L4: Microvascular Complication in DM Flashcards
what are microvascular complications of DM?
1) Diabetic Retinopathy
2) Diabetic Nephropathy
3) Diabetic Neuropathy
Mechanism of Hyperglycemia induced Damage
- Increased Polyol - sorbitol Pathway flux
- Increased AGES formation
- Activation of protein kinase C
- Increased Hexosamine pathway flux.
what are Eye complications of DM?
- Catarct
- Retinopathy
Stages of Retinopathy
1) Background
2) Pre-proliferative
3) Proliferative
4) Advanced diabetic eye disease
5) Maculopathy
Mechanism of Cataract in DM
- Non enzymatic glycation of lens protein and subsequent cross linking
- Sorbitol accumulation could also lead to osmotic swelling of the lens but evidence of involvement in cataract formation is less strong
Prevelance & Incidence of Ritonapthy in DM
- DR is the leading cause of blindness in the working population of the Western world
- The prevalence increase with the duration of the disease
- (Few within 5 years, 80 – 100% will have some form of DR after 20 years)
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Charactes of Background Retinopathy
- Micro aneurysms ( 1st to occur )
- Scattered exudates
- Hemorrhages (flame shaped, Dot and Blot)
- Cotton wool spots (<5)
- Venous dilatations
Charactes of Pre-Proliferative Retinopathy
- Rapid increase in amount of micro aneurysms
- Multiple hemorrhages
- Cotton wool spots (>5)
- Venous beading, looping and duplication
Charactes of Proliferative Retinopathy
- Proliferative Retinopathy
- New vessels (on disc, elsewhere)
- Fibrous proliferation (on disc, elsewhere)
- Hemorrhages (preretinal, vitreous)
Charactes of Advanced Diabetic Eye Disease
- Advanced Diabetic Eye Disease
- Retinal detachment with or without retinal tears.
- Rubeosis iridis.
- Neovascular Glaucoma
Characters of Maculopathy in DM
- Macular edema ( focal or diffuse )
- Ischemic maculopathy
what are other ocular Complications?
Prevelance in Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetes has become the most common cause of end stage renal failure in the US and Europe
- 50 % of dialysis patients have DM
- About 20 – 30 % of patients with diabetes develop evidence of nephropathy
- The prevalence of DN is higher in Black Americans than in Whites
Stages of Diabetic Nephropathy
Which Stages of nerphropathy are reversible with TTT?
Incipient nephropathy (reversible with ttt)
Which Stages of Diabetic Nephropathy are Irreversibel with TTT?
Overt nephropathy
What are other Renal Complications of DM?
- Infection: as cystitis, Pyelonephritis & acute necrotizing papillitis
- Increase incidence of renal stones d.t. recurrent infection & stasis
what are types of Diabetic Neuropathy?
what is the most common type of Diabetic Neuropathy?
Sensory Neuropathy