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NEPHROLOGY Flashcards

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Management of Minimal Change Disease

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  • Corticosteroid
  • Tuberculosis must be first ruled out
  • Uncomplicated nephrotic syndrome between 1-8yo are likely to have steroid responsive MCNS
    • Initiate steroids even without biopsy
  • Do biopsy if with features less likely of MCNS
    • Gross hematuria, hypertension, renal insufficiency, hypocomplementemia, < 1yo or > 12yo
  • Prednisone or Prednisolone (60mg/BSA/day or 2mg/kg/day, max 60mg daily) for 4-6 weeks
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Linear IgG and C3 on Immunofluorescence is seen in

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Goodpasture syndrome

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Children who fail to respond to prednisone therapy within 8 week

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Steroid resistant

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Cloudy urine

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can be normal; due to crystal formation at room temp.

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In APSGN, what major noxious products of complement activation are produced after C3 activation?

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anaphylatoxin (increases vascular permeability) & C5a (release substances that damage cells & basement membranes)

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The most common cause of gross hematuria in pediatric population is?

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Urinary Tract Infection

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Relapse within 28 days of stopping prednisone therapy

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Steroid dependent

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Nephrotic Syndrome most responsive to steroids

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Minimal Change DIsease

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GRANULAR IgG, C3 on Immunofluorescence is a characteristic of

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APSGN

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Triad of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

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  1. Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia (mechanical damage to RBCs as they pass through damaged endothelium)
  2. Thrombocytopenia (d/t intrarenal platelet adhesion or damage)
  3. Uremia
  • Onset is preceded by gastroenteritis (fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea)
  • Sudden onset of pallor, irritability, weakness, lethargy & oliguria usually occurs 5-10 days after the initial gastroenteritis or respiratory illness
  • PE: dehydration, petechiae, hepatosplenomegaly, marked irritability
  • Peripheral smear: helmet cells, burr cells, fragmented RBCs
  • Increased reticulocyte count, negative Coombs test, leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, anemia, hematuria & proteinuria, normal PT & PTT, stool culture is often negative
  • Supportive care: fluids & electrolytes, early institution of peritoneal dialysis, BP control, red cell transfusion
  • Platelets NOT generally administered regardless of platelet count (almost immediately consumed by active coagulation and can worsen the clinical course)
  • NO antibiotic therapy (can lead to increased toxin release)
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Laboratory criteria for diagnosis of TTP

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The following are both present at some time during the illness:

  1. Anemia (acute onset) with microangiopathic changes (schistocytes, burr cells, helmet cells) on peripheral blood smear
  2. Renal injury (acute onset) evidenced by hematuria, proteinuria, or elevated creatinine level: equal or > 1 mg/dL in < 13 years old or >1.5 mg/dL in > 13 years old or equal or >50% increase over baseline
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  • The urinalysis reveals 3+ or 4+ proteinuria
  • Spot urine protein/creatinine ratio exceeds 2.0 and urinary protein excretion exceeds 3.5 g/24 hr in adults and 40 mg/m 2 /hr in children.
  • The serum albumin level is generally <2.5 g/dL, and the serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels are elevated.
  • C3 and C4 levels are normal.
  • Renal biopsy is not required for diagnosis in most children.

• >95% respond to corticosteroid therapy

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NEPHROTIC SYNDROME (MINIMAL CHANGE DISEASE)

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In APSGN, When wil microscopic hematuria resolve and normalize?

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1-2 years

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Best single Ab titer to document skin infection s DNAse B antigen

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DNAse B antigen

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Nephrotic Range 24 hr urine protein

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Nephrotic range > 40mg/m2 /hr

o Normal is = 4mg/m2/hr

o Abnormal 4-40mg/m2/hr

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NEPHRITIC SYNDROMES

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  • PSGN
  • RPGN
  • IgA Nephropathy (berger disease)
  • Alport Syndrome
  • GoodpastureSyndrome
  • MPGN - Nephrotic/Nephritic
  • SLE - Nephrotic/Nephritic
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In PSGN, C3 sould normalize within ___

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8 weeks

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Children who continue to have proteinuria (+2 or greater) after 8 week of steroid therapy

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Steroid resistant

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BOTTOM-UP approach - identify upper and lower tract abnormalities

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UTZ then VCUG then DMSA

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In APSGN, patient develops nephritic syndrome how many weeks after skin infection?

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3 - 6 weeks

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Subepithelial humps are seen in

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PSGN

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Diffuse mesangial deposits are seen in

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IgA nephropathy

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24
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Detect posterior urethral valves

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VCUG

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In APSGN, patient develops nephritic syndrome how many weeks after throat infection?

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1-2

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Renal parenchyma is involved in what type of UTI?

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Pyelonephritis

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27
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Documentation of prior strep infection on the skin

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antideoxyribonuclease B

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  • LM: Diffuse thickening of glomerular capillary walls
  • IF: Granular IgG and C3
  • EM: Sub-epithelial deposits of electron dense material
  • “Spike and Dome” appearance
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Membranous Glomerulonephritis

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Relapse on alternate-day steroid therapy

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Steroid dependent

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TOP-DOWN approach

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UTZ then DMSA then VCUG

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UTI prevalence with age

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o 1 st year of life = male predominance

o Beyond 1-2yo = female predominance

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Clinical Pictures of Glomerular Diseases

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Grossly red urine with or without blood clots

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from the lower urinary tract

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In APSGN, When will the abnormalities resolve and normalize during acute phase?

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What is involved in pyelitis?

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Renal PELVIS

37
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Nephrotic Range Urine protein: creatinine ratio

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>2 is nephrotic range proteinuria

o <0.5 in <2yo is normal

o <0.2 in >2yo is normal

38
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LM: normal

EM: diffuse effacement of epithelial foot process, no deposits

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Minimal Change Disease

* often preceded by URTI and prophylactic immunization

39
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  • LM: Large, hypercellular glomeruli
  • Increased mesangial matrix
  • Double Contour or Tram-track appearance
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Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis

40
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How is HUS different from thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)?

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  • TTP has the same triad but can include CNS involvement and fever and has a more gradual onset
  • Fewer cases of TTP can occur after diarrhea compared to HUS
41
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Clinical picture of nephritic syndrome:

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  • Hematuria
  • Oliguria
  • Hypertension
  • Azotemia
42
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What is the pathogenesis of PSGN?

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Ab is produced & combines with a circulating Ag unrelated to the kidney → IC accumulate in glomeruli & activate the complement system → immune injury (Type III hypersensitivity)

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In APSGN, what hypothesis is given to explain the predilection to damage the glomeruli?

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Localized in the glomeruli due to negatively charged capillary wall, mesangial trapping, hydrodynamic forces

44
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Presumptive UTI

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Bag sample, positive urinalysis, symptomatic AND single organism with culture colony count > 100,000

45
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Fever may be the only manifestation.

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PYELONEPHRITIS

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Nephrotic Syndromes

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  • Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome
    • Minimal change disease
    • Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
    • Mesangial proliferation
  • Glomerular diseases
    • Membranous nephropathy
    • Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
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In APSGN, when will urinary protein excretion and hypertension resolve and normalize?

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CAUSES OF TRANSIENT PROTEINURIA

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  • Fever
  • Exercise
  • Dehydration
  • Cold exposure
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Seizure
  • Stress
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Normal specific gravity of urine

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1.015-1.025

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If C3 levels did not go back to normal and the proteinuria persited after 8 weeks in PSGN, what would be your differential?

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Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN)

52
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Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and renal insufficiency

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HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME

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In APSGN, why does serum C3 decrease?

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Inflammatory reaction follows immunologic injury due to activation of classic and alternative pathways which converge at C3 → lysis of cell membranes → hypocomplementemia

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Indications for Renal Biopsy in APSGN

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  • Acute renal failure
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Absence of evidence of strep infection
  • Normal complement level
  • Hematuria and proteinuria
  • Low C3 that persists more than 2 months
55
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best to assess renal scarring

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UTI if with ff lab findings

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o > 50,000 colonies of single pathogen from suprapubic tap or catheterized sample OR

o 10,000 colonies + symptoms

57
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Small vessel vasculitis characterized by:

  • purpuric rash
  • arthritis
  • abdominal pain
  • glomerulonephritis with IgA deposits
58
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False negative hematuria

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o Formalin

o High urinary ascorbic acid

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  • Presence of persistent microscopic hematuria and isolated thinning of the GBM on E/M
  • Often initially observed in childhood and is intermittent
  • Isolated hematuria in multiple family members without renal dysfunction is termed as benign familial hematuria
  • Important to monitor for hypertension, progressive proteinuria, or renal insufficiency
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THIN BASEMENT MEMBRANE DISEASE

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GAS Serotype following throat infection

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1, 2, 4 , 12, 18 25

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GAS Serotype following skin infection

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49, 55, 57, 60

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GLOMERULONEPHRITIS VS NEPHROTIC IN CHILDREN

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Clinical picture of nephrOtic syndrome:

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  • Proteinuria (nephrotic range)
  • Albumin low
  • Lipid High
  • Edema
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Patients who respond well to prednisone therapy but relapse 4 or more times in a 12 month period

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Frequent relapser

65
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What are the only causes of Renal Insufficiency that cause decreased C3?

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1. PSGN

2. MPGN

3. Lupus Nephritis

66
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Documentation of prior strep infection in the throat

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Crescentic GN is a characteristic of

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In APSGN, when will the C3 level resolve and normalize?

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True or False. Administering antibiotics will NOT alter the natural history of PSGN.

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TRUE

Antibiotics do not alter the course of PSGN. We give it to prevent the spread of nephritogenic steptococcus.

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  • LM: Focal segmental sclerosis and hyalinosis
  • EM: Loss of foot process, epithelial denudation
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Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

* least responsive to steroids

71
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Brown-colored / tea-colored urine

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glomerular in origin

72
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The major complication of nephrotic syndrome is

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infection

* The most frequent type of infection is spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.

* The most common organism causing peritonitis is pneumococcus.

73
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brown, cola, tea, burgundy colored urine. Proteinuria >100mg/dl on dipstick, RBC casts, dysmorphic RBCs (acanthocytes)

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Glomerular source of hematuria

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False positive

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o Alkaline urine (pH>8)

o Hydrogen peroxide

75
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Where is the site of the pathology as seen in the electron microscope in MPGN?

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Subendothelial

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  • Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (never congenital)
  • Ocular abnormalities (30-40%) such as anterior lenticonus (its presence is pathognomonic), macular flecks, & corneal erosions
  • Critical in the diagnosis: family history, screening urinalysis of 1 st -degree relatives, audiogram, ophthalmologic exam
  • Highly likely: (+) hematuria and at least 2 of the ff: macular flecks, recurrent corneal erosions, GBM thickening or thinning, sensorineural deafness
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ALPORT SYNDROME (HEREDITARY NEPHRITIS)

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