Nephrology Flashcards
Define anuria
Urine output less than 100 ml per day
Define Oliguria
Urine output less than 400 ml per day
Define Polyuria
More than 3 L in adults or more than 50 ml/kg/day in children
Define microscopic Hematuria
More than 100 RBC/hpf
or
Less than 100 RBC/hpf with more than 3 occassions
If Eumorphic RBC in urine
Issue in collecting system
UTI/cystitis - ABs 2 weeks
Caliculi
Ca bladder (rare)
If Dysmorphic RBC
Indicates Glomerulonephritis
IOC Glomerulonephritis
Serum C3 levels
Low = repeat test - returns to normal means post infective Glomerulonephritis
or if stays low persistently = autoimmune disease - SLE
Normal = IgA nephropathy in adults or HSP in children
MC autoimmune cause of low Serum C3 level low
SLE
MC post infective cause of low Serum C3 level low
PSGN
MC physiological cause of Proteinuria
Overflow proteinuria, high protein diet or pregnancy
Normal proteinuria levels
0-150 mg/day
Proteinuria less than 2g/day
Tubular
Proteinuria more than 2g/day
Glomerular range
Less than 3g/day non-selective proteinuria (or 3.5 g/d/m2)
Nephritic syndrome
More than 3g/day selective proteinuria (3.4 g/d/m2)
Nephrotic syndrome (albuminuria)
MC cast present in urine
Hyaline cast
MC cast present in urine in case of Acute kidney injury
Hyaline cast
MC cast found in nephropathic renal disorder
Granular/cellular cast
Presence of RBC cast in Urine
Acute glomerulonephritis
Presence of WBC cast in Urine
pyelonephritis
Presence of Muddy brown cast in Urine
Acute tubular necrosis
Presence of Eosinophilic cast in Urine
Interstitial nephritis
define KDIGO criteria
used to diagnose acute kidney injury (one of below)
- Rise in serum creatinine by more than 1.5 times the baseline over 7 days
- Rise in serum creatinine by more than 0.3 from baseline over 48 hours
- Decrease in urine output less than 0.5 ml/kg/h over 6 consecutive hours
First step of acute renal failure is?
Exclude post renal cause
i.e. obstructive post renal uropathy, do USG-Kidney ureter bladder
MC pre-renal cause of AKI
Hypovolemia - most common
Rest are acute LVF, hepatorenal syndrome
MC renal cause of AKI
Acute Tubular necrosis > Acute interstitial nephritis»_space; Glomerulonephritis
Most sensitive test for differentiating pre-renal and renal cause of AKI
FeNa fractional excretion of Na
FeNa <1%
Pre-renal cause
FeNa >2%
Renal cause
Features of Pre-renal AKI
Urea:creatinine = 20:1
Urine osmolarity = >500 mosm/L
Urine Na levels = <20mEq
FeNa = <1%
Features of Renal AKI
Loss of concentration ability
Urea:creatinine = <12:1
Urine osmolarity = <350 mosm/L
Urine Na levels = >40 mEq
FeNa = >2% (>4%: ATN)
MC cause of Nephritic syndrome in the world
IgA nephropathy - Burger’s disease
Anti-DNAse/ASO titers for which disease?
PSGN - MC in india
Anti-dsDNA/Anti-SM
SLE - MC autoimmune cause
ANCA
Vasculitis syndrome
Anti-GBM ab
Goodpasture’s syndrome
Hemoptysis + Hematuria
Pulmo + Renal syndrome
Vasculitis syn
Goodpasture’s syn
Gold standard investigation for Nephritis
Renal biopsy - pattern and type of Ig deposits
Child <10 years old with edema, anasarca and no atypical symptoms
Minimal change disease
Why edema, anasarca happens in Nephrotic syn?
Hypo Albuminemia = Increased Na and H2O retention
Why Hypercoagulative stage happens in Nephrotic syn?
Anti-thrombin 3/Protein S&C def
Nephrotic condition in adult + HTN/diabetes causes?
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Elderly patient + nephrotic condition + Hematuria
Membranous GN
Renal vein thrombosis : worst
Indication for renal biopsy
if serology is inconclusive
if treatment is not working
if progresses to RPGN
Contraindication for renal biopsy
Single kidney
coagulopathy
uncontrolled HTN (>180/110 mm)
Local site infection
CKD features?
Elevated serum creatinine
GFR less than 60 ml/min for min or more than 3 months
MC cause CKD in world
Diabetic nephropathy
MC cause of of CKD in India
Diabetic Nephropathy
MC genetic cause of CKD
APKD adult polycystic kidney disease
CKD with increased Hb is seen in?
APKD adult polycystic kidney disease
CKD with enlarged kidneys
Early DM, APKD, HIV-AN, Amyloidosis
MC CNS manifestation in CKD
90% neuropathy
MC metabolic bone disease in CKD
OCF - osteitis cystica fibrosa
MC hematological manifestation in CKD
Anemia - normocytic - cause erythropoietin deficiency
CKD stages
- & 2. = Micro-albuminuria, 30-300 mg (reversible), GFR - 90-120 ml/min and 60-89 ml/min, Tx: Control all risk factors, avoid NSAID, hydration, DOC ACE inhibitors
- & 4. = Gross-albuminuria, >300 mg (irreversible), GFR - 30-59 ml/min and 15-29 ml/min
- = Irreversible stage, <15 ml/min, >90% loss, END STAGE KIDNEY DISEASE
CKD stage 1&2 DOC
ACE inhibitors
CKD stage 3 DOC
+ Erythropoietin, correct mineral homeostasis (Ca++ and PO4–)
CKD stage 4 TOC
Prepare for renal replacement therapy, make AV fistula for dialysis, Hep B vacc, screen potential donors
CKD stage 5 TOC
RRT mandatory for survival
Indications for dialysis in CKD
Serious uremic manifestations
Encephalopathy/convulsions
Pericarditis shock
coagulopathy
Intractable vomiting (gastritis)
Axonal peripheral neuropathy
Severe Azotemia (urea>100) - Refractory pulmonary edema unresponsive to loop diuretics
Refractory metabolic acidosis (<7.20 pH) - unresponsive to NaHCO3 IV
Refractory K=>6.5 meq (risk of arrythmia)
Ingested dialysable toxins - only loosely bound
MC suicidal toxin in the world that can be removed with dialysis
Salicylates (aspirin)
Polyethylene glycol
MC accidental toxin in the world that can be removed with dialysis
Methanol
Lithium overdose
MC symptom Systemic auto-immune disease
PUO + multi-system/organ involvement
Joints, skin, eyes, renal, neuropathy
Single best AB in auto-immune testing
ANA testing 98% sensitive
ANA testing homogenous (diffuse) pattern indicates?
SLE
ANA testing speckled pattern indicates?
MC but non-specific
ANA testing nucleolar pattern indicates?
Diffuse systemin sclerosis
ANA testing centromere pattern indicates?
CREST syndrome
ANTI-NUCLEAR ANTIBODY clinical significance
MC, most sensitive and non-specific
Essential criteria for SLE
ANTI-SM (smith) clinical significance
Most specific for SLE but rare
ANTI-DSDNA clinical significance
Both sensitive and specific for diagnosis of SLE
ANTI-CENTROMERE clinical significance
Specific for CREST syndrome
ANTI-TOPOISOMERASE 1 clinical significance
Specific for diffuse SSC
ANTI-RO/LA specific for?
Specific for SICCA syndrome
ANTI-JO
Specific for myositis syndromes
Polymyositis
RA FACTOR IgM-type
Screening and prognostic for RA
ANTI-CCP/ACPA
cyclic citrullinated protein Ab
Most specific for RA
ANCA
vasculitis syndrome
Inflammatory myopathy (idiopathic) + rash present
Myositis syndrome
Dermatomyositis
MC 30-50 females
Inflammatory myopathy (idiopathic) + rash absent + proximal
Polymyositis
20-30 yo more in females
Inflammatory myopathy (idiopathic) + rash absent + distal>proximal
Inclusion body myositis
more than 50 yo males > females
Knuckles Rash in Dermatomyositis name?
Goltron’s rash
Heliotropic rash Dermatomyositis
Eyelids
Rash over back in Dermatomyositis
Shawl sign
Rash over neck in Dermatomyositis
V-sign
Inflammatory polyarthritis how many joints involved?
5 or more
MC cause of Inflammatory polyarthritis
RA
Rare cause of Inflammatory polyarthritis
Spondyloarthritis
Genetic predisposition of RA?
RA can happen without family history
RA deformity
Swan-neck deformity
Vasculitis AB test?
ANCA
Causes of large vessel vasculitis?
Giant cell and Takayasu
Takayasu affects which age and gender?
10-20 yo females
Takayasu affects which vessel?
Subclavian artery (MC)
Coronary artery (rare)
Takayasu Tx and prognosis?
Immunosuppressants and bad prognosis
Takayasu symptoms and dreaded features?
Upper limb claudication pain
HTN + stroke + MI
Giant cell vasculitis affects which age and gender?
> 50 yo female
Giant cell vasculitis affects which vessel?
Superficial temporal Artery
Giant cell vasculitis symptoms and dreaded features?
throbbing headache and blindness
Giant cell vasculitis Tx and prognosis?
Steroids and good prognosis if caught early
GN + vasculitis + c-ANCA positive
Wegener’s Granulomatosis
GN + vasculitis + p-ANCA positive (anti-MPO)
If eosinophilia >1000 = Churg stroke syn
If eosinophilia absent = Microscopic poly-angiitis
GN + vasculitis + ANCA negative
HSP
RBC cast is present in?
Acute glomerulonephritis