HD 1 - Patients with chronic renal disease Flashcards
Where is Vitamin D and EPO made?
Kidneys
What is the GFR in renal function per day and per min?
Per day –> 180L
Per min –> 125ml
How many litres of urine passed per day?
1.5L
How can you measure renal function?
Measure serum creatinine with a blood test
What is the entering and exiting arterioles of the glomerulus?
Entering is efferent arteriole and leaving is afferent arteriole
In the kidney was are the structures in the nephron after the glomerulus?
Bowmans capsule, proximal convoluted tubules, loop of henle, distal convoluted tubules, collecting duct, urine
What is filtered through the glomerulus from the blood?
Water, electrolytes, glucose, amino acids, creatinine
What happens to the number of nephrons when age increases or premature babies, and what condition does this cause in the body?
Decreased number, causing high BP later in life
Where in the nephron does the most absorption occue?
Proximal convoluted tubule
What occurs in the loop of henle?
Absorption of water
What are the 3 glomerular filtration barriers?
Filtration slits in epithelial cells of bowmans capsule
Glomerular basement membrane
Fenestrated capillary endothelium
Define GFR?
GFR is the sum of filtration rates in all functioning nephrons
How is GFR measured?
Creatinine clearance
Plasma creatinine concentration
Estimation Equation e.g. Cockroft - Gault, MDRD
How does creatinine travel through glomerulus?
Flows freely
Where is creatinine secreted in the nephron?
Secreted by tubules
How does creatinine arise in the body?
From metabolism of creatinine in skeletal muscles and in dietary meat intake
Where is 15% of urinary creatine derived?
Tubular secretion by proximal convoluted tubule
What is the equation of creatine clearance?
What are the limitations of this?
Urine creatinine conc. X Urine vol. / Plasma creatinine conc.
Incomplete urine collection.
Increased creatinine secretion from tubule in renal impairment.
What are the normal values of creatinine clearance in Males and Females per minute?
M –> 120 +/- 25 ml/min
F –> 95 +/- 20ml/min
If there is increased creatinine, what happens to the GFR levels? When would this most likely to be found?
Large decrease
In kidney injury = Need dialysis
What cases would the GFR be measured?
Those at risk of kidney problems, such as diabetes, stroke, ischaemic heart disease, peripheral vascular disease. Pt.s taking diuretics/ACEIs, family history of renal problems.
What is the GFR in stage 1 chronic kidney disease?
90+
What is the GFR in stage 2 chronic kidney disease?
60-89
What is the GFR in stage 3 chronic kidney disease?
30-59