Interstitial and cystic kidney disease Flashcards
what is the most severe form of cystic renal dysplasia?
multicystic dysplastic kidney
what is the most dangerous complication from ADPKD?
subarachnoid aneurysm
who gets screened for aneurysms?
- family history
- normal renal function with PCKD
tuberous sclerosis is a systemic disease characterized by multiple ____________
hamartomas
what is pathognomonic for tuberous sclerosis? what is the most common finding?
- cortical brain tubers
- angiomyolipomas
what are the most common clinical manifestations of VHL?
retinal angiomas and cerebellar hemangiomas
what are the manifestations of medullary cystic disease?
- sodium wasting
- anemia
- renal insufficiency
what is used to diagnose medullary cystic disease?
- excretory urography
- sonography and CT scan
- open renal biopsy
what are the manifestations of medullary sponge kidney?
- gross and microscopic hematuria
- urinary tract infections
- nephrolithiasis
what is the pathology in medullary sponge kidney?
- defective urinary solute concentrating ability
- inability to reduce urinary pH to 5.5
- renal tubular acidosis
what is the histology in medullary sponge kidney?
- spherical, oval, or irregular enlargement of medullary and inner papillary portions of collecting tubules
what are the 3 types of tubulointerstitial injury?
- acute tubular necrosis
- acute interstitial nephritis
- chronic interstitial nephritis
what is the classic triad of acute interstitial nephritis?
- low grade fever
- skin rash
- arthralgias
what are the lab abnormalities in acute interstitial nephritis?
- elevation in BUN and creatinine
- abnormal UA
- eosinophilia
what is the gold standard test for diagnosing acute interstitial nephritis?
biopsy