B5-042 CBCL: Kidney Failure Flashcards
developed in less than 3 months
acute
greater than 3 is chronic
prerenal vascular problems cause low blood flow/perfusion which leads to changes in
glomerular filtrating pressure
when the hydrostatic pressure in the glomerulus is lower, what happens to the net ultrafiltration pressure and GFR?
both lower
what type of kidney failure does renal artery stenosis cause?
prerenal
causes of intra-renal tubular injury
ischemia, toxins (ATN)
inflammatory (pyelonephritis)
pyelonephritis causes the inability to concentrate urine, leading to […]uria
polyuria
acute tubular necrosis (ATN) causes an intial phase of […]uria
oligouria
heavy proteinuria (>3.5 g/day)
nephrotic or nephritic
nephrotic
hypoalbuminemia with pitting edema
nephrotic or nephritic
nephrotic
hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia
nephrotic or nephritic
nephrotic
hematuria
nephrotic or nephritic
nephritic
oligouria and azotemia
nephrotic or nephritic
nephritic
RBC casts and dismorphic RBCs in urine
nephrotic or nephritic
nephritic
proteinuria below 3.5 g/day
nephritic
what is the first thing that happens when the kidneys don’t function properly?
volume overload
what is the most important reason volume overload occurs?
sodium retention
how does kidney insufficiency cause acidosis?
low acid excretion –> accumulates
what type of anemia accompanies kidney insufficiency?
normocytic, normochromic anemia
kidneys can’t make EPO
treatment for anemia caused by renal insufficiency
EPO
iron supplement
B12 and folate supplements
signs of bone disease in kidney insufficiency
- bone pain
- increased risk of fracture
- osteomalacia
- rickets (kids)
how does renal insufficiency cause bone disease?
3
- kidneys activate vitamin D, which is necessary to increase/maintain calcium levels in plasma
- reduced GFR –> less phosphate excretion —> stimulates PTH secretion
- metabolic acidosis
treatment for bone disease in renal insufficiency
calcitriol
calcium supplement
how do you measure function of the tubules?
using fractional excretion of sodium
the clearance of […] is used to measure GFR
creatinine
as kidney function decreases, plasma creatinine
increases
normal value of FE Na
1-3%
indicator of both glomerular and tubular function
BUN/creatinine ratio
filtered and reabsorbed in the tubules and provides an estimate of GFR and tubular function
urea
BUN
normal BUN/Cr
15-20
useful to differentiate the origin of kidney failure (prerenal, intrarenal, postrenal)
BUN/Cr
glomerular function impaired
tubular function intially maintained
prerenal, intrarenal, or postrenal
prerenal
glomerular function intially maintained
tubular function impaired
prerenal, intrarenal, or postrenal
intrarenal
glomerular pressure and function impaired
tubular function impaired at late stages
prerenal, intrarenal, or postrenal
postrenal
- decreased GFR
- Azotemia, oliguria
- increased BUN
- Normal FE Na
- Normal osmolarity
prerenal, intrarenal, or postrenal
prerenal
- azotemia
- oliguria with brown casts
- decreased BUN/Cr
- elevated FE Na
- low osmolarity
prerenal, intrarenal, or postrenal
intrarenal
- azotemia, oliguria
- decreased GFR
- decreased BUN/Cr or normal
- elevated FE Na
- low osmolarity
prerenal, intrarenal, or postrenal
postrenal
treatments to control hypertension
- sodium restriction
- diuretics
- ACE/ARBS
- beta blockers
- calcium channel blockers
treatment of patients with renal insufficiency should aim to control
4
- hypertension
- electrolytes
- pH
- anemia
involves more than 50% of glomerulus
diffuse
less than 50% = focal
portions of the glomerulus affected
segmental
all = global
thickening of capillary wall
membranous
combination of membranous and proliferative = membranoproliferative
hypercellularity in glomerulus, mesangial expansion
proliferative
combination of membranous and proliferative = membranoproliferative
sclerosis with capillary collapse
glomerulosclerosis
nephrotic triad
- proteinuria
- hypoalbuminuria
- hyperlipidemia/cholesterolemia