DIKD Flashcards
What are the 3 most common manifestations of drug induced kidney disease? (DIKD)
- Decline in GFR
- Rise in serum creatinine (Scr)
- Rise in BUN (blood urea nitrogen)
BUN is a marker of reanl health. If GFR and blood volume are decreased, will BUN be elevated or decreased?
Increased
How is nephrotoxicity reversible?
Offending agent discontinued
6 things to look out for in DIKD
“HE A PUP”
- Hematuria
- Electrolyte imalances
- Acid-base abnormalities
- Proteinuria
- Urine sediment abnormalities
- Pyuria-neutrophils (pus) in urine
Blood flows through the ___ arteriole, to the glomerulus, and exits through the __ arteriole.
- afferent (arrives)
- efferent (exits)
A decrease in blood flow and renal perfusion can lead to _____.
a pre-renal reduction in renal function
Under conditions in which renal blood flow is diminished, the kidney maintains glomerular ultrafiltration by _____ the _____ arterioles and _____ the _____ arterioles.
- vasodilating the afferent
- vasoconstricting the efferent
Damage to the glomerular or tubular regions can lead to…
intrinsic AKI
Obstruction of urine flow in the collecting tubule, ureter, bladder, or urethra is termed _____
post-renal impairment
3 parameters to assess for possible drug-induced AKI
- Abrupt (48 hrs) reduction in kidney function defined as absolute increase in Scr of greater than or equal to 0.3mg/dL
- Percentage increase in Scr of greater than or equal to 50% (1.5 fold from baseline) within 7 days
- Reduction in urine output (documented oliguria of less than 0.5 mL/kg/h for more than 6 hrs), when correlated temporally w/ the initiation od drug
3 causes of pre-renal AKI
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Transient renal hypoperfusion:
- Hypotension
- Decreased CO
- Decreased effective arterial blood volume
1 cause of Post-renal AKI
Obstruction of urinary tract
3 causes of Intrinsic AKI
- Acute glomerulonephritis (inflammation/damage to glomerular membrane)
- Acute interstitial nephritis (allergic rxn may be caused by drugs)
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Acute tubular necrosis (accounts for more than 50% of cases of AKI)
- nephrotoxic agents
- prolonged renal hypoperfusion
Causes of what?
- drug-induced osmotic diuresis
- Diabetes Insipidus
- burns
- 3rd space losses (hypoalbuminemia)
Volume Depletion leading to Pre-renal AKI
3 drugs which cause Pre-Renal AKI
- NSAIDS
- ACE-I
- ARBs
Cause of what?
- Exogenous Toxins (nephrotoxic drugs, contrast dyes)
Acute Tubular Necrosis
Causes of what?
- NSAIDS and certain abx
Acute Interstitial Nephritis