ASN QBank Pearls - Potassium, Acid Base, Tubulointerstitial Disorders, and Nephrolithiasis Flashcards
- low PRA (plasma renin activity)
- high PAC (plasma aldosterone concentration)
- aldosterone synthesis independent of renin levels
primary aldosteronism
- low PRA
- high PAC
- high urine free cortisol/cortisone ratio
- high ACTH
- AD
- cortisol-producing zona fasciculata defect d/t promoter fusion causing ACTH dependent activation of aldosterone synthase on cortisol precursors
glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism
- low PRA
- high PAC
- mass > 5 cm
adrenal Ca
- high PRA
- high PAC
- atherosclerosis
- hypoxia-induced
renovascular HTN
- high PRA
- high PAC
- unregulated synthesis
renin-secreting tumor
- low/normal PRA
- low/normal PAC
- high cortisol
- high urine free cortisol/cortisone ratio
- excess cortisol production
Cushing disease
- low/normal PRA
- low/normal PAC
- high cortisol
- high urine free cortisol/cortisone ratio
- mutation of 11-BHSD2
syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess (SAME)
syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess (SAME) causes
- can be inherited
- can be acquired;
- black European licorice (glycyrrhizic acid)
- itraconazole
- ectopic ACTH
- grapefruit
- low/normal PRA
- low/normal PAC
- low/normal cortisol
- low/normal urine free cortisol/cortisone ratio
- hypokalemia
- AD
- ENaC gain of function mutation
Liddle syndrome
- low/normal PRA
- low/normal PAC
- low/normal cortisol
- low/normal urine free cortisol/cortisone ratio
- worse w/ pregnancy and spironolactone
mineralocorticoid receptor gain of function mutation (Geller’s syndrome)
- young female with HTN and hypokalemia
- family h/o early onset HTN and hemorrhagic stroke
- urinary K+ wasting
- increased urinary excretion of aldosterone and 18-OH cortisol during salt loading
glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism
treatment of glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism
spironolactone and dexamethasone
- severe HTN with metabolic alkalosis and hypokalemia
- young women during the second and third trimester of pregnancy
mineralocorticoid corticoid receptor mutation (Geller’s syndrome)
MR 810 mutation is activated by what medication, thereby worsening hypertension and hypokalemia
spironolactone
treatment of mineralocorticoid corticoid receptor mutation (Geller’s syndrome)
- often requires delivery
- subsequent management includes avoidance of spironolactone
hyperemic optic disks and putamen swelling are suggestive of
methanol intoxication
changes in mentation as a result of methanol are present w/i the first 6-24 hours but can be the only abnormality for as long as 72-96 hours if patients have also ingested, what?
ethanol (competes for ADH)
methanol metabolite
formic acid
- changes in mentation
- HAGMA
- large osmolal gap
- less likely to have cerebral edema
ethylene glycol toxicity
- ketoacidosis (typically after patient stops drinking)
- usually small osmolal gap
ethanol toxicity
solvent used for lorazepam, diazepam, and phenobarbital
propylene glycol
- large osmolal gap
- HAGMA
- AKI
- can progress to multisystem organ failure, if severe
- usually a/w dosages above the recommended range of 0.1 mg/kg/hr and/or renal impairment
propylene glycol toxicity
- HTN at young age
- CVA at young age
- low aldosterone level
- hypokalemia
- metabolic alkalosis
Liddle’s syndrome
- hypokalemia
- normo- or hypotension
Bartter’s or Gitelman’s syndromes
- hyperkalemia
- HTN
- metabolic acidosis
Gordon’s syndrome (pseudohypoaldosteronism type 2)
- if metabolic acidosis, compensation should be what?- - calculation
- respiratory alkalosis
- ∆CO2 = ∆HCO3 x 1.2
- if metabolic alkalosis, compensation should be what?
- calculation
- respiratory acidosis
- ∆CO2 = ∆HCO3 x 0.6
- ACUTE respiratory acidosis, compensation should be what?
- calculation
- metabolic alkalosis
- ∆HCO3 = ∆CO2 x 0.1
- CHRONIC respiratory acidosis, compensation should be what?
- calculation
- metabolic alkalosis
- ∆HCO3 = ∆CO2 x 0.3
- ACUTE respiratory alkalosis, compensation should be what?
- calculation
- metabolic acidosis
- ∆HCO3 = ∆CO2 x 0.2
- CHRONIC respiratory alkalosis, compensation should be what?
- calculation
- metabolic acidosis
- ∆HCO3 = ∆CO2 x 0.5
Winter’s formula
PCO2 = 1.5 x [HCO3] +8 +/- 2
- large osmolal gap
- normal anion gap (unless hypotension leads to lactic acidosis)
- ketonemia
- ketonuria
isopropyl alcohol toxicity
major metabolite of isopropyl alcohol
acetone
reason for ketonemia and ketonuria in isopropyl alcohol toxicity
major metabolites of isopropyl alcohol is acetone
when is hemodialysis indicated in isopropyl alcohol toxicity
- severe coma
- hypotension, or
- serum isopropanol levels > 200 mg/dL
what is NOT indicated for isopropyl alcohol toxicity?
- ADH inhibition with fomepizole or ethanol
- weight loss drug
- hyperoxaluria
orlistat
heavy metal a/w battery plant
cadmium
heavy metals a/w foundry
beryllium and lead
- heavy metal
- bone disease
- stones
- HTN
- CKD (chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis with non-nephritic proteinuria and a bland urine sediment)
cadmium
- gout
- HTN
- CKD (chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis with non-nephritic proteinuria and a bland urine sediment)
lead toxicity
Chinese herb may have this and it is nephrotoxic and leads to CKD (chronic interstitial nephritis)
aristolochic acid
patients exposed to this have a lifelong risk of transitional cell carcinoma especially after transplantation, where it may occur in > 30%
aristolochic acid
what is recommended to be considered prior to transplant in patients with aristolochic acid nephropathy
bilateral nephrectomy
- recently described rejection episode requiring an increase in immunosuppression
- hemorrhagic cystitis
- allograft dysfunction
BK viremia
fruit a/w oxalate nephropathy, especially in patients with pre-existing CKD
star fruit
ephedra adverse effects
- HTN
- stones
- normal UA
- normal renal function
- hypokalemia
- metabolic alkalosis
- HTN
- what syndrome does this patient have?
- what is the cause?
- apparent mineralocorticoid excess syndrome (AMES)
- glycyrrhizic acid from herbal products
noni juice can cause
hyperkalemia
- nephrotic range proteinuria 2/2 MCD
- minimal evidence of eosinophilia, rash, or fever
NSAIDs
lead is a cation that affects what part of the nephron
organic cation transport (OCT) system in the proximal tubule
cadmium affects what part of the nephron
proximal tubule
gold causes
nephrotic syndrome from membranous disease
platinum causes
ATN through both apoptosis and necrosis, especially in the proximal tubule
calcium oxalate stone risk factors
- hypercalciuria
- increased salt intake
- hypocitraturia
- high sulfate and low urine
- bariatric surgery (enteric hyperoxaluria)
major base in urine
citrate
best marker for dietary acid intake
sulfate excretion
single most important pathogenic factor in uric acid stone formation
low urine pH
ethylene glycol metabolites
glycolaldehyde, which is then oxidized to glycolic acid
ethanol metabolites
acetaldehyde then acetic acid, and acetyl-CoA
risk factors for cysteine stone formation
- low UOP
- low urine pH
- high dietary protein intake (lower risk factor)
treatment for cystinuria
- oral α-mercaptopropionylglycine
- genetic counseling of the family
what are the finding of allergic interstitial nephritis?
- kidney size
- skin rash
- eosinophilia
- nephrotic syndrome
- kidney biopsy results
- large
- present
- present
- absent
- interstitial T cells
classic presentation of a penicillin- or antibiotic-induced interstitial nephritis
triad
- fever
- rash
- eosinophilia
allergic interstitial nephritis hypersensitivity type
type 4
which syndromes are associated with granulomatous interstitial nephritis?
- tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU)
- sarcoidosis
- granulomatosis w/ polyangiitis
- Crohn’s disease
what test indicates the presence of AIN and not ATN?
positive gallium scan
initiation of what medication for a diagnosis of AIN, leads to accelerated recovery of renal function and an improved long-term renal function? and in what time period should they be given?
steroids, w/i 2 weeks
complete recovery of renal function occurs in what percentage of AIN cases, with the remaining cases developing CKD?
50%
what stain on kidney biopsy indicates the presence of collagen, and therefore, a positive stain will be indicative of a patient with interstitial fibrosis and CKD?
trichrome stain
Hansel stain is interpreted as positive once urine eosinophils represent what percentage of urine WBCs?
> 1%
what are some of the many other causes of urine eosinophils other than AIN?
- ATN
- cystitis
- prostatitis, and
- atheroembolic disease (AED)
- refractory hypokalemia
- metabolic alkalosis, and
- hyperglycemia
increased ACTH production leading to increased cortisol
Cushing disease source of excess cortisol
pituitary gland (makes ACTH)
Cushing syndrome source of excess cortisol
adrenal gland (makes cortisol)
treatment of increased ACTH production by lung cancer (more common w/ SCLC)
- treat tumor
- steroid synthesis inhibitors (ketoconazole, metyrapone, and octreotide), and
- MR and ENaC blockers
thyroid disease may cause hypokalemia (associated with a K+ cell shift), but not metabolic alkalosis
thyrotoxicosis
renal adverse effects of ifosfamide
- Fanconi syndrome
- proximal phosphate wasting
- AKI, and
- nephrogenic DI
timeline of ifosfamide renal tubular dysfunction
can develop months after completing chemotherapy
tumor-produced FGF-23 will lead to
phosphate wasting and hypophosphatemia
what electrolyte disturbances develop in the setting of obstructive uropathy
hyperkalemia w/ metabolic acidosis
topiramate does what in the kidneys?
inhibits carbonic anhydrase
topiramate is a/w
proximal RTA (and distal RTA), and calcium phosphate stones
atazanavir is a/w
urinary crystals and nephrolithiasis
triamterene is a/w
urinary crystals, but NOT stones
oslistat is a/w
enteric hyperoxaluria and calcium oxalate crystals
most likely cause of urinary stones
atazanavir
why does atazanavir cause urinary stones?
poor solubility in urine
atazanavir is most soluble in what urine pH?
acidic urine, pH < 4.5
acyclovir is a/w
urinary crystals but has NOT been a/w nephrolithiasis
which medications do NOT form urinary crystals?
- emtricitabine
- tenofovir
tenofovir renal adverse effects
- proximal tubular injury w/ AKI
- Fanconi syndrome
which medications are a/w hyperkalemia by blocking the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) in the principal cell in the cortical collecting duct?
- amiloride (K+ sparing diuretic)
- pentamidine (PJP ppx)
- triamterene (K+ sparing diuretic)
- trimethoprim
chronic linezolid treatment a/w
lactic acidosis (disrupts mitochondrial function)
acetaminophen can be associated with what in alcoholics and patients w/ poor nutrition d/t underlying glutathione and deficiencies
oxoproline acidosis
ketorolac is a/w
type 4 RTA (hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism)
overall prevalence of biopsy-proven acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) in biopsies obtained for any clinical indication?
2-5%
prevalence of biopsy-proven acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) in patients with AKI?
10-15%
MOST common cause of acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) in the United States?
medications
MOST common cause of acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) in developing countries?
50% is d/t drugs and 50% is d/t infection
which drugs are MOST commonly associated with acute interstitial nephritis (AIN)?
antimicrobial agents (antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, etc)
- fever
- weight loss
- fatigue
- on broad- spectrum antibiotics
- diffuse rash
- palpable adenopathy
- severe eosinophilia
- AKI
- proteinuria
- rbcs on urine
- wbc casts
drug rash, eosinophilia, systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome with granulomatous acute interstitial nephritis (AIN)
kidney biopsy diagnostic for drug rash, eosinophilia, systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome with granulomatous acute interstitial nephritis (AIN)
inflammatory infiltrate w/ numerous eosinophils, lymphocytes, and macrophages, as well as granuloma
highest diagnostic utility for drug-induced acute interstitial nephritis (AIN)
kidney biopsy showing an inflammatory interstitial infiltrate
what is a/w an increased likelihood that kidney function will improve following a course of steroid therapy?
steroids are initiated w/i 1 week of diagnosis
are CKD and ESRD complications in patients with drug-induced AIN when the offending agent is removed?
yes, both CKD (up to 50%) and ESRD (> 5%) are common
- obese patient
- doesn’t feel well
- AKI
- health store weight loss regimen
- 2-5 wbcs
- 1-3 rbcs
- 1-2 waxy casts
aristolochic acid (AA)
aristolochic acid (AA) has also been identified as the environmental agent underlying
Balkan-endemic nephropathy
- rapid loss of kidney function
- shrunken kidneys
- extensive acellular fibrosis on renal histopathology
- often develop ESRD and uroepithelial malignancies
Balkan-endemic nephropathy
- pulmonary, eye, skin, and renal involvement
- renal biopsy findings of a cellular infiltrate and granuloma
sarcoidosis w/ AIN
eye and kidney involvement w/o granuloma
Sjögren’s syndrome
- uveitis and skin involvement
- interstitial nephritis w/ granuloma
TINU
- malaise
- fatigue
- low-grade fever
- pulmonary and renal masses
- lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate in lung and kidney tissue
IgG4 disease
IgG4 disease treatment
steroids, highly responsive
- marked plasma cell infiltrate that produces expansile destructive lesions
- autoimmune pancreatitis
- renal disease w/ deposits in the tubules
- classical complement pathway is activated
- eosinophilia
- low-grade ANA titers
IgG4-related systemic disease
- institution/reinstitution of HAART
- pathological inflammatory response in various organs, including kidneys
- mononuclear infiltration of renal interstitium; essentially a form of AIN
immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS)
- Fanconi syndrome
- AKI
- light chain crystals in proximal tubules
light chain-induced acute tubular injury
fractured, glassy casts with associated interstitial reaction/giant cell formation (engulfing casts)
light chain cast nephropathy associated with multiple myeloma
renal histology demonstrates infiltration of the renal interstitium by lymphoma cells
acute infiltrative interstitial nephritis
positive urine anion gap in the setting of nongap metabolic acidosis supports the diagnosis of
renal tubular acidosis
urine pH is often inappropriately alkaline in the face of acidosis and is a time-honored “hallmark” of
DISTAL renal tubular acidosis
with chronic metabolic acidosis, regardless of cause, what increases in response to the systemic acidosis?
ammoniagenesis
- diabetic nephropathy
- recent decline in eGFR
- evidence of volume overload
- hyperkalemia, and
- nongap metabolic acidosis
type 4 RTA; hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism
- seen in patients of Asian or Mexican descent
- severe pain during an acute attack d/t sudden shift of K+ from the extracellular fluid space into the intracellular compartment
- normal total body potassium content
- large transcellular K+ gradient leads to hyperpolarization of the cell
hypokalemic periodic paralysis occurring in a/w hyperthyroidism
- decreased total body potassium d/t renal potassium wasting
- both intracellular and extracellular potassium are decreased
- transcellular K+ gradient is less steep
- cell hyperpolarization is less severe
- less symptomatic
- paint thinner abuse
- toluene-induced type 1 (distal) RTA
toluene is metabolized to
hippuric acid
nonreabsorbable anion metabolite of toluene that leads to increased distal Na+ delivery, and mild volume contraction
sodium salt, sodium hippurate
explanation of normal serum K+ level w/ depleted total K+ stores in the setting of DKA
they are reduced d/t an osmotic diuresis, but serum levels remain normal because K+ shifts out of cells d/t insulin deficiency and increased osmolality
expected uric acid level in the setting of high-dose aspirin therapy or aspirin overdose
low d/t increased renal excretion
should you test European American adults with sporadic (nonfamilial) forms of FSGS for causative mutations?
probably
- females with one X-linked mutation in the COL4A5 gene are carriers
- typically develop mild disease because they possess another (normal) X chromosome
- what renal disease?
Alport syndrome
Alport syndrome mutation and location
COL4A5 mutation on X chromosomes
- single mutation in either COL4A3 or COL4A5 gene
- hematuria
- preserved kidney function
thin basement nephropathy
progression of kidney disease strongly relates to the presence of
risk variants in the APOL1 with AR inheritance
rare but a dire electrolyte abnormality of high-dose barbiturate coma therapy in order to reduce ICP in traumatic brain injury patients
- hypokalemia
- and/or rebound hyperkalemia
- hypokalemia in absence of acidosis
- weakness precipitated by carbohydrate load and exercise
- low urinary K+
familial periodic paralysis
- YOUNG, usually female patients
- very common in ASIANS
- signs/symptoms of thyrotoxicosis
- often have a NECK MASS
- LOW TSH
- high T3 or T4
thyrotoxic periodic paralysis
which biochemical abnormality takes place first to maintain normal phosphorus levels the setting of progressively worsening CKD?
FGF-23
What amino acid plays important role and excretion of excess acid during metabolic acidosis?
Glutamine via ammoniagenesis (mainly occurs in prox tubule)
1 glutamine molecule metabolized -> 2 HCO3 and 2 NH
-Bicarb is reabsorbed into bloodstream and acidic NH4 ions are excreted
what medication worsens hyperkalemia by directly blocking potassium uptake in cells
beta blockers (more likely in non-cardio selective BB) ie propranolol or labetolol
MOA: block beta adrenergic receptor activation leading to decrease activity of NaK ATPase mediated intracellular translocation of K
familial hyperaldosteronism