age (above 65 years)
Cognitive impairment
Nephrotoxic medications such as NSAIDS and ACE inhibitors
Hypovolemia
Nephrotoxic drugs
Trauma

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What medications are deemed nephrotoxic

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Ibuprofen- NSAID
Naproxen
Aminiglycosides
ACE inhibitors

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Aetiology of AKI

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Split into pre renal, renal and post renal

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What are the pre renal causes of AKI

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  • Dehydration
  • Hypotension
  • Heart Failure
  • Low blood volume
  • liver failure
  • renal artery stenosis
  • Drugs NSAIDs or ACEi
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What causes pre renal issues

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HYPOVOLAEMIA

Due to inadequate blood supply to kidneys reducing filtration of blood

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What can cause renal AKI

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Split into 4

Glomerular- glomerular nephritis
Tubular - acute tubular necrosis due to prolonged ischaemia
Interstitial - acute interstitial nephritis
Vascular - vasculatis

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Renal causes may be ..?

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Glomerulonephritis
Interstitial Nephritis
Acute tubular necrosis
Rhabdomyolysis

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What causes post renal AKI

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Obstruction of the outflow of urine from the kidney causing back pressure into the kidney and reduced kidney function

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Post renal causes include …?

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  • Kidney stones
  • Masses such as cancer in the abdomen
  • Ureter or uretral structures
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T2DM, HTN, low urine osmolality , high urine Na+ K+ would suggest

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Intrinsic causes

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Investigations for AKI

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  • Bloods
    • FBC: anaemia and very high ESR suggests myeloma or vasculitis as underlying cause
    • U&E
    • Blood gas: check for metabolic acidosis
    • Creatine kinase
  • Urinalysis: dipstick and microscopy
    • Urine osmolality and electrolytes checked
    • Leucocytesandnitritessuggest infection
    • Proteinandbloodsuggestacute nephritis(but can be positive in infection)
    • Glucosesuggests diabetes

Renal biopsy - for intrarenal cause
Renal USS - for post renal causes

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Why would an US be used

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to look for obstruction

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Management of AKI

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  • Fluid rehydration with IV fluids in pre-renal AKI
  • Stop nephrotoxic medications such as NSAIDS and antihypertensives that reduce the filtration pressure (i.e. ACE inhibitors)
  • Relieve obstruction in a post-renal AKI, for example insert a catheter for a patient in retention from an enlarged prostate
  • treat underlying cause - hypotension, infection, stones
  • if severe: Dialysis
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Complications for AKI

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  • Hyperkalaemia
  • Fluid overload,
  • heart failure
  • pulmonary oedema
  • Metabolic acidosis
  • Uraemia (high urea) can lead to encephalopathy or pericarditis
18
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Key diagnostic factors for AKI

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  • Hypotension
  • Risk Factors
  • Kidney insults
  • Reduced urine production
19
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What would bloods show for aki

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Anaemia , high esr
High creatinine kinase

20
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What is RIFLE

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Three levels of renal dysfunction

RISK
INJURY
FAILURE
LOSS
END STAGE- RENAL DISEASE

21
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3 stages of acute tubular necrosis

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-Initiation: acute decrease in renal perfusion causing a reduced GFR
-Maintenance: GFR remains low for days or weeks
-Recovery: GFR recovers, regeneration of tubulointerstitial cells, polyuric phase may occur

22
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ongoing ischaemia causes …..?

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  • pro inflammatory response with the release of cytokines , oxygen, free radicals and activation of leukocytes
  • at this point if renal perfusion is not restored the ongoing ischaemia
23
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why are tubular cells susceptible to ischaemia

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they have a limited blood supply and a high metabolic demand

24
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Pre - renal clinical manifestations of AKI

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  • Due to hypovolaemia
  • reduced capillary refill time
  • dry mucus membrane
  • thirst
25
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Intrinsic renal clinical manifestations of AKI

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Vascular- arterial hypertension
Nephrotic syndrome- heavy proteinuria

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Presentation of AKI

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Substance accumulation
Hyperkalaemia - arrhythmias, muscle weakness
Hyperuraemia - NV,weakness, pericarditis
Fluid overload - oedema, hypovolemic shock, decreased urine
Acid build up - metabolic acidosis

27
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What do we use to treat hyperkaleamia?

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Calcium gluconate

28
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presentation of AKI

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Hyperkalemia
Hyperuraemia
Fluid overload
acid build up

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