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Define chronic kidney failure

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• The progressive and irreversible loss of renal function over a period of months to years

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What is the underlying pathology of chronic kidney failure?

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• Function renal tissue is replaced by extra-cellular matrix, which gives rise to glomerulosclerosis and tubular intersitial fibrosis

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What does a diseased kidney do?

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• Shrinks • Fibrosis

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What does chronic kidney failure result in?

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• Progressive loss of both the excretory and hormone functions of the kidney • Proteinuria and systemic hypertension develops

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5
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Give 8 causes of chronic kidney disease

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I gave GOD HIV • Immunologic ○ Glomerulonephritis • Infection ○ Pyelonephritis • Genetic ○ Polycystic Kidney Disease (PCK) ○ Alport’s Syndrome • Obstruction and reflux nephropathy • Hypertension • Vascular • Systemic Disease ○ Diabetes ○ Myeloma • Cause unknown

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What are the three most common causes of chronic kidney disease

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• Diabetes mellitus • Hypertension • Glomerulonephritis

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What do most patients with CKD have?

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• Diabetes • Hypertension • Ischaemic Heart Disease

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What is polycystic kidney disease?

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• Multiple cysts appear on the kidney

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What is Alport syndrome?

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• Hereditary nephritis caused by an x-linked mutation • Proliferating and sclerosing kidney disease

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How is Chronic Kidney Disease classified?

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• By amount of GFR fall and kidney disease

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How many stages of chronic kidney disease are there?

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5

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What is stage 1 of chronic kidney disease? GFR, description, clinical diagnosis, %population

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• >90 GFR • Kidney damage with normal or increased GFR • Need other evidence of kidney damage3.3% population

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What is stage 2 of chronic kidney disease? GFR, description, clinical diagnosis, %population

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• 60-89% GFR • Kidney damage with mild GFR fall • Need other evidence of kidney dmage • 3% population

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What is stage 3 of chronic kidney disease? GFR, description, clinical diagnosis, %population

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• 30-59% fall in GFR • Moderate fall in GFR • Symptoms +/-6% population

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What is stage 4 kidney disease?

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• 15-29% • Severe fall in GFR • Symptoms ++ • 0.2% population

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What is stage 5 kidney disease

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What is the incidence of CKD?

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• 85% have diabetes, hypertension or ischaemic heart disease • More common in the elderly, ethnic minorities and the socially disadvantaged

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Why don’t most patients with CKD end up needing dialysis?

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High cardiovascular mortality at all stages of CKD

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Give four systems affected by CKF

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• CVS • Haematological • Musculoskeltal • CNS

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What does CKF cause in the CVS system?

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• Atherosclerosis • Cardiomyopathy • Pericarditis

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What does CKF cause in haemotologically

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○ Decreased erythropoietin ○ Resistance to erythropoietin ○ Decreased RBC survival Blood loss

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Where is erythropoietin produced?

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The interstitial fibroblasts in the kidney, in close assocaiation with peritublar capillaries.

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23
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What does CKF cause in the bone?

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• Renal bone disease

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Give two forms of renal bone disease

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• Decreased GFR means less phosphate is excreted, increasing serum conc. Then forms complexes with free Ca2+, reducing effective serum conc. Stimulated PTH release, causing overactivity of osteoclasts - Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica • Less Vitamin D hydroxylated to Calcitriol, causing hyperparathyroidism and osteomalacia

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25
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Where does hydroxylation of vitamin D occur?

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• First step in the liver - prohormone calcifedolSecond step in the kidney

26
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Give three CNS symptoms of CKD

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• Neuropathy • Seizures • Coma

27
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Give three general symptoms of CKD?

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• Tiredness • BreathlessnessRestless legs

28
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How likely is a patient to require dialysis compared to their changes of having a CVS event?

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• More likely to have CVS event than to require dialysis

29
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What is a normal range of GFR?

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• 80-120 ml/min

30
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How can you compare current GFR of patient to normal GFR?

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• % of normal GFR • Use inulin clearance of 24hr creatinine clearance

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What is inulin clearance?

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• Extract inulin • Infuse inulin into patient until steady plasma state • Measure it’s presence in the urine over a given rate

32
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What is 51Cr EDTA?

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• Measure radioactivity • Expensive • Radioactive

33
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What is creatinine clearance?

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• Patient collects urine over 24hrs • Delivered to lab, blood sample taken

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What is eGFR and what must be taken into account when finding it?

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• Estimated GFR used to assess creatinine clearance • Must take into account age, sex, gender and ethnicity

35
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Why is creatinine clearance not a perfect marker of renal function?

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• Someone with a GFR of 40% normal can still have a normal creatinine level • Only accurate in adults and not useful in acute renal failure

36
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What is creatinine?

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• Muscles produce creatine, which is converted to creatinine in blood • Levels determined by muscle mass and kidney function

37
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Why is age taken into account when measuring creatinine?

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• Lower muscle mass when old

38
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Why is gender taken into account when measuring creatinine?

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Females have lower muscle bulk

39
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Why is ethnicity taken into account when measuring creatinine?

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• Some ethnicitys have a higher muscle mass

40
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Give three ways of imaging the kidney

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• Ultrasound to look at size and hydronephrosis • CT • MRI

41
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Give three ways of assessing cause of CFK

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• Autoantibody screen • Complement • Immunoglobulin A • CRP

42
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What does treatment of CFK aim to do?

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• Delay progression

43
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Give five modifiable risk factors of CKF

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• Lifestyle ○ Smoking ○ Obesity ○ Exercise • Treat diabetes • Blood pressure • ACE inhibitor • Statins

44
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When is Renal Replacement Therapy indicated?What are the two types?

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• When native renal function declines to a level where it can no longer support health •

45
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Give five indications for dialysis

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• Uraemic symptoms • Acidosis • Pericarditis • Fluid overload • Hyperkalaemia

46
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What are two types of dialysis

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• Haemodialysis • Peritoneal dialysis

47
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What is haemodialysis

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• Requires the creation of an arteriovenous fistula • Vascular access used to connect patient to dialysis machine, which contains highly purified water across a semi-permeable membrane, allowing for blood filtering

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What is an arteriovenous fistulae?

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  • A connection between an artery and vein • Difference in pressure means vein dilates and developes a muscular wall, which provides vascular access
49
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Why is an AV fistula required?

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• Increases strength of vein • Increases blood flow through vein

50
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What is used to keep blood flowing smoothly in dialysis

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An anti-clotting agent

51
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Give three advantages of haemodialysis

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• Effective (survivors >25 years • 4/7 days free from treatment • Dialysis dose easily prescribed

52
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Give five disadvantages of haemodialysis

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• Fluid/diet restriction • Limits holidays • Access problems • CVS instability • High capital cost

53
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What is peritoneal dialysis?

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• Requires peritoneal membrane, blood flow and peritoneal dialysis fluid • Peritoneal dialysis fluid placed in peritoneal cavity and dialysis occurs across the peritoneal membrane • Fluid then drained away and disposed of

54
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Give 5 advantages of peritoneal dialysis

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• Low technology • Home technique • Easily learned • Allows mobility • CVS stability

55
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Give 6 disadvantages of peritoneal dialysis

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• Frequent exchanges • No long term survivors yet • Peritonitis • Frequent treatment failure • Limited dialysis dose range • High revenue cost

56
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Who is considered for a kidney transplant?

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• All patients with progressive CKD or end-stage renal failure

57
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Give four sources of kidney transplants

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• Cadaver donors • Non-heart beating donors • Living related donors • Altruistic donors • Kids from the backstreet of Nepal you tempted into a backstreet with the promise of free money. Sarah.

58
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Where is a kidney put when it is transplanted?

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• Iliac fossa • Allows it to be easily connected to iliac vessels and the bladder

59
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Give five advantages of kidney transplantation

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• Restores near normal renal function • Allows mobility and rehabilitation • Improved survival • Good long term resultsCheaper than dialysi

60
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Give five disadvantages of kidney transplantation

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• Not all are suitable • Limited donor supply • Operative morbiditiy and mortality • Life long immunosupression • Still left with progressive CKD