Nephritic Syndromes Flashcards
What is azotemia?
Kidney damage and incr BUN and creatinine
Describe Nephritic syndrome in one word.
decr GFR
Four outcomes of decr GFR
1.** Slight protenuria** (decr. plasma oncotic pressure)—->EDEMA
2. RBC Cast (describe as Coca-cola urine or smoky)
3. Decr. Blood supply to kidneys–>azotemia
4. Faliure to filter Na+ and Cl- –>Incr. Plasma Hydrostatic pressure–>EDEMA+ Hypertension
Presentation in Nephritic syndrome?
-<3.5g/day of protein, Dark urine, swelling (periorbital or lower limbs), Fatigue (uremia).
Diagnosis
Dark urine,slight protenuria, fatigue and on auscultation you hear pericardial rub and EKG shows ST segment elevation everywhere..
Nephritic syndrome pesenting with** pericarditis **due to uremia (irridates pericardium)–>progress to pericardial effusion.
Where is cast formed in the anatomy of nephron?
collecting tubules because urine is mostly concentrated.
Is Hematuria a unike diagnosis of Nephritic syndromes?
NO.
-Urethral, ureter,bladder,penile ruptures can all cause bleeding but NOT cast.
Name the 3 divisions of your Nephritic syndromes?
1.Type 3 Hypersensitivity(Acute Post-strep Glomerulonephritis/IgA Nephropathy/Diffuse Proliferative Glomerulonephritis)
2.Multiple cause(Membranous Proliferative Glomerulonephritis/Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis/Pauci Immune Vasculitis)
**3.Collagen related **(Alport syndrome)
Diffrent types of Group A Strep skin infections?
pharyngitis,cellulitis,impetigo(“honey-crusted”lesions),erysipelas
Diagnosis
Honey-coomb crusted lesion on face in a 6yr old, 1 week later has dark urine with azotemia, 24Hr hour urine test shows 2.5g /day
PSGN
Can you get PSGN and Rheumatic Fever at same time?
NO, either **M protein **is Nephrogenic or rheumatogenic.
JONES criteria uesed for?
Dukes citeria?
-RF
-Endocartitis
What do you see?
PSGN
IF,LM,EM
-IF:subEpithelial IgG,C3 deposits IgM(Granular pattern)”starry sky”
-LM:Hypercellular glomeruli**
-EM: **subEpithelial Humps **(usually diagnostic)
Why PSGN and RF takes at least 1-2 to develop?
Your body has to create immune response towards M protein.
PSGN has decr C3?
Yes, when immune complex deposits subepi it will activate continously complement system,
Diagnosis
DNAse and streptolysin O antibodies on serum with pharyngitis or impetigo
Group A Strep
Diagnosis
SubEpithelial Humps
prognosis of Children and Adult in PSGN?
-children (95% reslove)
-Adults(may progress to renal insufficency), may also be causd by Stap Aureus.
RBC cast
-Achantosis (Di-morphic RBC)–>squeezing througt nephron (looses shape)
-RBC cast
Two important virulence F for Group A strep
M protein, Exotoxin B (ass with the skin infections)
Diffrence between RF and PSGN
RF=Type 2 Hypersensitivity
PSGN=Type 3 Hypersensitivity
IgA nephropathy (Berger Dis.) characteristics
-Immune deposits in mesangium intraglomerular cell (NOT extraglomerular)–> stimulates cytokine (mediates damage)
-Ass with GI and Resp infections.
-IF: vey specific–>immune complex mesangium. Still considered granular pattern but very diffrent. Involves IgA deposition
-*LM; *mesangial proliferation.