Ckd Flashcards
What is apckd
- Autosomal dominant (+ new mutations)
- ~ 1:1000 births
- Mutation in either:
- PKD 1 gene ( ~ 85%) mean age 53 (Causes earlier disease on average Established (end stage) renal disease)
- PKD 2 gene
- Cysts grow with age, generally presents in adulthood
- Diagnosed with ultrasound (can’t exclude if < 30 yrs old)
- Genetic testing (not widespread)
- Prognosis depends on rate of increase in kidney size and age
Describe the appearance of apckd
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Whar are the complications of apckd
• Cysts fluid filled and can cause secondary complications: – Pain – Bleeding into cyst – Infection – Renal stones (stasis)
- Hypertension very common (before renal function changes)
- Rate of decline in function variable even between families
- Increased incidence of intra-cranial aneurysms
- Increased incidence of heart valve abnormalities
Descrbe teh management of apckd
• Treat hypertension block RAAS • Diet – Drink plenty of fluid – Low salt – Normal but not excessive protein • Tolvaptan - Blocks ADH - use ift for patients with hyponatraemia. Also a relationship between how cyst grow • Others (somatostatin analogues)
Define ckd
The irreversible and sometimes progressive loss of renal function over a period of months to years
Renal injury causes renal tissue to be replaced by extracellular matrix in response to tissue damage
Why is early management important
- In some patients CKD inexorably worsens with progressive loss of renal function
- Associated with substantial cardiovascular morbidity and mortality even with mild CKD
Describe ckd stagng
Creatinine decline - go through stages
Most ppl in stage 3a - good prognosis
The ppl in g4+ will end up with esrd if they get that far
Relatively normal kidney unction but a lot of protein - risk of ckd??
Describe teh epidemiology of ckd
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Describ the life expectancy changes n ckd
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Descirb teh appearance of ckd
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Wha are the causes of ckd
• Diabetes • Hypertension • Immunologic glomerulonephritis • Infection – pyelonephritis • Genetic – Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease, Alport’s • Obstruction and reflux nephropathy (OU) • ATN • Vascular • Systemic diseases (– e.g. myeloma) • Cause unknown
Descrbe the investigations of ckd
Define degree of renal impairment
• Define cause of renal impairment
• Provide patient with diagnosis and prognosis
• Identify complications of CKD
• Plan long term treatment (delay progression and plan for dialysis
and transplantation)
What needs to be measured in ckd
Blood pressure, creatinine, dipstick
Describe egfr in ckd
Only accurate in adults
• Correction needed for black patients (not Asians)
• It defines CHRONIC kidney disease and is not useful in acute kidney injury (intercurrent illness or haemodynamic problems)
What are the blood tests done in ckd (general
• Urea & Electrolytes • Bone biochemistry • Liver function tests (albumin) • Full blood count • CRP
• +/- iron levels (ferritin, iron, reticulocyte haemoglobin) • +/- PTH
Ferritin, transferrin, reticulocyte
Descrbe blood tests to determine the cause of ckd
• If there is clinical suspicion of the following:
• Auto-antibody screen (auto-immune disease)
• Complement levels (auto-immune disease)
• Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (vasculitis)
• Serum immunoglobulin screen (myeloma)
• Protein electrophoresis & serum free light chain measurement
(myeloma)