Anat Path: Renal Pathologies Flashcards
What is the 5 causes of renal failure
- Congenital abnormalities
- Glomerular disease
- Tubulointerstitial inflammation
- Necrosis/infarction
- Renovascular disease
What is the 3 clinical syndromes of glomerular disease
- Nephrotic
- Nephrotic
- Renal failure
What does segmental & focal mean
Segmental affecting a part of glomerulus
Focal involving a portion of a glomeruli
What does global & diffuse mean
Global involving the entire glomerulus
Diffuse involving all glomeruli
What does mesangial histological change mean
Affecting predominantly the mesangial region
What is the 2 main categories of mechanism of immune mediates glomerular disease
- Immune complex disease w/ granular deposit is which clump together
- Anti-BM disease w/ linear deposits which are due to antibodies specific against glomerular basement membrane
Where is the 2 sites where granular deposits can be w// examples
- Circulating immune complexes in the blood which are deposited in the sub endothelium of glomerulus & activates complement. Post-infectious nephritic
- Entrapped or deposited foreign antigen in glomerular basement membrane which lead to antibody attached & deposits in sub-epithelial (podocytes) & complement activation
What is nephritic glomerular disease
Endothelial & basement damage
What is nephrotic glomerular disease
Podocytes damage
What is the clinical features nephritic glomerular disease
Blood is not getting filtered:
Hypertensions due to attempt to increase fluid to be filtered leading to oedema in peripheral
Haematuria due to damage to endothelial cells & basement membrane
Deposits in subendothelium
What is the clinical features of nephrotic glomerular disease
Too much filtration:
Proteinuria leading to hypoalbuminaemia
Generalised oedema that decrease oncotic pressure leads to increase production of proteins by liver resulting in hypercholesteraemia
Inflammatory cells in urine w/ sub-epithelial deposits
What is the 2 causes nephrotic glomerular disease
- Immunological
- Systemic disease
What is the causes of acute proliferative GN
Acute post-infection usually post-streptococcal
What is the clinical feature of acute proliferative GN
Low s-complement due to deposition in glomeruli
High ASO titre due to streptococcal infection
What appearance in prominent under a electron microscope of acute proliferative GN
A hump due to electron dense deposit on sub epithelial side of basement membrane
Is acute proliferative GN nephrotic or nephritic
Nephritic that changes to nephrotic due toe change in location of deposit
What is the prognosis of acute proliferative GN in children & adults
Children <5% die in acute stage (cardiac or renal failure) & 5% progress to crescent in or chronic GN
Adults 30% progress to crescent in/chronic GN
What is the prognosis of crescentic GN
Poor
What is the 4 causes of crescentic GN
- Following acute proliferative GN
- Autoimmune
- Anti-BM disease
What is characteristic of crescentic GN
Proliferation of cells in capsular space that appears crescentic
Cells can either be podocytes stimulated by fibrin or macrophages reflecting severe glomerular damage
What is a serious clinical consequences of crescentic GN
Renal failure w/i weeks/months
When is it classified at crescentic GN
When it breaks through the basement membrane
What is the 3 stages of progress of crescents GN
Cellular
Fibrocellular
Fibrosed
What is the 5 causes of membranous GN
- Idiopathic
- Infection
- Neoplasm
- Drug therapy
- Autoimmune
In who is acute proliferative GN most common
Children & more in male than female
What is the appearance of the glomeruli & basement membrane w/ membranous GN
Glomeruli normocellular
Basement membrane uniformal thickening to wall off the growth
What is the appearance of membranous GN under a electron microscope
Irregular small dense subepithelial deposits w/ basement membrane spikes
Is membranous GN nephrotic or nephritic
Nephrotic
In who is membranous GN more common
Adults
What is the cause of minimal change NP
Idiopathic
What is the appearance of the kidneys w/ minimal change nephropathy
Initially large & pale
Later reduced in size
What is the complement [ ] in membranous GN
Low complement concentration
What is the complement [ ] of minimal change NP
Normal [ ]