Kidney 3 Flashcards
what is the semi-quantitative number for a trace dipstick protein
<30 mg/dL
A 2+ dipstick protein indicates what range of protein in the urine?
100>300 mg/dL
how many dL in a L?
10
what are the three types of proteinuria?
prerenal/overflow
glomerular
tubular
what is prerenal/overflow proteinuria?
globulins
light chains
what is glomerular protein that leads to proteinuria?
albumin
what can cause functional proteinuria?
fever
exercise
CHF stress
what is orthostatic proteinuria?
t occur when laying down
what are the three types of glomerular proteinuira?
functional
orthostatic
fixed/persistent (most concerning)
what causes tubular proteinuira?
microglobulins
albumin
what is the nephrotic range of proteinuria?
> 3.5 gm/day
with nephritic syndrome how will the urine sediment look?
active or angry
what will urine sediment look like w/ nephrotic syndrome?
bland or busy
is nephritis syndrome usually acute or chronic
acute
symptoms of nephrotic syndrome
proteinuria >3.5 gms hypoalbuminemia edema hyperlipidemia hyperlipiduria urine usually bland
what is seen with nephritis syndrome
proteinuria usually <3.5
hematuria- casts, dysmorphic rbcs
altered renal function (increased SrCr, decreased crCl)
HTN often severe
how much albumin can you make in one day?
12-15 grams
causes of a bland urine
minimal change dz
membranous glomerulonephropathy
focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
causes of a secondary bland urine
diabetic neuropathy
amyloidosis
primary cause of an angry urine
membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
what can cause acute post infectious GN?
sub bacterial endocarditis
shunt nephritis
abscess
what types of nephritis syndromes will present w/ low complement levels?
Acute post infectious GN
membranoprolifeartive GN
SLE
lcryoglobulinemia
nephritis syndrome w/ normal complement levels can be caused by what?
IgA nephropathy idiopathic RPGN AG basement membrane PAN (polyarteritis nodosa) wegener's HSP Goodpasture's
what does a proliferative glomerulus dz involve?
> 3/lobule, increase in number of cells
what goes wrong in minimal change nephrotic syndrome
integrity of endothelial compromised
the podocytes are efaced
what goes wrong w/ the glomerulus in SLE
large subendothelial deposits are on top of the basement membrane
efaced podocytes
smaller deposits in subepithelial
what happens in post strep GN?
large subepithelial humps (antigen-antibody complexes)
what happens with membranous GN?
smaller depositions in the subepithelial humps
what are the three categories of renal biopsies?
light microscopy (LM) immunofluoresence (IF) electron microscopy (EM)
what will complement level be in minimal change dz?
normal
what is a hallmark of minimal change dz on EM?
foot process effacement
what causes MCD?
largely idiopathic
will minimal change dz respond to steroids?
yes, but if it doesn’t more likely to progress to renal failure
what are some associated w/ minimal change dz?
NSAIDs atopic allergic states hodgkins dz T-cell leukemias (these would make it more a secondary MCD)