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Pathology of renal disease Flashcards

1
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We filter (fluid)

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180 litres per day

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We resorb (fluid)

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178 litres per day

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Urine amount

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2 litres per day

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How does the kidney work?

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Glomerular capillary
-blood comes in
Interstitium
-bigger molecules like red blood cells and albumin too big to pass into interstitium
-smaller molecules like urea and creatinine passed through into tubules
Tubules (site of most work) 
-site of resorption  
-eventually urine comes out
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What can go wrong?

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Not enough filtration
-not enough blood flow
-blocked filter
-lack of glomeruli 
Too much filtration
-leaky membranes
Too little reabsorption
-faulty tubules
Blocked/ inflamed tubules
Tubules die off in chunks
Tumours can develop
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6
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Blood pressure vs urine output

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Blood pressure drops –> urine output drops
Blood pressure increases
–> urine output increases
Low BP for long time –> renal failure

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7
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Renal disease - causes of acute renal failure

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Lack of blood flow due to haemodynamic shock (bleeding, trauma)
Blocked filter
Leaky filter
Non-functioning tubules

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8
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What substances increase in concentration in renal failure?

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Urea and creatinine levels in blood

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Filter blockage and creatinine

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Filter blockage leads to rise in creatitine levels

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Causes of a blocked filter

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Nothing to see (minimal change)
-minimal change glomerulonephritis
Proteins (membranous)
-deposited in 'filter'
-membranous glomerulonephritis
Cells (proliferative)
-proliferative glomerulonephritis
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membranous glomerulonephritis

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Membranes are thickened

Deposits of proteins in the glomerulus

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12
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Granular kidney post-mortem

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Should be smooth
Groups of glomeruli have died off
Down to 30-40% leads to renal failure

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Renal disease –> causes of chronic renal failure

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Lack of glomeruli 
-chronic hypertension
Blocked filter
-chronic glomerulonephritis
Non-functioning tubules
-tubulointerstitial disease
--> crystals or casts
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14
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Acute renal failure caused by too much filtreation - leaky membranes/ filters leads to

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Proteinuria
-caused by bigger molecules than can usually pass through e.g. albumin
-frothy urine in morning
Test by dipstick in (blood and protein tested)

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Too little resorption - Faulty tubules leads to

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< reabsorption
> urine
Can lead to acute renal failure
Back to normal in couple of weeks with tubular dialysis

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Blocked/ inflamed tubules causes

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Casts
Crystals
Blood clot
Bowel prep (cleans out colon)
-calcium phosphate crystals can build up
Inflammatory cell buildup (e.g. UTI for a long time)
-bacteria
-neutrophils
-macrophages
17
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Renal disease –> tubules die off in chunks due to

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Infection e.g.

  • pyelonephritis
  • papillary necrosis
18
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Renal cell carcinoma incidence

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3% of all new cancers
8,000 cases per year in UK
Rates going up since 1975

19
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Renal cell carcinoma risk factors

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Obesity
Cigarette smoking
-stuff you smoke gets excreted in urine
von Hippel Lindau syndrome
Acquired renal cycstic disease (dialysis)
20
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Renal cell carcinoma spread

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Direct
Lymphatic
Peritoneum
Blood –> bone

21
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Renal cell carcinoma treatment

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Radiotherapy

Surgical resection

22
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Renal cell carcinoma prognosis

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Dependent on stage

Average 40% 5 year survival

23
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Transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis

-signs and symptoms

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Haematuria

Loin pain

24
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Transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis

-risk factors

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Cigarette smoking
Industrial dyes e.g. aniline
Long term painkillers

25
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Transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis

-incidence

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<1% of all cancers

26
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Transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis

-treatment

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Surgical resection

27
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Transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis

-spread

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Direct
Lymphatic
Peritoneum
Blood

28
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Renal disease –> types of tumours

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Renal cell carcinoma

Transitional cell carcinoma

29
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Not enough filtration - not enough blood flow

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Sluggish flow means that small molecules needing to be filtered out don’t have enough chance to
-waste products like urea and creatinine accumulate
Low blood pressure –> considerably lower urine output
-will increase after fluids
-can lead to acute renal failure

30
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Causes of blocked filter (leading to acute renal failure)

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Acute glomerulonephritis

  • nothing to see: minimal change glomerulonephritis
  • proteins: membranous glomerulonephritis
  • ->proteins are blocking the filter
  • ->histology: membranes are thickened and proteins deposited in glomerulus
  • cells: proliferative glomerulonephritis
  • ->inflammatory cells are blocking the filter
  • ->histology: inflammatory cells stacking up
31
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Causes of ‘leaky’ filter (leading to acute renal failure)

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Acute glomerulonephritis

  • minimal change
  • membranous
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Causes of non-functioning tubules (leading to acute renal failure)

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Acute tubulular necrosis

  • ischaemia
  • toxins (myoglobin or ethylene glycol)
33
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Types of renal disease

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Acute renal failure
Chonic renal failure
Tumours
Infection

34
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Not enough filtration - blocked filter

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If filter is blocked, nothing can come out
-kidneys have a lot of capacity so can be quite blocked before we notice change
Toxins will accumulate in blood
-urea and creatinine (these are easy to measure)

35
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Not enough filtration - lack of glomeruli (including causes)

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Ones there are working but not enough
Causes
-age: lose some as go through life
-chronic hypertension: high BP thickens BVs supplying glomerulus, knocks off glomeruli
Raised creatinine and urea
Often leads to stage 1 chronic kidney disease in 70s
-30-40% glomeruli working will lead to chronic renal failure
Granular appearance of kidney post mortem

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Tubule dysfunction causes

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Lack of blood supply can lead to acute tubular necrosis

Susceptible to toxins e.g. myoglobin, ethylene glycol

37
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Blocked/ inflamed tubules leads to

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Waste products can’t get out to urine

Can lead to chronic renal failure

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