Lecture 9- Renal Disease 2 Flashcards
acute pyelonephritis is also called…
tubulointerstitial nephritis
… is suppurative inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis caused by bacterial infection. This is a renal disease affecting tubules, interstitium, and pelvis and is most often secondary to bacterial infection
acute pyelonephritis/
tubulointerstitial nephritis
predisposing conditions of acute pyelonephritis/
tubulointerstitial nephritis
pregnancy ut obstruction uti immunosuppression DM instrumentation
what drugs can cause interstitial nephritis
antibiotics
nsaids
diuretics
in drug induced interstitial nephritis, drug may bind to … or … cells and act as … with immunologic response
tubular
interstitial
hapten
The clinical presentation of drug induced nephritis is a rapid onset of …, eosinophilia, renal dysfxn with … but little or no …
fever (2-40 days)
hematuria
proteinuria
what is the prognosis of drug induced nephritis?
good, full recovery 6-8 weeks
treatment of drug induced nephritis
withdrawal of drug and corticosteroids
… is the rapid onset of renal failure, reduced UO, electrolyte imbalances. The clinical manifestations are reversible over a period of weeks as the damaged tubular epithelium regenerates
acute tubular necrosis
etiology of acute tubular necrosis?
injury to tubular epithelial cells from ischemia (shock) or a toxin
3 pathologic features of acute tubular necrosis
dilation of tubules
edema
necrosis of tubular epithelium
treatment of acute tubular necrosis
do patients usually recover?
supportive care, dialysis
yes
… is the thickening and sclerosis of the renal arteries associated with benign htn
arterionephrosclerosis
what gene is associated with arteriosclerosis and what ethnic population is this disease common in?
apolioprotein L1
african americans
The same linkage can be seen in arterionephrosclerosis that is in…
FSGS (focal/segmental glomerulosclerosis)