Kidney Diseases Clinical Flashcards
Chronic kidney disease means
Irreversible
Decrease in nephron number
Pathologically
IF-TA GS
IF-TA GS called
Interstitial fibrosis tubular atrophy glomerulo sclerosis
Depending upon the percentage of IF-TA
Biopsy
Important 3 investigation in a renal patient
Urine routine examination
USG abdomen
Renal function test(RFT)
Irreversible kidney diseases causes are
(CKD)
Diabetic nephropathy
Chronic glomerulo nephritis
Ishemic nephropathy
Chronic tubulo interstitial disease
USG kidney size
Normal >10 CM
<8cm kidney is contracted
Normal sized kidney with CKD seen in
DM
HIV
Amyloid conditions
(CMD lost)
Second important thing to see in USG kidney
Obstruction
In obstruction the ureter and pelvis are
Dilated
USG normal
Reverible (acute kidney injury)
Characters of AKI
rapidly progressive
Hours to days
Causes of AKI
Prerenal issue
Renal issue
Glomerulus issue
Tubuloinstestitial
Renal issue of AKI maybe
Vascular (small or large)
Prerenal issues in AKI
Fluid loss
Ischemia
3rd space loss
Cardiorenal syndrome
Hepatorenal syndrome
Vasuclar causes of AKI
Large vessel
Renal artery stenosis
Small vessel
Thrombotic micro angiopathy