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Paed:Renal Flashcards

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What is a UTI?

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Growth of bacteria within the urinary tract. 10^5 organisms/ml in an appropriate sample.

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What may UTI in a child indicate?

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Structural abnormality of urinary tract

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Clinical features of Upper UTI?

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Fever
Septicaemic illness
Malaise
Vomiting
Loin/abdo pain in older child
FtT + Jaundice in infancy
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Clinical features of Lower UTI?

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Dysuria
Polyuria
Urgency
Incontinence
Lower abdo pain
Haematuria
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Diagnosis of UTI

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Collect urine in clean catch sample.
Urethral catheter or suprapubic aspiration are alternatives.
MCS

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What would you see on UTI dipstick?

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Nittrites and leucocyte esterase.

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Common causative organism for UTIs

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Normally E.Coli

Also: Klebsiella, proteus, pseudomonas, strep faecalis

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Risk factors for developing UTI?

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Incomplete bladder emptying
Renal tract abnormality
Vesicoureteric reflex
Constipation

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What is vesicoureteric reflex?

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Flow of urine goes wrong way due to anomaly of vesicoureteric junction.

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What is the management of UTI?

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<3months: Full septic screen, cefotaxime + amoxicillin.

>3months: Trimethoprim or IV cefuroxime if no improvement.

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Imaging for UTI?

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Ultrasound
Micturating cystourethragram
DMSA scan

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What are the 3 signs of nephrotic syndrome?

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Proteinuria
Hypoalbuminaemia
Oedema
(also hyperlipidaemia)

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Clinical features of nephrotic syndrome?

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Periorbital oedema
Scrotal, vulval, leg, ankle oedema
Ascites
Breathlessness due to pleural effusion

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Investigations for nephrotic syndrome?

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Protein on dipstick
Creatinine/Albumin ratio
Urine MCS

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What is Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome?

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Nephrotic syndrome that resolves with corticosteroid therapy. Often precipitated by respiratory infections.

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Complications of SSNS?

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Hypovolaemia - tx with IV albumin
Thrombosis
Infection
Hypercholesterolaemia

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What is Steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome?

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Doesnt respond to steroids. Oedema managed by diruetics, ACE-i and NSAIDS to reduce proteinuria.

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Treatment of SSNS?

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Prednisolone

Also: Sodium and water moderation, diuretics

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What is one of the most common causes of Nephrotic Syndrome?

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Minimal change disease. damage to the podocytes of the kidney.

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What are differences between glomerular and lower tract haematuria?

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Glomerular: Brown urine, deformed red cells and casts, often proteinuria too
Lower tract: red, beginning or end of stream. unusual in children.

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Causes of non-glomerular haematuria?

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Infection
Trauma
Stones
Tumours
Sickle Cell
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Causes of glomerular haematuria?

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Acute Glomerulonephritis
Chronic glomerulonephritis
IgA nephropaty
Familial nephritis
Thin BM disease
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Investigation of haematuria

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Urine MCS
Urinary tract USS
Bloods

24
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Common causes of acute nephritis?

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Post infectious (inc. streptococcal)
Vasculitis (SLE, HSP)
Iga nephropaty
Anti glomerular BM disease

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What does acute nephritis lead to?

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Hypertension
Oedema
Haematuria

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Manage acute nephritis how?

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Fluid and electrolyte balance

diuretics

27
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What type of infections cause a nephritis?

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Streptococcal infections (skin or throat)
Group A beta haem strep
28
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Clincial presentation of post strep nephritis?

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haematuria
Decreased urine output
oedema (perioribital)
fever
htn
29
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Investigations of post strep nephritis?

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Mild anaemia
U+Es –> increased urea, hyperkalaemia, acidosis
Urine: haematuria and proteinuria

30
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Treatment for post strep nephrtiis?

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Fluid balance

treat htn with diuretics

31
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What is Henoch Schonlein Purpura?

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An acute immune complex mediated vasculitis. Most patients have antecedent URTI.

32
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Classic triad of HSP?

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Purpura (purple spots that dont disappear)
Arthtiris/arthralgia
Abdominal pain
Can also have: Oedema, glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, intussusception

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Investigations for HSP?

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Increased ESR and IgA
Proteinuria
ANCA presen

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Management of HSP?

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Give steroids, may need immunosuppression.

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What is the most common familial nephritis?

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Alport syndrome.

36
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What is SLE?

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Vasculitis characterised by multiple autoantibodies being present. Decreased C3 and C4.

37
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What is renal agenesis?

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Absence of both kidneys. As amniotic fluid is derived from fetal urine, there is severe oligohydramnios resulting in potter syndrome which is fatal.

38
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What is multicystic dysplastic kidney?

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Failure of union of the ureteric bud with the nephrogenic mesenchyme. Non functioning structure with large fluid filled cysts and no connection to bladder.

39
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What is AD polcystic kidney disease?

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Hypertension and haematuria in childhood, progresses to ESRF in adults.

40
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What is hypospadia?

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abnormal position of external urethral meatus on the ventral penis. Difficulty urinating. Correction surgically.

41
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What is horseshoe kidney?

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Silent or obstructed uropathy +/- renal infections.
Ix: USS diagnosis, kidneys are too medial. Lower pole is too long. Anterior rotated pelvis. Poorly defined inferior border. Isthmus often invisible.

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What is Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome?

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Acute microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia (schistocytes, burr cells)
thrombocytopenia ( platelets are destroyed)
renal failure
endothelial damage to glomerular capillaries.
Typical HUS is associated with diarrhoea in 95%.

43
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What pathogen causes HUS?

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Associated with Shiga toxin producing E.Coli. Causes diarrhoea.

44
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Treatment of HUS

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Dialysis

Steroids for maintenance but not that helpful

45
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What is the HUS triad?

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nephropathy, thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia

46
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What is like to be the diagnosis if there is a prodrome of bloody diarrhoea 5-7 days before a renal insuffiiency?

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Haemolytic ureic syndrome

47
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What is the common cause of vesicoureterial reflux

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Short tunnel of ureter ins all of badder

48
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What are symptoms of vesicoureteral reflux?

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UTI, pyelonephritis, renal failure

49
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Complications of vesicoureteral reflux?

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Pyelonephritis, recurrent UTI, reflux nephropathy, HTN, end-stage renal disease

50
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Mx of vesicoureteral reflux

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Usually self-limiting
Monitor renal function
Prophylactic Abx
Surgical intervention if stage 4 or more

51
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What 3 things does hypospadias consist of?

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1) ventral urethral meatus
2) hooded dorsal foreskin (failed to fuse ventrally)
3) chordee (ventral curvature of the shaft of the penis, most apparent on erection

52
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What is phimosis?

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Inability to retract foreskin, seen as a whitish scarring of foreskin. Usually due to localised skin disease (balantis xerotica obliterates) which involves the glans penis and can cause urethral mental stenosis.
May require circumcision.

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What are the complications of circumcision?

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Bleeding, infection, damage to glans

54
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What is an alternative to circumcision?

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Preputioplasty - retraction of foreskin then a tight preputial ring incised longitudinally then sutured transversely. This conserves foreskin but requires regular retraction of foreskin for few weeks post op (better in older boys)

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