interstitial kidney disease

Question 1

interstitial nephritis

Answer 1

inflammation of space between cells and tubules (the interstitium)

Question 2

acute interstitial nephritis - presentation

Answer 2

AKI
htn

other featured of generalised hypersensitivity

• rash
• fever
• eospinophilia

Question 3

acute interstitial nephritis - cause

Answer 3

hypersensitivity reaction to
drugs: nsaids, antibx
infection

Question 4

acute interstitial nephritis - Mx

Answer 4

treat underlying cause

steroids

Question 5

chronic interstitial nephritis - presentation

Answer 5

CKD

Question 6

chronic interstitial nephritis - causes

Answer 6

underlying

• autommune
• infection
• iatrogenic
• granulomatous disease

Question 7

chronic interstitial nephritis - Mx

Answer 7

Rx underlying cause

steroids - specialist