Kidney Reaction to Injury Flashcards
What does the kidney do to adapt to the loss of nephrons?
shunt blood to remaining nephrons, hypertrophy of remaining nephrons creating a super nephron, and an increase of SNGFR to maintain TGFR
What are some long-term consequences of adaptation to nephron loss?
polyuria, urine specific gravity is fixed in isosthenuric range, and over-perfusion injury to glomeruli
What are some ways that the glomeruli react to injury?
hypoplasia, inflammation, thrombosis and necrosis, hypertrophy, glomerulosclerosis, and amyloidosis
What can cause glomerulonephritis?
an embolism due to systemic bacterial infection, an immune complex deposition, or an abnormality in the alternative complement pathway
What is glomerulosclerosis?
the general reaction to long-term glomerular injury where the severely effected glomeruli shrink and become hyalinized and they lose their podocyte foot processes
What is renal amyloidosis?
a manifestation of systemic acute phase protein deposition which is derived from increased SAA production; usually secondary to an inflammatory response
Glomerulonephritis is an immune complex disease, how does the immune system cause glomerulonephritis?
There is an antigen-antibody complex accumulation either creating a split or thickened glomerular basement membrane which will also result in a leukocyte infiltration
What clincial features are associated with glomerulonephritis?
nephrotic syndrome and thrombosis
What are the key clinical features of nephrotic syndrome that is the result of glomerulonephritis?
proteinuria, hypoproteinemia, subcutaneous edema, and hypercholesterolemia
Why does thrombosis occur with glomerulonephritis?
Antithrombin III is lost and without it the coagulation cascade is up-regulated and thrombosis will occur
What are some ways that the tubules respond to injury?
degeneration, cyst formation, necrosis of epithelium, re-epithelialization, inflammation, or mineralization
What types of degeneration can the tubules go through in respond to injury?
hydropic degeneration or lipidosis
If cyst formation in tubules is congenital, what does the kidney look like?
polycystic kidney
If cyst formation in tubules is acquired, what is the likely cause of it?
it is likely secondary to chronic injury and interstitial fibrosis
If necrosis in tubules is due to ischemia, what likely is the pattern seen?
multifocal
If necrosis in tubules is due to a nephrotoxin, what pattern is commonly seen?
diffuse necrosis in the proximal convoluted tubules
What does re-epithelialization of the tubules require?
an intact basement membrane
What is tubulointerstitial nephritis?
exudate and inflammation in the tubules and interstitium
What are some ways that the interstitium reacts to injury?
inflammation, necrosis, amyloidosis, and fibrosis
What types of inflammation involve the interstitium?
lymphoplasmacytic interstitial nephritis and tubulointerstitial nephritis
What parts of the kidney need to be involved in order to diagnose it with tubulointerstitial nephritis?
both the tubules and the interstitium
What is necrosis in the interstitium secondary to?
inflammation or ischemia
What type of necrosis (as in what area) can be associated with the interstitium?
renal crest necrosis
Where in the interstitium can amyloidosis occur?
in the medullary interstitium
What is the role of fibrosis in the interstitium?
to replace lost nephrons
What are some ways that vessels in the kidney react to injury?
vasculitis, fibriboid necrosis, thormbosis, infarction, or mural lamination
What does mural lamination in the kidney lead to?
hypertension
What are some ways that the renal pelvis respond to injury?
inlammation, dilation, and calculi
What is pyelitis?
inflammation of the renal pelvis
What is pyelonephritis?
inflammation of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma
What is pyelonephritis typically caused by?
an ascending bacterial infection
What is pyelonephritis a secondary lesion to?
an impairment of urine flow becauase there is decreased flushing action
Where is inflammation specifically seen in pyelonephritis cases?
in tubules and interstitium of the medulla to the cortex
What is seen in the urine sediment in cases of pyelonephritis?
leukocyte casts
What is dilation of the renal pelvis called?
hydronephrosis
What is nephrolithiasis?
the formation of stones within the kidney
What specifically qualifies an animal to be in acute renal failure?
there is an abrupt loss of greater than %70 of renal function due to a significant lesion that is affecting msot nephrons at once
What occurs to GFR in acute renal failure?
there is a decrease in SNGFR that leads to an overall decrease in TGFR
What clinical features are associated with acute renal failure?
renal azotemia and decrease in urine production (oliguria/anuria)
What can cause acute renal failure?
nephrotoxins, thrombosis, or hypoxia due to decreased renal perfusion
What renal lesion do nephrotoxins cause in acute renal failure?
acute coagulative nexrosis of proximal convoluted tubules
What renal lesion does thrombosis lead to in acute renal failure?
infarction and segmental coagulative necrosis
What renal lesion does hypoxia cause in acute renal failure?
multifocal coagulative necrosis in tubules
What are some possible outcomes of acute renal failure?
death due to hyperkalemia or recovery if necrotic