Rein (Biochimie) Flashcards
A physician calls in the laboratory and asks what lab tests should be requested to assess the regulatory function of a patient’s renal system. Your response is serum
- creatinine, serum urea, serum uric acid, and creatinine clearance
- bilirubin and urine urobilinogen
- renin and erythropoietin
- and urine sodium and potassium, arterial blood pH, and sodium bicarbonate
4 - serum and urine sodiam and potassium, arterial blood pH, and sodium bicarbonate
Which of the following laboratory results would point to a diagnosis of acute nephritic syndrome:
- increased serum protein, increased GFR, and hematuria
- increased WBCs in the urine, bacteria in the urine, decrease GFR, and proteinuria
- hematuria, sodium retention, decreased GFR, and proteinuria
- normal serum urea and creatinine, increased GFR, and massive proteinuria
3 - hematuria, sodium retention, decreased GFR, and proteinuria
A 4 year old girl has edema that is most obvious around her ankles and face, and a rash. Her laboratory findings reveal: serum protein 4.8 g/dL (low), serum cholesterol 450 mg/dL (high), serum urea 20 mg/dL (high), heavy urine protein (high), and negative urine blood (normal). All other values were normal. These findings are most consistent with a diagnosis of:
- nephrotic syndrome
- acute pyelonephritis
- IgA nephropathy
- acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
1 - nephrotic syndrome
A toxic condition involving a very high serum level of urea and creatinine accompanied by failure of the three main functions of the renal system is referred to as:
- uremic syndrome
- acute renal failure
- azotemia
- acute glomerulonephritis
1 - uremic syndrome
The functional unit of the kidney is the:
- lobule
- bladder
- glomerulus
- nephron
4 - nephron
If a physician orders a creatinine clearance of an individual, what is he or she attempting to determine:
- glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
- 24 hour urine output volume
- serum creatinine level
- urine creatinine level
1 - glomerular filtration rate
The major function of the loops of Henle in the kidney is to
- secrete ions under hormonal control
- eliminate urea
- adjust urine osmolality
- conserve protein
3 - adjust urine osmolality
Which one of the following statements regarding creatinine is correct:
- serum creatinine levels are elevated early in all renal disease
- normal plasma creatinine does not always indicate normal kidney function
- creatinine levels fluctuate in a diurnal manner
- creatinine is completely reabsorbed by the renal tubules
2 - normal plasma creatinine does not always indicated normal kidney function
Secretion of renin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is induced by low blood pressure and volume. Renin is synthesized in the ______ and ADH is made in the ________.
- brain; adrenal gland
- kidney; brain
- adrenal gland; brain
- adrenal gland; kidney
2 - kidney; brain
Secretion of renin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is induced by low blood pressure and volume. What other hormone would be released in the event of low blood pressure and volume:
- 1,25 (OH2) vitamin D3
- growth hormone
- erythropoietin
- aldosterone
4 - aldosterone
Where is aldosterone synthesized:
- kidney juxtaglomerular cells
- brain
- adrenal gland
- kidney proximal tubular epithelial cells
3 - adrenal gland
Upon microscopic examination, a patient’s urine exhibits many bacteria, white blood cells, and cellular casts composed of polymorphonuclear leukocytes. It is likely that this individual has:
- pyelonephritis
- rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis
- urinary tract infection
- end-stage renal disease
1 - pyelonephritis
If a freshly voided morning urine specimen has a pH of 6.0 in the absence of any other systemic disease, what is the likely cause:
- it is increased above the reference interval due to the conversion of urea to ammonia
- this pH is within the healthy reference interval for this speciman
- it has decreased below the reference interval due to the urea content
- there is likely the onset of distal renal tubular acidosis
2 - this pH is within the healthy reference interval for this specimen
Damage to the glomerulus would be suspected when the urine sediment contains:
- proteinaceous casts
- red blood cell casts
- visible proteins
- crystals
2 - red blood cell casts
An individual is admitted to the emergency department of the hospital with possible carbon monoxide intoxication. What kidney hormone might be relased in this case:
- ADH
- aldosterone
- erythropoietin
- renin
3 - erythropoietin
The portion of a nephron that is most important in maintaning plasma electrolyte balance is the:
- glomerulus
- proximal tubule
- loop of Henle
- distal tubule
4 - distal tubule
Renal colic is:
- a consequence of urinary obstruction usually above the bladder with dilation of the renal pelvis
- associated with chronic pyelonephritis
- caused by elevated blood renin due to a tumor of the kidney
- severe flank pain observed in an individual with renal calculi
4 - severe flank pain observed in an individual with renal calculi
The most common glomerular disease woldwide is
- acute proliferative glomerulonephritis
- acute pyelonephritis
- IgA nephropathy
- minimal change disease
3 - IgA nephropathy
A female patient visits her physician with a complaint of blood in her urine and oliguria. She states that these symptoms have gotten worse over the past 2 to 3 months. Urine and blood samples are collected. Urine GFR is calculated to be 40 ml/min/1.73m2 and hemoglobin is 8 g/dL. Urine protein was elevated. Upon review of her health history, it was noted that she was a cigarette smoker with hypertension. The most likely diagnosis in this case would be:
- nephrotic syndrome
- chronic kidney disease
- end stage renal disease
- chronic pyelophritis
2 - chronic kidney disease
What might be the predominant cause of the low hemoglobin value noted in the preceding question and based on the correctly identified disease:
- decreased EPO synthesis
- decreased iron absorption
- bone loss from decreased 1, 25 (OH2) vitamin D3 synthesis
- folate deficiency
1 - decreased EPO synthesis
A man comes to his physician with generalized weakness and fatigue. Blood is collected and an elevated WBC count with lymphocytosis is noted. Serum protein is moderately decreased, but the urine reagent dipstick does not indicate proteinuria. Upon confirmatory testing with a precipitation test, the urine protien is 4+. Based on other symptoms, the physician suspects multiple myeloma. What might be the cause of the discrepency in urine protein values:
- increased WBC will interfere with urine protein dipstick values
- the urine reagent dipsticks are outdated and must be discarded
- the precipitation tests was performed without controls
- reagent dipstick respond mostly to urine albumin and not other proteins
4 - reagent dipstick respond mostly to urine albumin and not other proteins
In regard to the preceding question, what protein is likely causing the elevated value in the urine protein confirmatory test:
- tamm-Horsfall protein
- bence jones protein
- haptoglobin
- mucoprotein
2 - Bence Jones protein
A patient visits his physician with complaints of insatiable thirst, sudden onset of fatigue, polydipsia, and polyuria. Laboratory results indicate a normal fasting blood sugar. Serum sodium was slightly elevated. Urine was hypotonic. The most likely cause of these symptoms and lab results would be:
- diabetes mellitus due to hormonal deficiency
- secondary hypothyroidism
- pituitary adenoma
- diabetes insipidus
4 - diabetes insipidus
In homeostatic regulation of plasma acid-base concentrations, sodium is both actively and passively exchanged in the tubules for which one of the following ions:
- bicarbonate
- carbon dioxide
- hydrogen
- potassium
3 - hydrogen
Destruction of a kidney stone and removal of the fragments is referred to as nephrolithiasis:
- true
- false
2 - false
High doses of amoxicillin can lead to interstitial nephritis:
- true
- false
1 - true
Which one of the following statements regarding creatinine is correct:
- most intraindividual variation in serum creatinine is due to muscle mass
- serum creatinine levels are not affected by renal disease
- creatinine production increases when serum creatinine is elevated
- creatinine is completely reabsorbed by the renal tubules
1 - most intraindividual variation in serum creatinine is due to muscle mass
Urea
- biosynthesis is carried out exclusively in the renal system
- is 100% reabsorbed by the kidney
- is decreased in plasma by a variety of renal diseases
- concentration in plasma is increased by a high protein diet
4 - concentration in plasma is increased by a high protein diet
A pateint’s urea value is 32 mg/dL (high) and serum creatinine level is 1.1 mg/dL (limit high). These results suggest:
- laboratory error measuring the urea
- renal dysfunction
- possible heart failure
- a healthy reference ratio value
3 - possible heart failure
Creatinine clearance is a measure of the _____ of a patient:
- glomerular filtration rate
- creatine concentration
- renal threshhold
- renin function
1 - glomerular filtration rate
Which of the following is the primary reagent used in the Jaffe reaction for creatinine:
- alkaline copper sulfate
- phosphotungstic acid
- alkaline picric acid
- diacetyl monoxime
3 - alkaline picric acid
Plasma urea concentration:
- is a more reliable indicator of renal function than creatinine
- can increase because of decreased renal blood flow
- is decreased in intrinsic renal failure
- is not affected by diet
2 - can increase because of decreased renal blood flow
In the measurement of urea, urea is initially hydrolyzed by urease to form ammonium ion. The spectrophotometric measurement of the resulting ammonia is referred to as the:
- ammonia selective electrode method
- Berthelot reaction
- Jaffe reaction
- urea method
2 - Berthelot reaction
Urea is produced from:
- catabolism of purine nucleosides
- phosphorylation of creatine in muscle
- reduction of bilirubin
- catabolism of proteins and amino acids
4 - catabolism of proteins and amino acids
The major nonprotein nitrogen degradation product of endogenous purines is:
- urea
- creatinine
- uric acid
- ammonia
3 - uric acid
A 40 year old man visits his physician complaining of pain associated with his joints and back. His initial lab values are as follows: urea nitrogen 120 mg/dL (high), creatinine 4.0 mg/dL (high), uric acid 9.0 mg/dL (high), creatinine clearance 50 ml/min (low) and urine pH 5.0. Whis is most likely diagnosis in this case:
- prerenal azotemia due to congestive heart failure
- renal azotemia causeed by intrinsic kidney failure
- gout and postrenal azotemia caused by uric acid stones
- preeclampsia accompanied by prerenal azotemia
3 - gout and postrenal azotemia caused by uric acid stones
A 40 year old man visits his physician complaining of pain associated with his joints and back. His initial lab values are as follows: urea nitrogen 120 mg/dL (high), creatinine 4.0 mg/dL (high), uric acid 9.0 mg/dL (high), creatinine clearance 50 ml/min (low) and urine pH 5.0. What does the calculated urea nitrogen:creatinine indicate, considering the creatinine value:
- it is increased as is the creatinine, indicating high protein intake
- it is decreased but the creatinine is elevated, indicating kidney tubule necrosis
- it is increased as is the creatinine, indicating postrenal obstuction
- it is decreased but the creatinine is elevated, indicating heart failure
3 - it is increased as is the creatinine, indicatif postrenal obstuction
A 40 year old man visits his physician complaining of pain associated with his joints and back. His initial lab values are as follows: urea nitrogen 120 mg/dL (high), creatinine 4.0 mg/dL (high), uric acid 9.0 mg/dL (high), creatinine clearance 50 ml/min (low) and urine pH 5.0. What does the elevated uric acid indicate, considering the individual
- men with plasma uric acid concentrations exceeding 9.0 are much more likely to have gout arthirtis
- in men, concentration of plasma uric acid increases gradually with age, rising about 10% between the ages of 20 and 60
- in this individual, organic acidemia has interfered with tubular secretion of urate
- this individual must be receiving treament for a malignancy, with concomitant tissue breakdown due to chemotherapy
1 - men with plasma uric acid concentrations exceeding 9.0 are much more likely to have gouty arthirtis.
A 40 year old man visits his physician complaining of pain associated with his joints and back. His initial lab values are as follows: urea nitrogen 120 mg/dL (high), creatinine 4.0 mg/dL (high), uric acid 9.0 mg/dL (high), creatinine clearance 50 ml/min (low) and urine pH 5.0. What is the significance of the decreased glomerular filtration rate:
- increased serum creatinine causes reduced creatinine clearance, renal failure, and GFR reduction
- blockage of the urinary tracts caused by kidney stones leads to decreased GFR and urine output
- elevated urea nitrogen leads to increased excretion, which blocks renal tubules and leads to decreaed GFR
- the creatinine clearance cannot be used in this case to assess GFR
2 - blockage of the urinary tracts caused by kidney stones leads to decreased GFR and urine output
A 40 year old man visits his physician complaining of pain associated with his joints and back. His initial lab values are as follows: urea nitrogen 120 mg/dL (high), creatinine 4.0 mg/dL (high), uric acid 9.0 mg/dL (high), creatinine clearance 50 ml/min (low) and urine pH 5.0. If the creatinine were 1.0 instead of 4.0 would the diagnosis change:
- yes, because the urea nitrogen/creatinine ratio is now within the reference interval indicating no disease state
- yes, the diagnosis may change because the ratio of urea to creatinine now indicates renal failure
- no, because this indicates a failure in the methodology used to determine urea and creatinine
- no, because the other analytes still indicate the presence of gout; additionnaly, creatiin values of 1.0 with an elevated ratio can indicate tissue breakdown, which could be kidney tissue damaged from the stones
4 - no, because the other analytes still indicate the presence of gout; additionnaly, creatiin values of 1.0 with an elevated ratio can indicate tissue breakdown, which could be kidney tissue damaged from the stones
Why do values obtained with the endopoint Jaffe reaction for creatinine measurement overestimate creatinine concentration by 20%
- the components of the reaction mixture often continue to react at endpoint and synthesize excess creatinine
- the rate of Jaffe complex formation is temperature dependent, and excess heat formed by the reaction leads to increased absorptivity and falsely increased creatinine value
- noncreatinine chromogens in the reaction react with the picrate in the end point Jaffe methods and overestimate true plasma creatinine concentration
- hydroxide concentrations above 0.5 mmol/L produce a decreased degradation of the Jaffe complex
3 - noncreatinine chromogens in the reaction react with the picrate in the end point Jaffe methods and overestimate true plasma creatinine concentration
Why does persistently acidic urine leads to formation of uric acid renal stones:
- uric acid has a pKa of 5.57, which makes it insoluble in acidic solutions
- at a pH of 10, uric acid is insoluble and aggregates to form stones
- elevated urine purines cause uric acid crystals to aggregate and form stones
- supersaturation of acidic urine causes calcium to form complexes with uric acid, which is the initial step in stone formation
- uric acid has a pKa of 5.57, which makes it insoluble in acidic solutions
All of the follwing conditions are associated with hyperuriciemia except:
- excessive cell turnover as in malignancy treated with chemotherapy
- deficiency of hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase
- preeclampsia toxemia
- severe hepatocellular disease
4 - severe hepatocellular disease
Creatininase reactions for creatinine assessement:
- yield sarcosine and urea
- requires the addition potassium ferricyanide to reduce interference
- catalyze the conversion of creatinine to creatine
- catalyze the conversion of creatinine to N-methylhydantoin and ammonia
3 - catalyze the conversion of creatinine to creatine
Uricase is used in the assay of uric acid to:
- decarboxylate uric acid to form tungsten blue
- oxidize uric acid to form allantoin
- reduce uric acid to form allantoin
- reduce uric acid to form tungsten blue
2 - oxidize uric acid to form allantoin
A new physician that practices at a university student-healthcare facility often recomments to her student patients that they take magadoses of vitamin C to fend off colds. As director of the chemistry laboratory that serves this facility, you notice a trend in that many olf this physician’s sutdent’s serum uric acid levels are unusually high. You are currently using a dry reagent slide format method of uric acid analysis that uses uricase and peroxidase. What might be the cause of the elvated values:
- high doses of ascorbic acid cause increased hepatic synthesis of bilirubin, which interferes with the enzymes used in assay
- elevated ascorbic acid in serum interferes with the development of the color reaction in the dry reagent slide format
- it may be that his physician’s p atients all are exhibiting increased catabolism of purine nuclosides
- the phenolic compounds derived from the catabolism of uric acid in the students serum is interfering with the development of the color reaction
2 - elevated ascorbic acid in serum interferes with the development of the color reaction in the dry reagent slide format
Quel effet va avoir une diminution de la pression sanguine et du volume sanguin:
Une vasoconstriction (via Angiotnesine II)
Quel effet va avoir une diminution de la concentration du sodium dans le sang:
Une augmentation de l’aldostérone ⇒ augmentation de l’osmolalité ⇒ sensation de soif ⇒ augmentation de ADH ⇒ augmentation de réabsorption de H2O ⇒ augmentation du volume sanguin et pression sanguine
Quel est le mécanisme de la voie rénine-angiotensine:
Angiotensine (pro hormone du sang) ————-> angiotensine I ———–> angiotensine II
Rénine dans sang Enzyme dans poumons
Angiotensine II —————> aldostérone —————>augmentation de la réabsoption Na
stimulation (cortex surrénalien) Rein (TCP et TCD)
Donc aug osm, aug ADH (hypothalamus), aug réabsorption H2O
Qu’est ce qui est donc les roles d’angiotensine II:
- vasoconstriction
- stimulation de la production d’aldostérone
La caféine peut supprimer:
ALD
L’alcool peut supprimer:
ADH
Si eau augmente, qu’est ce qui arrive à l’hydratation:
Hydratation augmente, ADH diminue, volume sanguin diminue, volume urinaire augmente
Si eau diminue, qu’est ce qui arrive à l’hydratation:
hydratation diminue, ADH augmente, volume sanguin augmente, volume urinaire diminue
Si sodium augmente, qu’est ce qui arrive à l’osmolalité:
Osmolalité augmente, ALD diminue, sodium augmente dans urine
Si sodium diminue, qu’est ce qui arrive à l’osmolalité:
Osmolalité diminue, ALD augmente, sodium diminue dans l’urine
Spécimen de choix pour glycosurie:
2h pc
Le rein a une double fonction:
- débarrasser le sang des déchets pour ne pas empoissonner les cellules
- retenir les substances essentielles dans le sang
Le rein filtre la totalité du sang dans:
5 minutes
On produit combien d’urine par minute:
1 ml
Chaque rein contient combien de néphrons:
1.2 millions de néphrons dont le tiers seulement est fonctionnel
Quel est le pouvoir d’adaptation du rein:
Il faut une destruction de 50% du tissu rénal pour observer un ralentissement de cet organe.
La majortié des substances sont absrbés où dans le rein:
Dans le tube contourné proximal
Quelle est la différence entre le sang et le filtrat:
Le filtrat n’a pas:
- globules rouges
- globules blancs
- protéines
- lipides
Quels sont les trois barrières du néphron:
- fenestration: laisse passer des petites substances
- membrane basale:chargé donc répulse les particules négatives comme protéines
- podocytes: barrière physique
Quel est le trajet du sang dans le rein:
- artère rénal
- artère interlobaires
- artères sus-pyramidale
- artères interlobulaires
- artérioles afférentes
- glomérule
- artérioles efférentes
- vasa recta ou capillaires péritubulaires
- veines interlobulaires
- veines sus-pyramidales
- veine interlobaire
- veine rénale
Quels sont les 3 pressions associé à la filtrations:
- pression hydrostatique 6.0 mmHg ⇒ augmente la filtration
- pression oncotique 27 mmHg ⇒s’oppose à la filtration
- pression capsulaire 15 mm Hg ⇒s’oppose à la filtration
Si le taux de filtration est trop élevé:
Les substances nécessaires à l’organisme peuvent traverser trop rapidement les tubules rénaux pour être réabsorbés; elles sont plutot perdues dans l’urine
Si le taux de filtration est trop bas:
Presque tout le filtrat peut être réabsorbé et certains déchets ne peuvent pas être excrétés de facon appropriés.
Qu’est ce qui est un ultra-filtrat du plasma:
Le filtrat glomérulaire qui pénètre dans la capsule de Bowmann.
Valeur du polyurie:
> 2.5 L
Valeur de oligurie
< 400 ml
Valeur de anurie:
< 50 ml