Interstitial Kidney Disease (0)

Question 1

What is interstitial kidney disease?

Answer 1

Inflammation of space between cells and tubules within kidney

Question 2

How many types of interstitial kidney disease?

Answer 2

2 Types

• Acute interstitial nephritis
• Chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis

Question 3

How does acute interstitial nephritis present with?

Answer 3

AKI:

• Rash, fever, eosinophilia
• HT
• Acute inflammation of tubules and interstitium

Question 4

Causes of acute interstitial kidney disease?

Answer 4

Hypersensitivity to

• Drugs (NSAIDs/ABs)
• Infection

Question 5

Management of acute interstitial kidney disease?

Answer 5

Treat cause

-Steroids have role in inflammation reduction

Question 6

What is chronic tubulonephritis?

Answer 6

Chronic inflammation of tubules and interstitium

Question 7

Presentation of chronic tubulonephritis?

Answer 7

CKD

Question 8

Cause of chronic tubulonephritis?

Answer 8

Underlying AI
Infectious
Iatrogenic
Granulomatous disease

Question 9

Treatment of chronic tubulonephritis?

Answer 9

• Treat cause

- Roids may help