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Nephro: Clinical Syndromes in Nephrology Flashcards

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how do you analyse urine

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urine dipstick

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what is haematuria?

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> 2 red cells/hpf in unspun urine

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classification of haematuria

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  • microscopic/macroscopic
  • persistent/transient
  • glomerular/non-glomerular
  • kidney/urinary tract
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causes of glomerular haematuria

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IgA nephropathy, thin basement membrane disease, Alport’s disease, other glomerulonephritis

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causes of nonglomerular haematuria

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tumours, cysts, calculi, pyelonephritis, papillary necrosis, renal vein thrombosis

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causes of urinary tract bleeding

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cystitis, prostate, tumours, stricture, schistosoma haematobium

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most frequent causes of haematuria

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  • inflammation/infection of the urinary tract or prostate
  • urinary calculi
  • malignant neoplasms
  • glomerular disorders
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risk factors for malignancy

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  • people older than 40yo
  • smoking
  • pelvic irradiation
  • cyclophosphamide treatment
  • analgesic abuse
  • occupational exposures
  • history of gross haematuria
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when are glomerular disorders more likely?

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  • proteinuria >0.5g/24hrs
  • dysmorphic erythrocytes present and RBCs cast on phase contrast microscopy
  • HTN
  • renal impairment
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what do pyuria or dysuria entail?

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UTI

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what do RTIs entail?

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postinfectious glomerulonephritis, IgA nephropathy

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why is family history important?

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polycystic kidney disease, hereditary nephritides

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what does back pain entail?

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urethral obstruction

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why is exercise or injury important in a nephro history

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could rule out haematuria caused post-exercise or post-traumatic

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what do micturition disorders in older men entail

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prostatic obstruction

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what does a history of bleeding from multiple sources?

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coagulation disorders

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investigations for haematuria

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  • urinalysis
  • urine microscopy
  • urine culture
  • CBC
  • U&E
  • clotting screen
  • PSA
  • nephritic screen
  • imaging (CT mainly)
  • cystoscopy
  • urine cytology
  • renal biopsy (glomerular haematuria)
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why is proteinuria important?

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  • marker for intrinsic renal disease
  • prognostic factor for progession of renal insufficiency
  • risk factor for CV mortality
  • treatment target in CKD
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normal value for proteinuria

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<150mg/day

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value for microalbuminuria

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30-300mg/day

ACR >2.0mg/mmol

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classification for pathophysiology of proteinuria

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  • glomerular
  • tubular
  • overflow (light chains in multiple myeloma)
  • secretory (bladder tumour, prostatitis, blood)
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classification of proteinuria (using values)

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  • mild <1g/day
  • significant 1-3.5g/day
    nephrotic >3.5g/day
    the higher the value, the more likely is to be caused by glomerular disease
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what causes leucocyturia

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infection (neutrophilia)

tubular intersititial necrosis

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causes of sterile pyuria

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treated UTI, chlamydia, calculi, prostatitis, bladder tumour, papillary necrosis, TIN, TB

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which mix of values has the worst prognosis (of protein and blood in urine)
nephrotic proteinuria and haematuria
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criteria for nephrotic syndrome
``` proteinuria of >3.5g/1.73m2/24h hypoalbuminaemia oedema hyperlipidaemia lipiduria hypercoagulability ```
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pathophysiology of nephrotic syndrome
primary insult = increased glomerular permeability; causing plasma protein leakage into urine hypoalbuminaemia is the cause of the main clinical features
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causes of nephrotic syndrome
- membranous glomerulopathy - focal segmental glomerulosclerosis - minimal change glomerulopathy - miscellaneous proliferative GN - membranoproliferative GN - diabetes - amyloidosis - other disease
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treatment of nephrotic syndrome
- salt and water restriction - diuretic therapy - hypertension treat - anti-proteinuric drugs - immunosuppressive therapy
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definition of nephritic syndrome
glomerular inflammation causing: - decrease in GFR - moderate proteinuria - oedema - hypertension - haematuria (red cell casts)
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causes of acute nephritis
- IgA A and HSP - lupus nephritis - postinfectious GN - Anti-GBM disease - ANCA positive small vessel vasculitis and idiopathic pauci-immune GN - idiopathic crescentic GN - mesangiocapillary GN
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investigations for nephritis
- urine dipstick - 24h proteinuria variable U&E&C, LFTs - acute phase markers - full nephritic screen - US kidneys - renal biopsy
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immunological findings in poststrep GN
- reduction in CH50 and C3 complement activity | - serial ASO titre measurements
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rapidly progressive GN
- decrease in GFR in days/weeks | - acute uraemic or nephritic syndrome with quick renal insufficiency, risk renal failure
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extrarenal symptoms of rapidly progressive GN
pulmonary, skin, ORL, CNS
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definition of acute renal failure
rapid decrease in GFR (hours/days) due to urea, creatinine retention as well as electrolyte disorders, acid-base disorders, fluid homeostasis disorder
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is oligouria present in ARF?
maybe
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highest risk in ARF
pulmonary oedema, hyperkalaemia
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how is acute renal failure classified
RIFLE classification | - risk, injury, failure, loss, end-stage
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acute kidney injury classification
based on the creatinine level and the urine output
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causes of ARF
- pre-renal - renal - post-renal
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pre-renal causes of ARF
- hypotension from low GFR - arterial stenosis - NSA - ACEi
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intrinsic causes of ARF
- ATN (ischaemic or nephrotoxic) - vascular - acute GN - acute TIN
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postrenal causes of ARF
obstruction
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risk factors for ARF
- increasing age - diabetes mellitus - pre-existing renal disease - surgery - volume depletion - cardiac disease - cirrhosis - drugs (NSA, ACEi, ARB) - myeloma
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what are the two main tests in nephro?
- eGFR | - ACR/PCR
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what are the main causes of CKD?
HTN and DM
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how can renal insufficiency be classified?
- exocrine dysfunction (disbalance in ions and other catabolites) - endocrine dysfunction (EPO, Vit D metabolism, renin-angiotensin system)
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clinical features of uraemic syndrome
- GI (anorexia, nausea, vomiting) - neurological (central and peripheral - uraemic encephalopathy and polyneuropathy) - respiratory (pulmonary oedema) - cardiac (uraemic pericarditis) - dermatological (pruritis) - haematological (fatigue from anaemia) - endocrinolohical (secondary hyperparathyroidism, dysmenorrhea)
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in which 3 clinical situations is uraemia present?
- acute renal failure - chronic renal failure - dialysis-treated CRF
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what happens to toxic compounds in renal failure
they accumulate
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what happens to muscle in metabolic acidosis
there is proteolysis, causing a loss of lean body mass
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what happens to bone in metabolic acidosis
inhibition of osteoblasts and stimulation of osteoclasts, causing dissolution of the bone matrix and minerals
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which hormones decrease in metabolic acidosis?
vitamin D3, thyroxine, growth hormone
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which hormones increase in metabolic acidosis?
PTH level, cortisol, insulin resistance
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treatment of uraemia
- Na, K, PO3 and protein diet restriction - HTN control - NaHCO3 treatment to reduce metabolic acidosis - anaemia management (erythropoietin) - secondary hyperparathyroidism - dialysis and renal transplant
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what are pulmonary-renal syndromes?
acute kidney injury associated with pulmonary haemorrhage
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clinical features of pulmonary-renal syndromes
cough, anaemia, dyspnoea, haemoptysis, hypoxaemia, alveolar shadowing on CXR, skin rush, sinusitis, arthritis, fever, fatigue
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main causes of pulmonary-renal syndromes
ANCA vasculitis, antiGBM nephritis, SLE, Henoch-Schonlein purpura
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types of hypertension
primary (kidney suffers itc) | secondary (kidney is the cause)
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why do we control HTN from a nephro POV?
control slows the progression of kidney disease
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what are the tubular syndromes which have a normal GFR
fanconi syndrome | isolated cases
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what happens in Fanconi syndrome
- amino acids, phosphate and glucose, protein, calcium and high amounts of urine are excreted - Na and K are lost - bicarbonate defective reabsorption
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types of pain in nephro
- loin pain - ureteric colic - suprapubic pain - bladder irritability
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characteristics of loin pain
constant dull ache, radiating to the abdomen, genitalia
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causes of loin pain
distension of the renal capsule
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differential for loin pain
nerve root irritation (T10-T12)
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characteristics of ureteric colic
sudden onset, extremely severe, pale, distressed patient
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where is ureteric colic localised?
loin, iliac fossa, genitalia, upper thigh
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causes of ureteric colic
passage of a calculus, blood clot or necrotic papillae
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cause of suprapubic pain
over-distension of the bladder, cystitis, bladder cancer
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symptoms associated with bladder irritability
dysuria, frequency, urgency
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causes of bladder irritability
over-distension of the bladder, cystitis
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obstructive symptoms of bladder outflow obstruction
hesistancy, impaired force of stream, incomplete emptying
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storage symptoms of bladder outflow obstruction
frequency, dysuria, urgency
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causes of bladder outflow obstruction
structural: prostatic hyperplasia, carcinoma, urethral stricture functional: bladder neck dyssyngeria, DM, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord lesions, drugs

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