Lecture 4 - Renal Pathology, Diuretics, and Anesthesia Flashcards

1
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What produces Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)?

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-Atrial myocytes

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What is the function Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)?

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  • Relax smooth muscle

- Promote NaCL and water excretion by kidney

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What is the stimulation for ANP?

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-Atrial stretch

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T/F: ANP will stimulate the release of renin.

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FALSE (ANP will inhibit the release…)

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T/F: ANP will will inhibit Anti Diuretic Hormone release from the posterior pituitary.

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TRUE

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What is the action of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)?

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  • Increased GFR via vasodilation of the afferent arteriole and constriction of the efferent arteriole
  • Acts directly on the collecting duct to decrease NaCl reabsorption
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T/F: Atrial Natriuretic peptide stimulates aldosterone secretion.

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FALSE ( Atrial Natriuretic Peptide inhibits aldosterone secretion.)

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Nesiritide (Natrecor) is produced by the _________ myocardium.

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ventricle

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T/F: Nesiritide (Natrecor) is also called the brain natriurectic peptide.

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TRUE

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Nesiritide (Natrecor) has been shown to be linked with increase _______ and ______ dysfunction.

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  • mortality

- renal

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What is Nesiritide (Natrecor) used for:

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-Treat CHF patient by causing vasodilation, diuresis, and natriuresis

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Nesiritide (Natrecor) has also been used as a lab marker of ______ ________ (>500 pg/ml is very positive).

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-Heart Failure

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MOST diuretics act by decreasing the rate of _______ reabsorbtion from the ________ which causes ________ output to increase (Natriuresis) Which then results in diuresis (water output).

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  • Sodium
  • Tubules
  • Sodium
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T/F: Although many diuretics work within minutes this effect decreases over the next few days with chronic use.

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TRUE

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What effects eventually override the effects of diuretics?

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DECREASE

  • ECF
  • MAP
  • GFR

INCREASE

  • Renin
  • Angiotension II
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What are the different types of diuretics?

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  • Osmotic
  • LOOP
  • Thiazide
  • Carbonic anhydrease inhibitors
  • Aldosterone antagonists
  • Na+ Channel blockers
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17
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What are some osmotic diuretics?

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  • Urea

- Mannitol

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18
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T/F: Glucose can act like a osmotic diuretic in the diabetic that has glucose in their urine?

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TRUE

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What are some examples of LOOP diuretics?

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  • Furosemide (Lasix)
  • Bumetanide (Bumex)
  • Ethacrynic acid
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How do LOOP diuretics work?

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-Inhibits the Na-2CL-K co-transporter in the TAL of Henle’s loop

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T/F: LOOP diuretics disrupts the counter-current multiplier system and the interstitium cannot become hyperosmolar.

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TRUE

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22
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What are some drugs that are thiazide diuretics?

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-Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)

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How do Thiazide diuretics work?

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-Inhibit sodium chloride reabsorbtion in the EARLY DISTAL TUBULE.

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What are some drugs that are carbonic anhydrase inhibitors:

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  • Acetazolamide (Diamox)
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What is the disadvantage of using carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (Diuretics)?

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  • Causes acidosis through bicarbonate loss in the urine.
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How does carbonic anhydrase inhibitors work? -

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Reduce reabsorbtion of Na+ by decreasing bicarbonate reabsorbtion in the PROXIMAL TUBULE.

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What are dome drugs the are Aldosterone antagonist (Diuretics)?

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-Spironolactone (Aldactone)

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How does Aldosterone antagonists diuretics work?

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  • Decreases reabsorbtion of Na+ and decreases K+ secretion by competing for aldosterone binding sites in the distal tubules
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T/F: Spironolactone (Aldactone) will NOT spare potassium.

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FALSE

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What are some drugs that are Na+ channel blockers diuretics?

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  • Amiloride

- triamterene

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Where does Na+ channel blocker diuretic work?

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-Collecting tubules

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T/F: Na+ channel blockers will spare potassium within the body.

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TRUE

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33
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Acute renal failure that is pre-renal means:

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  • Kidney not getting enough blood flow and therefore becomes ischemic (EXAMPLES: Heart Failure, hypovolemia, ETC..)
34
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Acute renal failure the is Intra-renal means:

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-Damage to the kidney itself. (Example: Toxins, infections, autoimmune disease, direct renal injury,)

35
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Acute reanl failure that is Post-renal means:

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-Obstruction to the collecting system. (Example: Stones, urethral valves, tied off ureter, kinked foley)

36
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When does Chronic renal failure occur?

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  • When the number of functioning nephrons drop below 70% of normal.
37
Q

What would be mechanisms of injury for chronic renal failure to the renal vasculature.

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  • Atherosclerosis of largee vessels
  • Fibromuscular dysplasia
  • Nephrosclerosis
38
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What would be the mechanisms of injury for chronic renal failure with glomerulonephritis?

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  • Deposition of antigenantibody complexes in glomerular membranes
  • Can be post strptococcal infetion
  • Lupus can also cause this
39
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What would cause nephrotic syndrome in CRF:

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-Large amounts of protein are lost in the urine due to destruction of or loss of negative charge on the capillary basement membrane in the glomerulus

40
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What are the effects of renal failure on the body:

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-Edema from water and salt retention
-Acidosis
-Increase in urea, creatine, uric acid, potassium, phosphates, phenols
-Decrease of Erythropoetin
-Increase in CO to compensate for decrease oxygen carrying capacities
-prone to fluid overload and pulmonary edema
-Minute ventilation is increased
-abnormal glucose tolerance
-Platelet and WBC dysfunction occurs
Hypersecretion of gastic acid increases the risk of ulcers-Autonoic neuropathy can slow gastric empying
-Peripheral neuropathy is common

41
Q

What is osteomalacia?

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-When the kidney cannot assist in the production of 1,25 hydroxycholecalvciferol which promotes the absorption of calcium in the intestine.

42
Q

What causes hypertension in renal failure?

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-Lesions in the kidney prevent sodium and water excretion which causes HTN

43
Q

What are the determining factors of the rate of movement of solute across the dialysis membrane?

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  • Concentration gradient of the solute
  • permeability
  • surface area of the membrane
  • length of time the blood and fluid remain in contact with the membrane
44
Q

Usually there is about ____ cc of blood in the dialysis machine at any time.

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500

45
Q

Place in order from greatest to least the most common causes of ESRD.

  • DM
  • HTN
  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Polycystic kidney disease
  • Other/Unknown
A
  1. DM
  2. HTN
  3. Other/unknown
  4. Glomerulonephritis
  5. Polycystic Kidney disease
46
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List the indication for dialysis.

A
  • FLuid overload
  • Hyperkalemia
  • Severe acidosis
  • Metabolic encephalopathy
  • Pericarditis
  • Coagulopathy
  • Refractory GI symptoms
  • Drug toxicity
47
Q

Increased BUN can be from decreased ___ or increased _______ breakdown (also seen in ______ or ___________ of blood in the GI tract).

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  • GFR
  • Protein
  • sepsis
  • degradation
48
Q

__ to __ % of urea is passively reabsorbed in the nephron, hypovolemia will increase this.

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  • 40

- 50

49
Q

Normal BUN is __ to __ mg/dL.

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10

20

50
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Normal creatinine is __ to __ mg/dL in men and __ to __ in women.

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  • 0.8
  • 1.3
  • 0.6
  • 1.0
51
Q

What is the byproduct of muscle metabolism?

A

Creatinine

52
Q

Creatinine concentration is ________ related to body muscle mass and is _________ related to GFR.

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  • Directly

- Inversely

53
Q

GFR decreases by _% for every ________ past the age of __.

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  • 5
  • decade
  • 20
54
Q

T/F: Low renal tubular flow rates enhance urea reabsorbtion but do not affect creatinine handling.

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TRUE

55
Q

A BUN creatinine clearance of 10:1 are seen in:

A
  • Volume depletion
  • decreased tubular flow
  • obstructive uropathy
56
Q

A specific gravity > ______ after an overnight fast is indicative of adequate urinary concentrating ability.

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1.018

57
Q

A low specific gravity in the face of plasma hyperosmolality is consistent with:

A

Diabetes insipidus

58
Q

Patient with renal disease are more susceptible to barbiturate and Benzodiazepines due to:

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Decreased protein binding causing more free drug available

59
Q

What does propofol, ketamine and etomidate do to the uremic patient?

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-There is no significant difference

60
Q

T/F: Atropine and Robinol can be used safely though metabolites may accumulate with repeated dosing.

A

TRUE

61
Q

T/F: Metoclopramide is countraindicated with the patient in renal failure.

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FALSE (Is excreted unchanged by the kidney and can accumulate in renal railure but is generally safe for a single does.)

62
Q

What is the concern with enflurane and sevoflurane in the renal failure patient?

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Fluoride accumulation

63
Q

T/F: Succinylcholine is safe in patients with K < 5 mEq/L, but will transiently increase K+ by almost 0.5 mEq/L.

A

True

64
Q

What is the drug of choice for the renal failure patient?

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Cis-atracurium (due to the Hoffman elimination

65
Q

What agents are to be avoided in the renal failure patient.

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  • Pancuronium
  • Pipecuronium
  • Alcuronium,
  • Doxacurium
    (This is due to renal excretion)
66
Q

__________ (NDMR) and __________ (NDMR) are primarily eliminated by the liver but there is some mild prolongation in renal failure.

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  • Vecuronium

- rocuronium

67
Q

What is the concern with reversal agents for NDMR?

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-They are excreted by the kidney but their half life are prolonged about as much as some of the muscle relaxants. So overall there does not tend to be a problem with the agent.

68
Q

Important pre-op information for the renal failure patient is:

A
  • when was last dialysis
  • Recent K
  • EKG
  • Transfusion of RBC if Hgb < 6-7
  • What is their dialysis access site
69
Q

__________ is a key factor in the causation of periop renal failure.

A

Hypovolemia

70
Q

What is the mortality rate of post op renal failure?

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~50%

71
Q

T/F: Dopamine has positive outcomes for the acute renal failure.

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FALSE (Renal dose dopamine has no good data supporting it at present)

72
Q

T/F: It is easier to treat the complications of fluid overload than it is to trat acute renal failure.

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TRUE

73
Q

What are risk factors for perioperative renal failure.

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  • Sepsis
  • Hypovolemia
  • Obstructive jaundice
  • Aminoglycoside antibiotics
  • NSAIDS
  • ACE inhibitors
  • Recent dye injections
74
Q

T/F: Calcium oxalate stones are the most common kidney stone.

A

TRUE

75
Q

A struvite stone is:

A

-associated with infection with urea splitting bacteria whcih form ammonia

76
Q

A Uric acid stones:

A

-seen in gout and cell lysis scenarios

77
Q

A Calcium phosphate stones:

A

-Associate with hyperparathyroidism and reanl tubular aciosis

78
Q

A cysteine stone:

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-an autosomal recessive

79
Q

Most kidney < _ mm pass spontaneously.

A

4

80
Q

T/F: Alpha blockers like terazocin may help decrease tone of ureter and promote passage

A

TRUE

81
Q

If stone has not passed in __ days or if there is renal compromise surgery is indicated.

A

30