Nephritis Nephrosis TBL Flashcards
How is nephrotic syndrome defined?
- acute onset of edema
- proteinuria (>3.5g/d)
- hypoalbuminemia
- hyperlipidemia
- lipiduria
What is acute nephritic syndrome
- edema
- hypertension
- azotemia (sometimes oliguria)
- nephritic urinary sediment (RBC, WBC, cellular casts)
- mild proteinuria
What is Rapidly Progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN). How serious is it?
rapid decrease of GRF associated with evidence of GN on urinary sediment
GLOMERULAR CRESENT
-emergency need fast tx
What are the 3 components of the glomerular epithelial barrier
- fenestrated capillary endothelium
- glomerular basement membrane
- podocytes
What prevents plasma proteins from leaking into the urinary space?
Slit diaphragms bridgeing the filtration slits between adjacent podocyte foot processes
What is the etiology of GN?
deposition of immune complexes
leukocyte infiltration
inflammation disruption of the filtration barrier
What is Membranous Nephropathy (MN) or Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN)
abnormal thickening of the GBM
What is the differential diagnosis for nephropathy?
- Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
- collapsing GN
- Minimal change disease (MCD)
- Membranous nephropathy (MN)
- Diabetic Nephropathy (DN)
- disorders associated with plasma cell dyscrasias (amyloidosis)
What are causes of MCD?
NSAID, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, idiopathic
What are causes of secondary FSGS?
Reduced nephron mass
Sickle cell disease
Massive obesity
inherited podocytopathy
What are causes of Collapsing GN?
HIV-associated nephropathy Pamidronate use (breast cancer, myeloma pts)
What are causes of Membranous Nephropathy?
SLE –> antirheumatic drugs
Hep B
Solid tumors
What are some deposition disease associated with Nephropathy?
Amyloidosis
Light chain deposition disease
What is the management for Nephropathy? (proteinuria, edema, hyperlipidemia)
Proteinuria: 1. ACE inhib 2. angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) Edema 1. salt restriction 2. loop diuretics Hyperlipidemia 1. statins
What are the characteristics of MCD? presentation?
- normal renal biopsy findings by light/immunofluorescency microscopy
- primary cause of nephrotic syndrom in children
- presents with rapid onset of anasarca + hypoalbuminemia, hyperlipidemia, proteinuria
- ELECTRON MICROSCOPY: effacement of foot processes
Characteristics of Primary FSGS?
- leading cause of nephrosis in BLACKS
- most common nephrosis etiology
- accumulation of fibrous scar tissue
- associated with HYPERTENSION
- progress to ESRD
What 2 things are MCD NOT associated with?
- Hypertension
2. severely diminished renal function
How do you distinguish MCD and FSGS?
pts w MCD respond to steroids
How is FSGS Dx’d?
electromicroscopy:
diffuse effacement of foot processes, with AREAS OF SCLEROSIS
How are primary and secondary FSGS different?
Primary: immunosuppressive therapy is indicated
Secondary: more gradual onset, MINIMAL EDEMA, minimal HYPOALBUMINEMIA
—should be thought of more as renal damage (sclerosis due to compensatory effort)
what are the causes secondary FSGS?
damage/loss of glomeruli:
- renal agenesis
- Sickle cell disease
- vesicoureteral reflux
- surgical removal of kidney
- -remaining glomeruli have higher load = hypertrophy/sclerosis
What is the Tx for Secondary FSGS?
ACEI, ARB, BP control, diuretics, statins