Chapter 11 - Renal Flashcards
How are an individual’s maintenance fluid requirements calculated?
- 100 mL/kg/d for the first 10 kg of body weight
- 50 mL/kg/d for the second 10 kg of body weight
- 20 mL/kg/d for each additional kilogram
- more if they have excess insensible losses as in respiratory distress or if febrile
What is the maintenance sodium and potassium requirement?
- sodium is 2-3 mEq/kg/d
- potassium is 1-2 mEq/kg/d
In what two ways do we classify dehydration?
- based on severity or degree
- and based on serum sodium concentration as hypo-, iso-, or hypernatremic
Rehydration of a hemodynamically unstable patient always begins with what?
a 20 mL/kg bolus of isotonic saline or LRs
Over what time period do we typically correct dehydration? Why?
- over 24 hours for hyponatremic or isonatremic dehydration to prevent central pontine myelinolysis
- over 48 hours for hypernatremic dehydration to prevent cerebral edema
What is the reasoning behind oral rehydration therapy?
- it is a combination of glucose and electrolytes
- intestinal absorption of sodium and other electrolytes is enhanced by the active absorption of glucose through co-transport
- this cotransport process continues to function normally even in cases of secretory diarrhea while other sodium absorption pathways are impaired
For which patients is oral rehydration therapy insufficient?
- those with severe dehydration
- those with paralytic ileum or GI obstruction
- those with extremely rapid stool losses or repeated severe emesis losses
How do we define microscopic hematuria?
as 6 or more RBCs per high-power field, detected on three or more consecutive samples
Why is hematuria defined as 6 or more RBCs per high-power field, detected on three or more consecutive samples?
because, like proteinuria, many children have transient microscopic hematuria and a single positive test is not considered evidence of pathology
RBC casts are indicative of what?
glomerulonephritis
How does RBC morphology alter the interpretation of microscopic hematuria?
- if the RBCs originated in the glomerulus, they are usually dysmorphic with blebs in the RBC membrane
- those that appear normal more likely originated form the lower urinary tract
What does it mean if a patient has a urinary dipstick positive for blood but no RBCs are found on microscopic urinary analysis?
since dipsticks pick up hemoglobin and myoglobin, it is suggestive of hemoglobinuria or myoglobinuria without hematuria
How do we test for proteinuria?
- a 24 hour urinary protein collection is most accurate but difficult
- instead, we use a random spot uric total protein-to-creatinine ratio
- TP/CR should be less than 0.5 if 6-24 months old and less than 0.2 if older
What is a normal TP/CR?
less than 0.5 if the individual is 6-24 months old and less than 0.2 if they are older
What is benign transient proteinuria?
transiently increased urinary protein excretion associated with vigorous exercise, fever, dehydration, and congestive heart failure in children
What is orthostatic proteinuria?
- a benign condition in which there is an increase in urinary protein excretion while upright but not supine
- diagnosed based on an elevated afternoon TP/CR but normal first-morning urine TP/CR
What is the difference between glomerular proteinuria and tubular proteinuria?
- glomerular is caused by an increase in permeability of the glomerular capillaries to large molecular weight proteins
- tubular proteinuria is decreased reabsorption of low molecular weight proteins, especially B2-microglobulin, by tubular epithelial cells
What does finding B2-microglobulin in the urine suggest?
it is a low molecular weight protein that filters but is usually entirely reabsorbed through the tubular epithelium; because of this, finding it in the urine is indicative of tubular proteinuria and suggests a pathology such as interstitial nephritis, ischemic renal injury, or tubular injury form a nephrotoxic drug
What is a nephritic syndrome?
characterized by glomerular damage due immune complex deposition, activation of complement, C5a-mediated neutrophil chemotraction
- proteinuria is limited (< 3.5 g/day)
- oliguria and azotemia
- salt retention with periorbital edema and hypertension
- hematuria and RBC casts
What are the signs and symptoms of nephrotic syndrome?
- a syndrome of hypoalbuminemia, hypogammaglobulinemia, a hyper coagulable state, and hyperlipidemia/hypercholesterolemia due to glomerular dysfunction
- protein loss contributes to pitting edema, loss of Ig increases the risk of infection, antithrombin III loss increases coagulability, and lipids may result in fatty casts in urine
Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
- also known as acute proliferative glomerulonephritis
- presents with it is a nephritic syndrome of hematuria, proteinuria, hypertension, and edema 2-3 weeks after a group A, beta-hemolytic strep infection
- diagnosis is based on clinical features, low serum complement, and detection of a prior strep infection with ASO or ADB titers
- renal biopsy is only indicated if the patient has significant renal impairment or nephritic syndrome
- glomeruli appear hyper cellular on light microscopy and granular, subepithelial deposits of IgG, IgM, and C3 are identified on EM
- treatment is supportive as children rarely progress to renal failure; this means fluid restriction, antihypertensive meds, and protein, sodium, potassium, and phosphorus restriction
IgA Nephropathy
- the most common nephropathy worldwide
- it is due to IgA complex deposition in the mesangium
- presents during childhood with episodic hematuria with RBC casts present in urine, typically following mucosal infections
- diagnosed via renal biopsy which shows mesangial proliferation and increased mesangial matrix on light microscopy
- treatment is supportive
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
- presents as a nephritic syndrome or as a nephrotic syndrome with hematuria as well as low serum complement
- type I is characterized by subendothelial deposits and an associated with HBV and HCV
- type II is characterized by intramembranous, “ribbon-like” deposits and C3 nephrotic factor (an antibody that stabilizes C3 convertase; see low levels of C3 in patient)
- light microscopy reveals a “tram-track” appearance
- IF reveals granular immune complex deposition
- there is no definitive treatment and most patients develop end-stage renal disease
Describe the pathogenesis that leads to hypercholesterolemia as a part of nephrotic syndrome.
- reduced plasma oncotic pressure induces increased hepatic production of plasma proteins, including lipoproteins
- at the same time, plasma lipid clearance is reduced because of reduced activity of lipoprotein lipase in adipose tissue
Most mortality associated with nephrotic syndrome is caused by what?
- thrombosis following the loss of antithrombin III
- S. pneumoniae infection following the loss of immunoglobulins