renal Flashcards
What indicates poor prognosis with pancreatitis
Hypocalcaemia
Scoring systems for acute pancreatitis
Ransom
Glasgow
APACHE II
What medications makes renal function worse and should be stopped in acute kidney injury
ACEi
NSAIDs
Aminoglycosides
Angiotensin II receptor antagonists
Diuretics
Reasons for increasing incidence of AKI in high-income demographics
Drug use
definition of AKI
An abrupt (<48hours) reduction in kidney function defines as
An absolute increase serum creatinine by >26.4umol/l
OR
Increase in creatinine by >50%
OR
Reduction in UO
Refer to KDIGO staging classification
what is this
KDIGO classification for AKI
Risk factors for AKI
Old age
CKD
Diabetes
Cardiac Failure
Liver disease
PVD
Previous AKI
Exposure to what can make you more at risk to an AKI
Hypotension
Hypovoleamia
Sepsis
Deteriorating NEWS
Recent contact
Certain medications
Pre-renal causes of AKI
Hypovoleamia - haemorrhage, volume depletion
Hypotension - cardiogenic shock, distributive shock
Renal hypoperfusion - NSAIDs / COX-2 / ACEi / ARBs
Features of pre-Renal AKI
Reversible volumes depletion leads to oliguria and increase in creatinine
What percent of the kidneys receive cardiac output ?
20%
(But are overall 0.5% of body weight)
What happens if you leave pre-renal AKI untreated ?
Acute tubular necrosis
What is acute tubular necrosis
Commonest form of AKI
Due to usually decreased renal perfusion - other causes include sepsis and severe dehydration
Treatment of pre-renal AKI
Assess for hydration: clinical observations, JVP, CRT, oedema/pul. Oedema
Fluid challenge for Hypovoleamia:
Administer crystalloid (NaCl 0.9) or colloid (gelofusion)
DO NOT USE DEXTROSE
Give bolus of fluid then reassess and repeat as necessary
*if >1000mls IN and no improvement then seek help
What is renal AKI
A disease causing inflammation and damage to cells causing an AKI
Split by structures ie blood vessels, glomerular disease, interstitial injury and tubular injury
Causes of renal AKI
Vascular - vasculitis
Glomerular - glomerulonephritis
Interstitial nephritis - drugs (flucloxacillin, PPIs, NSAIDs), infection
Tubular injury - ischaemia, drugs (gentamicin), contrast, rhabdomyolysis
Signs and symptoms of AKI
Non-specifics = anorexia, wt loss, fatigue, lethargy
Nausea, vomiting, itch, fluid overload - oedema + SOB
Signs - fluid overload incl HTN, oedema, pulmonary oedema, effusions
Uraemia incl itch, pericarditis
Oliguria
Clues to renal cause
Sore throat - strept. = post strept. Gen
Rash = vasculitis , LUPUS
Joint pain = LUPUS, vasculitis
D&V = fluid loss
Haemoptysis = good pastures, GPA (anca)
Raised creatinine kinase ?
Rhabdomyolysis
Initial investigation for AKI
U&Es - look at K, is it high ?
FBC + coag. - abnormal clotting , anaemia
Urinalysis - haematoproteinuria
USS - obstruction / size (one kidney larger than the other ? Renal artery stenosis. Both kidneys are small? End disease.)
Immunology - ANA (lupus), ANCA (GPA), GBM (GoodPasture’s)
Protein electrophoresis & BJP - in an older person, rule out myeloma.
Hypercalcaemia, anaemia and bone pain in an older person with an AKI ?
Myeloma
Further management of AKI
Establish good perfusion pressure
Treat underlying cause
Stop nephrotoxics
Dialysis if they remain anuric and uraemia
What are the life-threatening complications of AKI
Hyperkalaemia
Fluid overload (pulmonary oedema)
Severe acidosis (pH <7.15)
Uraemia pericardial effusion
Severe uraemia (ur > 40 )
What is post renal AKI
OBSTRUCTION
AKI due to back flow > back pressure and thus loss of concentrating ability
*dilated renal pelvis on CT / USS
Post-renal AKI
Renal pelvis is dilated due to backflow of urine
Treatment of post renal AKI
Relieve obstruction
What is hyperkalaemia
Life threatening complication associated with cardiac arrhythmias
Hyperkalaemia > 5.5 ‘legs feel weak’ (muscle weakness)
Life threatening Hyperkalaemia = >6.5
ECG Changes in Hyperkalaemia
What does calcium gluconate do
Stabilises cardiac membrane
Medical treatment of hyperkalaemia
Cardia monitor and iv access
Protect myocardium - 10mls 10% calcium gluconate
Move K+ back into the cells - insulin with 50mls 50% dextrose
Salbutamol Neb.
Prevent absorption from the GI tract - calcium resonium
Urgent indications for dialysis
Hyperkalaemia >6.5 or >7
Severely acidotic pH <7.15
Fluid overload
Urea >40, pericardial rub/effusion
Is the prognosis for AKI good ?
NOOOO
AKI alone mortality = 10-30%
AKI w multi organ failure = 70-90%
40 year old male presenting with general malaise and haemoptysis (urea 28, creatinine 600, elevated anti-GBM)
What is the likely cause ?
GoodPasture’s
25 year old IVDA found collapsed at home - what is the likely diagnosis ?
Rhabdomyolysis
82 year old man admitted with: BP @ 70/30, Temp @ 39 degrees, pulse @ 140bpm , K+ 7.0, urea 48, Creatinine 789, CRP 250, CXR left basal consolidation
72 year old man presenting with difficulty passing urine and reduced urine output
Acute tubular necrosis
Which drugs cause Hyperkalaemia
Diuretics, ACEi, amiloride, beta-blockers can cause hyperkalaemia, NSAIDs
Can furosemide cause Hyperkalaemia ?
No it causes low potassium levels
80yr old male admitted with a 4-5 day history of diarrhoea. On admission BP 80/40, pulse 30bpm. Bloods phone back with Na 135, K+ 8.0, Urea 50, Cr 1000, bicarbonate 9
Which of the following drugs would you administer first ?
Calcium gluconate
What are indication for emergency dialysis
(4 things)
Pulmonary oedema (in context of AKI)
Life threatening hyperkalaemia
Uraemic pericarditis
Severe acidosis
What is this patient likely to have:
80yr old female presents with 3 days of diarrhoea
PMH = HBP, CKD, HF
Meds = ramipril, furosemide, spironolactone, ranitidine, amlodipine
BP = 80/40, HR 100, Temp = 36.5 degrees
Na 140, K 7.0, Bic 10, Urea 40, creatinine 450
Pre-renal AKI which has lead to acute tubular necrosis
What are the features seen in Nephritic syndrome
Haematuria - micro or macroscopic
Oliguria
Proteinuria - < 3g / 24 hours
Fluid retention
What are the features of nephrotic syndrome
Peripheral oedema
Proteinuria > 3g / 24 hours
Serum albumin < 25g / L
Hypercholesterolaemia
Most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children
Minimal change disease
What would you seen in histology for IgA nephropathy
IgA deposits and glomerular mesangial proliferation
What is the antibody associated with Good Pastures?
Anti - GBM antibodies - (glomerular basement membrane)
Patient presents with acute renal failure and haemoptysis ?
GoodPasture’s or Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s)
GoodPasture’s = anti - GBM
Wegeners = anca
*epithelial crescents in the glomeruli
= rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
They are crescent shaped scars
Definition of rapidity progressive glomerulonephritis
Is it a spectrum of conditions associated with severe glomerular injury
It is characterised by a nephritis picture associated with a rapid and progressive loss of renal function
Patients are often significantly oliguric
A 40 year old patient, started on penicillin, IV fluids, NSAIDs, and furosemides - for pneumonia (not all) the next day the nurse reports oliguria, fever and raised BP
There is a diffuse rash all over, and also proteinuria and raised eosinophils
What is the likely diagnosis
Drug induced interstitial nephritis
Drug induced nephritis
Presents acutely after the commencement of penicillins
> acute renal failure associated with fever, arthralgia, rash and eosinophils in blood and urine
Drug causes of acute interstitial nephritis
Antibiotics
NSAIDs
Diuretics
Rifampicin
Allopurinol
PPIs
What are all the conditions that can cause a nephritic picture (presence of haematuria and high BP)
SHARP AIM
SLE
Henoch-schonlein purpura
Anti - GBM (GoodPasture’s)
Rapidly progressive GN
Post - strept GN
Alport’s syndrome
IgA nephropathy
Membranoproliferative GN
Investigation for post-strept nephritis
1st = urinalysis, microscopy, culture and sensitive
Then: bloods and immunoglobulins
Gold standard investigation for suspected IgA nephropathy
Renal biopsy
Definitive diagnosis investigation for nephrotic syndrome
Renal biopsy
An 8-year-old boy is brought to the paediatric outpatient clinic with a two-day history of dramatic weight gain and swelling of his legs. His mother noted puffy eyes a few days ago, which did not subside even after giving him antihistamine syrup. He has no medical problems and is in the 50th percentile on all his growth charts. There is no significant family history of renal disorders. Urine analysis reveals marked proteinuria.
What is the most appropriate investigation to confirm his diagnosis?
Serum albumin
Proteinuria + = minimal change disease which nearly always presents as nephrotic syndrome (children)
What happens in nephrotic syndrome
Podocytes which prevent the excretion of protein into the glomerular filtrate are disrupted > resulting in excess protein excretion
The loss of proteins such as endogenous anti-coagulants like anti-thrombin III result in hypercoagulability, which can predispose patients to venous thromboembolic events ie DVT
A 30-year-old athlete presents to his GP with pain and swelling in his left leg. His past medical history is significant for Wilson’s disease, for which he takes regular Penicillamine. On examination, his left calf appears erythematous and oedematous, and is exquisitely tender when squeezed over the posterior aspect. He is noted to have significant peri-orbital oedema which has occurred over the past week. Additionally, the patient reports that his urine has been slightly more frothy during this time.
What is the most likely cause of his leg symptoms?
DVT - the nephrotic syndrome likely caused by Penicillamine use (copper-chelating agent in Wilson’s disease)
First line treatment for Minimal change disease
Oral corticosteroids - prednisolone
55 year old man comes in with 1 month history of gradually worsening swelling in his lower extremities. Frothy urine and has recently noticed puffiness around his eye. Has developed SEVERE LEFT SIDED FLANK PAIN* and complains of haematuria. Has T2DM and RA. There is periorbital oedema and pitting oedema bilaterally. He has a raised RR, and proteinuria. Light microscopy = prominent spike and dome pattern on silver staining.
What is the most likely diagnosis
Membranous glomerulopathy
*what happening here is renal vein thrombosis = severe flank pain - causing hyperventilation, and haematuria secondary membranous glomerulopathy
Features of membranous nephropathy
Associated with: cancers (Lung, colon, breast), infections (SLE, thyroid disease), Hepatitis B and drugs (penicillamine and gold)
Biopsy = subepithelial immune complex deposits
*haematuria, haemoptysis, hypertension (nephritic features)
= GoodPasture’s
Why do you get haemoptysis in GoodPasture’s
The autoantibodies (anti-GBM) are generated against type IV collagen - which is enriched in the lung and glomerular basement membrane > damage to these structures results in haemoptysis and haematuria respectively
*peripheral oedema in children
Nephrotic syndrome
Test for post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
Anti-DNase antibody +
A 15 year old boy presents to the general practitioner with cola-coloured urine. He has no past medical history of note but reports suffering from a sore throat 3 weeks ago.
Physical examination reveals no abnormalities. Urine dipstick reveals 2+ blood and 1+ protein.
What is the likely diagnosis and which investigation will confirm diagnosis?
Post - strept. Glomerulonephritis
Positive anti-DNase antibody
(This typically presents 2-3 weeks after group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal infection - other investigation for this = red cell casts in urine and low C3/C4)
IgA nephropathy vs post-strept glomerulopathy
IgA nephropathy symptoms occurs much more quickly than post - strept. Glomerulopathy (2-3 weeks)
*saddle nose deformity
GPA
*recurrent sinusitis, haemoptysis, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
= GPA
What is GPA
A necrotising small-vessel vasculitis which often presents as recurrent sinusitis, haemoptysis, and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
What investigation is required to diagnose GPA
c-anca
MoA monoclonal antibodies
Block IL-2 receptor on CD4 T-cells
In this way they prevent activation of these cells therefore preventing rejection
*not useful if rejection has already started
Eg Basiliximab or Dacluzimab
MoA glucocorticoids
Inhibit lymphocyte proliferation, survival and activation
They suppress cytokines
*side effects = weight gain, diabetes, osteoporosis
MoA calcineurin inhibitors
Act by inhibiting activation of T-cells
They prevent cytokine release
*side effects = renal dysfunction, hypertension, diabetes, tremor
Eg tacrolimus and ciclosporin
MoA anti-metabolites
Blocks purine synthesis and suppression of proliferation of lymphocytes
Eg Azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil
Contraindications to transplant
Malignancy
Active infection
Severe IHD (surgery)
Severe airways disease
Active vasculitis
Severe PVD
Hostile bladder
Why is tissue typing / HLA matching important so important for transplantation
Some alleles form epitopes that elicit strong antibody and cell-mediated immune response - mismatches for these alleles threaten the transplant
So good to know as drastically affects the outcome !
Good HLA match = better graft survival
What is a sensitising event
Things like: blood transfusion, pregnancy/miscarriage, previous transplant that lead to the formation of antibodies to non-self antigens making transplant rejection more likely
What is PTLD
Post - transplant lymphoproliferative disease
This occurs in all forms of transplantation and depends on the level of immunosuppressive
Usually related to EBV infection
A 59-year-old man is recovering on the colorectal ward following an elective right hemicolectomy four hours ago. On review by the junior doctor, the patient remains somewhat drowsy and appears to be in pain. His catheter bag contains approximately 100 ml of concentrated dark urine. His observations are: temperature 37.1, blood pressure 105/60 mmHg, heart rate 110 bpm, respiratory rate 18 bpm and a capillary refill time of five seconds. Measurement of serum urea and electrolytes show a Urea of 8.0 (2.5-6.7 mmol/L), Creatinine 230 (from a normal baseline), Sodium of 150 (135-145 mmol/L) and a Potassium of 4.8 (3.5-4.5 mmol/L). The patient weighs 90 kg.
Which of the following is the most appropriate management for this patient?
Intravenous bolus of 500mL crystalloid
What are features of AKI
Oliguria, raised serum UREA and Creatinine, hypotension and tachycardia
Why are people having recently undergone surgery more susceptible to pre-renal AKI ?
Nil-by-mouth pre-opt etc
What is AKI
A rapid and sustained reduction in renal function resulting in oliguria and a rise in serum urea and creatinine
AKI is usually reversible
What is the classification system for AKIs
KDIGO
Stage 1: creatinine rise of 1.5x compared to baseline OR urine output <0.5ml/kg/hour for 6hours
Stage 2: creatinine rise of 2x compared to baseline OR <0.5ml/kg/12hours
Stage 3: creatinine rise of 3x compared to baseline OR < 0.3ml/kg/24 hours OR serum creatinine > 354umol/dl
Renal causes for AKI
Dysfunction of glomeruli
Tubules
Interstitial
Renal vessels
Post renal causes of AKI
Caused by obstruction to urinary outflow : kidney stone , tumour , due to external compression
Pre - renal causes of AKI
Shock
Renovascular disease (Renal artery stenosis)
Management of AKI
DR ABCDE
Diagnosis what is the cause ie pre renal = IV crystalloid
Medication review - pretty much suspend lots of drugs
What would a raised creatinine kinase be suggestive of ?
Muscle damage ie rhabdomyolysis
What is rhabdomyolysis
Occurs when there is breakdown of skeletal muscle and myoglobin is released into the blood
This is nephrotoxic and causes AKI
Common causes of rhabdomyolysis
A long lie after a fall
Seizures
An 83-year-old man is brought into the emergency department after being found on the floor after a fall yesterday. He has no significant injuries but was unable to get himself up due to frailty. The patient’s main symptoms are nausea and weakness and he also mentions he has hardly passed any urine today. To monitor his urine output, he is catheterised and his urine is found to be dark brown in colour. Blood tests reveal an acute kidney injury and a very high creatinine kinase. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Rhabdomyolysis
Management of rhabdomyolysis
Supportive therapy ie IV fluids and management of hyperkalaemia
When would a fractional excretion of sodium investigation be appropriate
To differentiate between pre-renal AKI and acute tubular necrosis
A raised sodium indicates acute tubular necrosis
In pre-renal AKI there is reduced sodium in the urine as sodium is re-absorbed to maintain circulating blood volume
Why can Hypovoleamia cause GFR to drop
It causes vascoconstriction of renal arterioles leading to decreased blood flow to kidneys and subsequent decline in GFR
What colour is ureamic tinge
Greyish brown
Build of urea in kidneys (which normally excretes it)
What type of renal tubular acidosis is Fanoconi’s syndrome
Type 2
What is Fanconi’s syndrome
Disturbance of proximal collecting tubule function - leading to generalised impaired reabsorption of amino acids, K+, HCO3 phosphate and glucose
What is renal tubular acidosis
It is impaired acid excretion leading to hyperchoraemic metabolic acidosis > this leads to activation of the renin - angiotensin system leading to potassium wasting and hypokalaemia
What is the function of dialysis
Removal of toxins which build up in ESKD
:urea, creatinine, potassium, sodium
And allows for the infusion of bicarbonate
Does this via diffusion
What is haemodialysis
‘Artificial kidney’
What is the dialysis flow rate
500ml/min
What is ultrafiltration in dialysis
The movement of water, and all solutes dissolved in it - known as the convective solute drag - across a semi-permeable membrane in response to a pressure gradietn
Factors affecting haemodiafiltration
Water flux
Membrane pore size
The pressure difference
Viscosity of the fluid
Size shape and electrical charge (of each molecule)
What is the different between haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration
The replacement of extra-convective ultrafiltrate
What is high volume HDF (haemodiafiltration)
> 21 litres of replacement volumes
What is the gold standard for dialysis vascular access
The arteriovenous fistula
Pros = good blood flow, less likely to cause infection (compared to TCVC - tunnelled central venous catheter)
Cons = require surgery, can limit blood flow to distal arm ‘steal syndrome’
Types of peritoneal diffusion
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)
Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD)
what’s the main thing that can go wrong in peritoneal dialysis ?
Infection
Staph, strep, diptheroids
E.coli, klebsiella (gut infections)
And
Peritoneal membrane failure + hernias
What is peritoneal membrane failure
Inability to remove enough water»_space; fluid overload
When to start dialysis (based on blood tests)
Resistant hyperkalaemia
EFGR <7ml/min
Urea > 40mmol
Unresponsive metabolic acidosis
When to start dialysis (based on symptoms)
Nausea
Vomitting
Anorexia
Profound fatigue
Itch
Unresponsive fluid overload
What is disequilibrium syndrome
When there is too rapid a correction of uraemic toxin levels
> > cerebral oedema confusion seizures sudden death
Definition of CKD
Reduction in kidney function
Structural damage
Or both
Present for more than 3 months with associated health implications
When to diagnose CKD ?
THE ASS
Transplant
Histological - abnormalities
Electrolyte imbalance
ACR > 3mg/mol
Sediment abnormalities in urine
Structural - abnormalities in imaging
And/or persisting reduction in renal function
EGFR < 60mL/min/1.73m2
Stages of CKD
What is the main cause of CKD
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
What type of inheritance is poly cystic kidney disease
Autosomal dominant - the main one
Can also be autosomal recessive
What chromosomes is mutated in ADPKD (autosomal dominant poly cystic kidney disease) ?
16 and 4 (16 = common) PKD1 gene and PKD2 (respectively)
describe the pathology of ADPKD
Massive cyst enlargement - large kidneys
Epithelial lined cysts arise from a small population of renal tubules
A lot of patients with PKD develop ESKF and at a faster rate
What are the clinical features of ADPKD
Reduced urine concentration ability
Chronic pain
Hypertension
Haematuria
Cyst infection
Renal failure
Hepatic cysts
Intracranial-cranial aneurysms
Investigation for ADPKD
US - presence of multiple bilateral cysts, renal enlargement
Genetic - linkage analysis, mutation analysis
What disease is this ?
ADPKD
What are the odds of offspring of a parent with ADPKD having it too ?
50% risk
Mxm ADPKD
Symptomatic control ie Hypertension, hydration, proteinuria, cyst haemorrhage + infection
TOLVAPTAN
Renal failure = dialysis, transplant
What is Alports syndrome
Hereditary nephritis
X-linked inheritance
Mutation in COL4A5 gene > leads to deficient collagen opus matrix deposition
What type of collagen disorder is Alport’s
Type IV
What are the clinical features of Alports
Haematuria !
Proteinuria - seen later but confers a bad prognosis
Extra renal = sensorineural deafness, ocular defects, leiomyomatosis of oesophagus
Diagnosis of Alport’s
-microscopic haematuria +/- hearing loss
-renal biopsy shows glomerular basement membrane thickness
*thickness of GBM
Alport’s syndrome
Treatment of Alport’s
No specific tx
- HPT + proteinuria treated
- dialysis, transplantation
What is Anderson-Fabrys disease
An inborn error of glycosphingolipid metabolism due to deficiency of a-galactosidase A
Is an X-linked disease, lysosomal storage disease
Affects kidneys, liver, lungs, erythrocytes
What are the clinical features of Anderson Fabrys ?
Diagnosis of Anderson Fabrys
Leukocyte a - GAL activity
Renal biopsy and skin biopsy
Treatment of Anderson Fabrys
Enzyme replacement (FABRYZYME)
+ management of complications
What type of inheritance is medullary cystic kidney
Autosomal dominant
Pathology of medullary cystic kidney
Morphologically abnormal renal tubules leading to fibrosis
At what age does medullary cystic kidney present
28
Diagnosis of medullary cystic kidney
Family history + CT
A 66 year old woman recently diagnosed with end-stage renal disease complains of decreased urination. She is currently taking medication for hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus. On examination, she has a temperature of 37.7 C, a pulse rate of 100 bpm, a blood pressure of 190/100 mmHg, and a respiratory rate of 26 breaths/min.
Results of arterial blood gas are as follows:
pH 7.15 (7.35-7.45)
Bicarbonate 15 mEq/L (22-26 mEq/L)
PaCO2 25 mmHg (35-45 mmHg)
What is the electrolytes abnormality observed ?
Hyperkalaemia
=common electrolyte abnormality in CKD characterised by oliguria and reduced EGFR
In renal failure there is low sodium delivery to the distal tubule leading to decreased renal excretion of potassium
Acidosis increases the plasma K concentration by inducing a net shift of K from the intracellular to the extracellular compartment in exchange for Hydrogen
A 40-year-old man recently diagnosed with hypertension now complains of painless haematuria and flank pain. Past medical history is significant for mitral valve prolapse. His father had a berry aneurysm. His blood pressure is 160/100 mmHg with a normal heart rate.
What is the single most likely diagnosis?
Adult poly cystic kidney disease
*flank pain and haemturia
= cyst rupture
*flank pain, haematuria, fever, urinary symptoms
=cyst infection
Mitral valve prolapse and aortic regurgitation is associated with what hereditary renal disease
Poly cystic kidney disease
What type of haemorrhage is associated with ADPKD
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
What drug can stop progression of microalbuminuria becoming nephropathy or CKD
If albumin:creatinine ratio >2.5mg/mol (Men) or >3.5 (women) then start on RAMIPRIL to slow progression
*microalbuminuria developed due to diabetic nephropathy
What do people with T1DM need to be screened for annually once they are over the age of 12
Spot urinary albumin
How is CKD diagnosed
Made when egfr is below 60 on 2 blood tests 3 months apart
If you have CKD what your most likely cause of death
CVD - CKD accelerates atherosclerosis
What is a complication of CKD
Hypocalcaemia
As the kidneys play a role in the activation of vit. D
Electron microscopy for post-strep glomerulo.
Subepithelial humps
What is the causative organism of HUS
E.coli O157
What is this
Glomerulus (healthy)
Nephritic vs nephrotic
Nephritic = haematuria + hypertension
Nephrotic = hyperlipidaemia, proteinuria
What investigation for glomerulonephritis
Renal biopsy - light microscopy, immunofluorescence, electron microscopy
what would glomerulonephritis look like on light microscopy
Sclerosis
Cellular crescents in Bowman’s (bad)
Vasculitis
Hyper-cellularity
Granulomas
What is this (crescent image glomerulonephritis)
What kind of antibodies are involved in glomerulonephritis
IgM, IgA, IgG
what is seen with glomerulonephritis on electron microscopy
Podocyte foot processes
What is anti-GBM disease
It is immune-mediated
IgG to a3 subunit of type IV collagen (found in basement membrane of glomerular and lung) (attacks antibody in Glomerulus)
Part of GoodPasture’s syndrome
Nephritic
Causes rapidly progressive GN
What will you seen on light microscopy of anti-GBM
Cellular necrosis and focal lesion(?)
Causes of membranous glomerulonephritis
infection = Hep B, malaria, syphillis,
Drugs = penicillamine, NSAIDs, gold, captopril
Malignancy = cancer
Features of membranous glomerulonephritis
Seen in adults
Nephrotic presentation
Sub-epithelial immune deposits
LM - thick membranes, membrane spikes
IF - granular deposits
Prognosis = 30% develop ESKF
IgA nephropathy features
Most common GN
Follows a cold/cough usually
Genetic defect > high IgA in serum > immune complexes gather in mesangium
Nephritic pattern
Mesangial hypercellularity
IgA deposits
MPGN - membranoproliferative GN features
Causes = idiopathic, secondary to infection, SLE
Immune complexes deposited under epithelial cells > new GBM forms overs them > reduplication of membrane
Nephritic + nephrotic pattern
Appearance = big lobulated hyper cellular glomeruli with thick membranes (tram tracks)
What are the 2 types of ANCA antibodies
MPO + PR3
> bind to granulocytes > damaged to epithelial cells > crescents
What is the ANCA associated with GPA
MPO ANCA
What is the ANCA associated with microscopic polyangiitis
PR3 ANCA
Minimal change features
Children
Nephrotic pattern
See : effacements of foot processes (loss of space)
Excellent prognosis with steroids
FSGS features ( focal segmental glomerulosclerosis )
Idiopathic - also associated with obesity
Nephrotic pattern
Can progress into ESKF
Diabetic nephrotic histology features
Expansion / thickening of GBM and mesangial matrix
Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis
Nodules - Kimmelstiel Wilson lesions
*kimmelstein Wilson nodules
Diabetic nephropathy
What is the Bosniak score
How likely is a cyst being cancerous
Are acquired cysts scary
No
Very common - often seen on autopsy
Associated with long term dialysis
Nothing to worry about
ADPKD features
Kidney can become huge - mass effect symptoms
Haemorrhage associated with ADPKD
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
ADPKD
Smoother surface to ADPKD
Several subtypes all occurring in children
Wilm’s tumour
Renal tumour occurring in children
Common benign renal tumour
Oncocytoma:
Small, oval, circumscribed
Mahogany brown with a central, stellate scar
Microscopy = very pink and granular cytoplasm, central round nucleus
Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma
Uncommon
Malignant
Looks very similar to oncocytoma > raisin nuclei
Looks like plant cells
Papillary renal cell carcinoma
2nd most common type of renal tumour
Generally low grade
Papillary - finger like projections