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Nephrotic syndrome Flashcards

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What typically presents with nephrotic syndrome

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Non proliferative glomerulonephritis - glomerular damage + sclerosis

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What is nephrotic syndrome

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Heavy proteinuria >3.5g/day
Hypoabuminaemia 35g/L
Oedema

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Non classical features typical of nephrotic syndrome that are still typical

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Hyperlipidemia
Inreased risk of VTE/arterial thrombosis
Higher risk of infection
All due to protein loss

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Primary nephrotic syndrome causes

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Minimal change disease
Focal segmental glomeruloscelrosis
Membranous nephropathy

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Secondary nephrotic syndrome causes

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Diabetes mellitus
Amyloidosis
HIV

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What causes the symptoms of nephrotic syndrome

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Loss of protein principally albumin across lomeruli -> loss oncotic pressure + increased fluid in interstitial space

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Symptoms of nephrotic syndrome

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Fatigue
Poor appetite
Peripheral oedema
Periorbital oedema
SOB - effusions/oedema pulm
Foamy urine - excess protein

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Signs of nephrotic syndrome

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Oedena
Ascites
Effusions

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Can AKI occurin nephrotic syndrome?

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Yes but less common than in nephritic

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Principal investigation for sus glomerular disease

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Renal biopsy

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What is normal for protein:creatinine urine ratio

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<30mg/mmol

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What is normal protein content over 24 hour urinary colelction

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<0.2g

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Blood tests for glomerular disease

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FBC, U+Es. bone profile, HbA1c, ABG, lipid profile

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What causes majority of nephrotic syndromes in children

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Minimal change disease

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What disease wuld show fusion of podocyte foot processes in electron micrscopy

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minimal change disease

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Diagnosis of minimal change disease

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Children with nephrotic sydnrome - presumptive - initiate treatment and monitor response
Adults - renal biopsy

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Management of nephrotic syndroem

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Systemic glucocorticoids eg prednisolone
Unresponsive -> further prednisolone causes or more intense immunosupressives

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What is focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

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Sclerosis in at least one part of glomerulus
Primary, secondary or genetic

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what happens in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis - primary

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circulating factor causes Foot process effacement - loss of podocyte foot process structure -> spread out, reduces filtration barrier efficacy

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Secondary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis what happens histologically

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Adaptive response to renal injury usually ass with less significant proteinuria and renal impairment
Combo of glomerular hypertrophy (cell proliferation)+ hyperfiltration (abnormally high glomerular filtration rate)

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Cuases of secodnary focal segmental glomeruloscerosis

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Severe obesity
Reflux nephopathy
Reduction in kidney mass 0 due to comensatory hyperfiltration in remaining kidney mass

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Diagnosis of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

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Renal biopsy
In childhood suggests genetic cause 22

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What is membranous nephropathy?

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Glomerular basement membrane thickening in absence of significant cellular proliferation
Common in adults

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Primary membranous nephropathy cause

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AI reaction against important antigens in filtration barrier
=> autoantibody deveolpment. immune deposits and thickening of GBM
PLA2R antibodies major cause

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Secondary membranous nephropahty

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Underlying infection, drug use, systemic disorder context
SLE, viral hepatitis, prostate cancer, NSAID use

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Diagnosis of membranous nephropathy

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Anti-PALR2 on bloods - primary with nephrotic syndrome
Renal biopsy

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Management membranous nephropathy

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High risk disease progression - immunosupressants in primary MN
Secondary = underlying cause
Some may spontaneously resolve

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Renal amyloidosis what is

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Deposition of amyloid fibrils in glomerulus -> nephrotic syndrome
AL or AA

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AL amyloidosis

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Excess light chains - plasma cell disorders often malignancies

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AA amyloidosis

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Excess precursor protein due to chronic inflammation

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Diagnosis of amyloidosis

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Renal biopsy using congo red staining
Can be taken from anywhere as systemic

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How does amyloidosis look in congo red staining

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apple green birefringence under polarised light

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Management of amyloidosis

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AA, AL, hereditary
Supportive theraoy where renal involvement -> nephrotic syndrome
Severe end stage renal disease -> dialysis

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