Block 4: Disorders of Kidney and Urinary Tract Function Phys Flashcards
What are kidneys responsible for?
Urine production
Elimination
Endocrine function
Regulates BP, electrolyte, acid-base, RBC, and bone health
What is the difference between AKI and CKD?
AKI: Rapid decrease in kidney function
CKD: loss of kidney function over time → ESRD
What are some of function that are affected by kidney disorders?
- Fluid and electrolyte balance
- Acid-base balance
- Elimination of waste products
- Comport pain
- Perfusion
- Tissue integrity
- health promotion
- Metabolism
What is the difference between acidosis and alkalosis in regards to the kidneys?
Acidosis: kidneys reabsorb bicarbonate and more acid is excreted in the urine
Alkalosis: kidneys excrete more bicarbonate and there is reduced secretion of acid in the urine
What is the function of glomerulus?
Filtering unit of the kidney
What is Glomerulonephritis (GN)?
Inflammation of the glomeruli and capillaries caused by an immune response
What are the symptoms of GN?
- Proteinuria
- Hematuria
- Edema
What is primary vs secondary GN?
Primary: kidneys
Secondary: Result of another systemic illness (lupus, diabetes)
What are the types of glomerular disorders?
- Postinfectious (deposit of immune complexes in glomeruli)
- Systemic disease
- Toxin exposure
- Thrombosis
- Genetics
What is IgAN?
Leading cause of GN → Involves mesangial deposition of IgA in glomerulus and presence of crescents in some glomeruli
What are glomerular crescent?
Crescent-shaped scar that develops when a space or hole in the glomerular basement membrane becomes crowded with macrophages and other cells
What is RPGN?
Idiopathic and the result of anti-GBM antibodies
Pauci-immune type (with symptoms of systemic vasculitis)
Inflammation of blood vessels
What is nephritic syndrome?
Clinical presentation of hematuria, mild proteinuria, RBC casts and dysmorphic RBCs.
How do the types of nephritic syndrome differ?
Focal NS → fewer than half of the glomeruli in biopsy sample are diseased
Diffuse NS: Most or all of the glomeruli in a biopsy sample are diseased
What is acute GN?
Type of nephritic syndrome
Kidney changes result from deposition of antigen-antibody complexes in the glomerular membrane
What are the complexes of acute GN?
- External antigens (bacteria)
- Internal causes (lupus)
- Foreign proteins
Symptoms of acute GN?
- Hematuria
- RBC casts
- Edema
- Hypertension
- Pyuria (pus in the urine)
- Decreased renal function
Conditions involving acute GN
- Lupus nephritis
- Postinfectious glomerulonephritis
- Antiglomerular basement membrane disease
- Immunoglobin A nephropathy