Pathology Flashcards
……. is a syndrome characterized by a rapid deterioration of renal function (typically within days to a week), resulting in the accumulation of nitrogenous wastes in the blood that would normally be excreted in the urine.
Acute kidney injury
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY/ACUTE TUBULAR
INJURY is characterized by inc of which substances?
increase in blood urea nitrogen (azotemia) increase in serum creatinine
oliguria(low urine output)
What is the reason for prerenal acute kidney injury?
Inadequate kidney perfusion
Reason of inadequate kidney perfusion?
-More advanced volume depletion
➢ excessive volume loss (renal, gastrointestinal or cutaneous origin)
➢ low fluid intake
➢ low effective circulating volume (cardiorenal syndrome)
ACUTE TUBULAR INJURY-Prerenal causes?
-Hypotension
• Hypovolemia associated with hemorrhage or fluid loss (e.g., burns)
• Sepsis
• Inadequate cardiac output (e.g., myocardial infarct [heart attack])
• Renal vasoconstriction (e.g., caused by NSAIDs or radiocontrast agents)
• Renal artery stenosis
What is the outcome of prerenal acute tubular injury ?
• OUTCOME: INADEQUATE RENAL PERFUSION, DECREASE IN FILTRATION PRESSURE, DECREASE IN GLOMERULAR FILTRATION
RATE
Hypotension associated with Hypovolemia or shock may cause the activation of which nervous system ?
Activation of Sympathetic nervous system, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activation, which leads to Vasoconstriction in the renal vasculature—> increased resistance —> dec flow and dec blood pressure
NSAIDs leads to a pathological………. renal arterioles leading to a decrease in GFR
ACE inhibitors leads to a pathological………. renal arterioles leading to a decrease in GFR
Vasoconstriction of afferent
Vasodilation of efferent
……is one of the most common causes of acute kidney injury and the injury results from a combination of prerenal and intrarenal factors.
Sepsis
Which part of the kidney is mainly is mainly involved in pyelonephritis ?
Renal pelvis
In cases of tubulointerstitial nephritis caused by bacterial infection, the renal pelvis is prominently involved: this is known as ……….
Pyelonephritis
Tubulointerstitial nephritis cases that are nonbacterial in origin are known as ………………. (Caused by drugs, metabolic disorders such as hypokalemia, irradiation, viral infections, and immune reactions)
INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS
What type of bacteria is Escherichia coli : the most common cause of acute pyelonephritis?
Enteric gram negative bacilli
What is the mode of transportation in in acute pyelonephritis?
*ascending infection (from the lower urinary tract): Most important source
Or
bloodstream
What is acute pyelonephritis pathogenesis?
Adhesion to the urothelial lining by bacterial FIMBRIAE
—> bacterial colonization of the lining—>
Colonies reaching the bladder (opposite to the flow of urine; during urethral instrumentation, including catheterization and cystoscopy)
Why do UTI most commonly affect females even in the absence of instrumentation?
Due to the close proximity of the female urethra to the rectum( colonization by enteric bacteria)
Which clinical manifestation is associated with poor prognosis of acute pyelonephritis?
Papillary necrosis
What are the histological morphology of Acute pyelonephritis?
1)necrosis and abscess formation within the renal –parenchyma-
pus formation (suppuration) in the tubular lumina—> neutrophils in collecting duct—> white blood cells in urine.
(Typically, the glomeruli are not affected.)
PYONEPHROSIS:Filling of the renal pelvis, calyx, and ureter with pus
2) papillary necrosis: due to diabetes, UT obstruction, or sickle cell anemia
—> poor prognosis
If bacteriuria is not treated during pregnancy, ………… will occur.
symptomatic UTI (leading to pyelonephritis)
Why does acute pyelonephritis occur in men with advanced age?
Increasing prostatic hyperplasia BPH —>Urinary outflow obstruction
What are the symptoms of acute pyelonephritis?
-Flanking dull pain in costovertebral area that extends to umbilicus
- chills, fever, nausea, malaise (systemic sympt)
-dysuria, frequency, and urgency (UT sympt)
-unilateral involvement (early stage)
- no renal failure
-papillary necrosis(poor prognosis)
-pyuria(WBC in urine) & nitrates in urine
Asymmetric contractions (Atrophy) of the kidneys is present in ……….
Chronic pyelonephritis
Symmetrical Kidney scarring occurs in …….
Chronic glomerulonephritis vascular necrosis
What is the main histological finding in chronic pyelonephritis?
Fibrosis
What are the histomorphological features of chronic pyelonephritis?
Fibrosis
inflammatory infiltrate of lymphocytes, plasma cells, eosinophils, and occasionally neutrophils, Eosinophilic casts
Dilation or contraction of tubules, with
atrophy of the epithelial lining (PAS positive casts-colloid casts)
thyroidization in tubules
Arteriolosclerosis (Hypertension)
Glomerulosclerosis (causes nephron loss)
What are the clinical features of chronic pyelonephritis?
Kidney Atrophy (The affected kidneys are asymmetrically contracted)
Tubular dysfunction
Polyuria( urinating more than usual)
Nocturia( urinating during sleep)
Azotemia?
Inc blood urea nitrogen
Inc creatinine
Dec GFR
Uremia?
Worsening of kidney function
Occurs due to azotemia
Nephrotic syndrome is characterized by which manifestations?
Proteinuria(increased protein in urine <3.5)
Hypoalbuminemia (dec plasma albumin in blood<3]
Edema
Hyperlipidemia (increased lipids in blood)
Lipiduria (increased lipids in urine)
A person presents with proteinuria (inc. of protein in urine), generalized edema, hypoalbuminemia(dec plasma albumin in blood), hyperlipidemia &lipiduria, which kidney syndrome does this person have?
NephrOtic syndrome
A person presents with hematuria( presence of blood&WBC casts in urine), proteinuria (inc. of protein in urine), azotemia , hypertension, which kidney syndrome does this person have?
Nephritic syndrome
……….. is the only upper respiratory tract infection that needs treatment and causes acute glomerulonephritis?
Rheumatic fever
What are the clinical manifestations of asymptomatic hematuria or (NON-NEPHROTIC PROTEINURIA)?
IgA nephropathy,
Alport syndrome
Which type of kidney injury is characterized by hyperphosphatemia, dyslipidemia, and metabolic acidosis
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Which disease is characterized by pain and hematuria without red blood cell casts
Nephrolithiasis
What is nephrolithiasis?
formation of stones in the collecting system
fixed =intrinsic glomerular antigens or
with extrinsic molecules that are planted in the glomerulus occur in which type of glomerular injury mechanism?
antibodies reacting in situ within the glomerulus
Which type of hypersensitive reaction occurs in glomerular injury?
Type 3 hypersensitivity