paediatric nephrology Flashcards
4 functions of the kidney
fluid and electorlyte homeostasis
excreiton of waste products and drugs
hormonal
acid-base homeostasis
hormones involves in the kidneys 4
vit d
ertyhrypoetin
renin
prostaglandin
top 5 renal disease presentations
- Flank mass
- Haematuria
- Proteinuria with/without oedema
- Polyuria/oliguria
- Hypertension
name for bilateral absent kidneys
potters syndrome
-renal agenesis
how do kidneys appear in muticystic dysplastic kidneys
irregular cysts w no normal renal tissue
define a duplex kideny
two ureters coming from one kidney
describe the ureters in a duplex kidney and how they can lead to pathology
upper pole ureter
-obstruct and can be assocated with a ureterocoele
lower pole ureter
-tends to reflux
-vesicoureteric reflux
what causes a horseshoe or pelvic kidney
abnormal caudal migration
-causes kdineys to fuse together and cause this shape
where do horseshoe kidneys tend to fuse
in the midline at the lower poles
what can an obsturction of teh urinary tract cause 3
bladder diverticulae
hydroureters
hydronephrosis
three common obstructions of the urinary tract (anatomically)
posterior urethral valves
vesicoureteric obstruction
pelviureteric obstruction
what does an obstruction from posterior urethral valves cause 3
bladder hypertrophy
unilateral or bilateral hydronephrosis
renal failure
top 4 cuases of oedema in children
heart failure
nephrotic syndrome
liver failure
malnurition
values indicitative of nephrotic syndrome 3
proteinuria >1g/m^2/day
hypoalbuinaemia <25g/L
high protein to creatinet ratio in early morning urine sample (>150mg/mmol)
*-also oedema
classifications of nephrotic syndrome 3
idiopathic
secondary
congenital
types of idopathic nephrotic syndrome 2
minimal change disease (80-90%)
focal segmental glomeruloscelrosis (10-20%)
types of secondary nephrotic syndrome 2
HSP
SLE
investigations for nephrotic syndrome 7
FBC,
UEs,
LFTs,
C3/C4
varicella status
ASOT
urine -protein creatine ratio
-culture
BP
complications of nephrotic syndrome 4
hypovolaemia - intravuascualry depleted
thrombosis
infection (loss of Ig and complement in urine)
hypertension
treatment for nephrotic syndrome 5
prednisolone - inital high dose w reducing course
20% albuim + furosemid for hypovolaemia or symptomatic oedema
pneumococcal vaccination
penicillin prophlyaxis for risk of encapsulated organism infection
salt/fluid restirction