Renal Flashcards
What criteria define Nephrotic syndrome?
>3.5g of protein/day Hypoalbuminemia --> edema Hyperlipidemia/ Hypercholesterolemia Hypogammaglobulinemia Hyper coagulable state --> lose ATIII
What criteria define Nephritic syndrome?
Hypertension Increase BUN and creatinine (Azotemia) Oliguria (decreased urine volume) Hematuria RBC casts in urine
What does focal mean?
What does diffuse mean?
< half of glomeruli affected
> half of glomeruli affected
What does membranous mean?
Basement membrane is thickened
What does proliferation mean?
There are increased number of cells
Post-Streptococcal glomerulonephritis
a. Pathophysiology
b. Seen in:
c. Presentation
e. On light microscopy
f. On immunofluorescence
g. On electron microscopy
a. Type III hypersensitivity; immune complexes are deposited in glomerulus. Treating strep with Abx does NOT prevent post-strep GN
b. Children who had strep infection three weeks earlier
c. Peripheral and periorbital edema, cola-colored urine, HTN
e. Glomeruli enlarged and hyper cellular
f. starry sky granular appearance; lumpy bumpy due to IgG, IgM and c3 deposition along GBM and mesangium
g. Subeptihelial immune complex humps
IgA nephropathy
a. Pathophysiology
b. Presentation
c. Associated with
d. On LM
e. On IF
a. Increased IgA
b. Hematuria, after URI
c. Henoch Schonlein purpura
d. Mesangial proliferation
e. IgA based IC deposits in mesangium
Alport syndrome
a. Pathophysiology
b. Presentation
c. On EM
a. Mutation in type IV collagein –> thinning and splitting of glomerular BM; most commonly X linked
b. Eye problems, glomerulonephritis, sensorineural deafness
c. Basket weave appearance
Goodpasture’s
a. Pathophysiology
b. Presentation
c. on LM and IF
a. Type II hypersensitivity with Abs to GBM and alveolar basement membrane
b. Hemoptysis, hematuria
c. Crescent moon shape –> crescents consist of fibrin and plasma proteins –> linear pattern
What are three types of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (Crescentic)
Goodpastures
Wegeners (GPA)
Microscopic polyangiitis
Diffuse Proliferative Glomerulonephritis
a. Pathophysiology
b. Presentation
c. on LM
d. on EM
a. Due to SLE or membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
b. Sometimes presents as nephrotic and nephritic syndrome concurrently (heavy proteinuria)
c. Wire looping of capillaries - makes BM look really pronounced
d. Subendothelial IgG immune complexes with C3 deposition
Most common cause of death in SLE
Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis
Minimal Change Disease
a. Pathophysiology
b. Presentation
c. on LM
d. on EM
e. Treatment
a. idiopathic or triggered by infection/immunization; secondary to lymphoma
b. CHILDREN; proteinuria, edema, hyperlipidemia, hypoalbuminemia
c. NORMAL glomeruli
d. EFFACEMENT (fusion) of foot processes
e. Responds to steroids
Focal Segmental Glomeruloscelsosis
a. Pathophysiology
b. Presentation
c. on LM
d. on IF
e. on EM
f. Treatment
a. Idiopathic or secondary to HIV!!!!, sickle cell, heroin abuse, obesity, interferon treatment, chronic kidney disease
b. Adults (african american and hispanics); nephrotic syndrome
c. segmental sclerosis and hyalinosis
d. nonspecific of foot process similar to minimal change disease
e. effacement of foot process similar to minimal change disease
f. Does not respond to steroids
Membranous Nephropathy
a. Pathophysiology
b. Presentation
c. on LM
d. on IF
e. on EM
a. Idiopathic or secondary to drugs, HBV, HCV, SLE, tumors
b. Caucasian adults
c. Diffuse capillary and GBM THICKENING
d. granular from immune complex deposition
e. Spike and dome appearance with SUBEPITHELIAL DEPOSITS
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
a. Pathophysiology
b. Presenation
c. Type I
d. Type II
a. Nephritis syndrome that co present with nephrotic syndrome
b. Idiopathic or due to HBV/HCV infection, SLE or subacute bacterial endocarditis
c. Subendothelial immune complex deposits with granular IF = TRAM TRACK appearance on PAS stain from GBM splitting
d. Intramembranous IC deposits
Diabetic nephropathy
a. Pathophysiology
b. On Biopsy…
a. Non-enzymatic glycosylationg of GBM –> increased permeability and thickening
b. Kimmelstiel Wilson lesions, mesangial expansion, GBM thickening, eosinophilic nodular glomerulosclerosis
Linear pattern of IgG deposition on IF
Goodpasture syndrome (anti GBM Abs)
Lumpy bumpy deposits of IgG, IgM, C3 in the mesangium
Post-strep glomerulonephritis
Deposits of IgA in the mesangium
IgA Nephropathy (Berger disease)
Anti-GBM antibodies, hematuria, hemoptysis
Goodpasture’s syndrome
Nephritis, deafness, cataracts
Alport syndrome
Crescent formation in the glomeruli
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
Wire loop appearance on LM
Lupus nephritis
Most common nephrotic syndrome in children
Minimal change disease
Most common nephrotic syndrome in adults
Focal segmental glomerulonephritis
Kimmelstiel-Wilson lesions (nodular glomerulosclerosis)
Diabetic nephropathy
EM shows effacement of epithelial foot processes
Minimal change disease
Nephrotic syndrome associated with Hepatitis B
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Nephrotic syndrome associated with HIV
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
EM: sub endothelial humps and tram-track appearance
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
LM: segmental sclerosis and hyalinosis
FSGS
Purpura on back or arms/legs, abdominal pain, IgA nephropathy
Henoch Schonlein Purpura
EM: spiking of GBM due sub epithelial deposits
Membranous nephropathy (Spike and dome)
Nodular hyaline deposits in the glomeruli
Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules
Glomerulonephritis plus pulmonary vasculititis
GPA
Goodpasture
RBC casts
Indicate glomerular damage
Glomerulonephritis, malignant HTN
Appear yellowish-brown, cylindrical with ragged edges
WBC casts
Indicate acute pyelonephritis
Means damage is ALL the way up in kidney
Bacterial casts
Pyelonephritis
Epithelial cell cast
ATN, toxic ingestions
Difficult to distinguish from WBC casts
Waxy casts
Chronic renal failure
Low urine flow situations
Hyaline casts
Most common cast type
Solidified Tam horsefall proteins
Not necessarily pathology
Tend to see them in concentrated urine, dehydration
Fatty cast
Nephrotic syndrome
Granular cast
From breakdown of cellular casts or aggregates of plasma proteins (albumin, light chains)
Chronic renal disease
ATN (muddy brown cast)
Where is common location of kidney stone?
Ureterovesicular junction
Radiopaque
Envelope or dumbbell shaped
Calcium kidney stones
Risk factors for calcium oxalate stones
Ethylene glycol or Vitamin C abuse, malabsorption
Treatment for calcium stones
Hydration, Thiazides, Citrate
Hypercalciuria and normocalcemia
Most common kidney stone presentation; calcium stones
Radiopaque, coffin lid stones
Struvite (ammonium, Mg, phosphate stones)
Cause of Struvite stones
Infection with urease + bugs
Urease + bugs
Proteus mirabilis Staph saphrophyticus Klebsiella Pseudomonas They all hydrolyze urea to ammonia --> causes urine alkalinization
Treatment for struvite stones
Eradication of infection, surgical removal of stone
Form staghorn calculi (outlines the renal pelvis - looks like a big stag’s horn)
Struvite stones
RadioLUCENT
Precipitates at Decreased pH
Uric acid stone
Uric acid stone
Radiolucent - can’t see on plain film but can see on US and CT
Strong association with hyperuricemia (gout); seen in diseases with increased cell turnover like leukemia
Treatment of uric acid stones
Allopurinol, alkalinization of urine
Risk factors for uric acid stones
Decreased urine volume, arid climates, acidic pH
Cystine stones
Seen in patients with Cystinuria (children)
Staghorn calculi
Treated with alkalinization of urine
Hereditary condition where cystine-reabsorbing transporter loses function –> causing cystinuria
Paraneoplastic syndromes associated with renal cell carcinoma
Ectopic erythropoietin –> polycythemia
ACTH –> Cushing syndrome
PTHrP –> hypercalcemia
Prolactin –> hypogonadism, galactorrhea
Complications of Renal cell carcinoma
Invades inferior vena cava -> spreads hematogenously
Associated with von Hippel Lindau syndrome
Most common renal malignancy of children aged 2-4
Wilms tumor
Presentation of Wilms tumor
Hematuria
Large flank mass
Pathogenesis of Wilms tumor
Deletion of WT1 or WT2 on chromosome 11 (tumor suppressor gene)
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
Wilms tumor
Aniridia
Genitourinary malformation
mental Retardation
Most common tumor of urinary tract
Transitional cell carcinoma (in renal calcyes, renal pelvis, ureters, bladder)
Risk factors for transitional cell carcinoma
Smoking
Aniline dye exposure
Cyclophosphamide
Cause of diffuse cortical necrosis
Vasospasm
DIC
Occurs in very sick patients
Most common causes of ATN
Ischemia Nephrotoxic drugs (aminoglycosides, cephalosporins, polymyxins, radio contrast dye)
Key finding in ATN
Granular muddy brown casts
What is renal papillary necrosis?
Sloughing of necrotic renal papillae that causes gross hematuria and proteinuria
What triggers renal papillary necrosis? Associations?
Recent infection or immune stimulus
Associated with sickle cell disease, acute pyelonephritis, NSAIDs, diabetes mellitus
Three categories of acute renal failure
Prerenal - not enough blood
Intrinsic
Postrenal - outflow obstruction causing back up
Causes of prerenal failure
Hypovolemia
Shock
Hypotension
Renal vasoconstriction with NSAIDS
a. BUN/creatinine ratio in pre-renal azotemia
b. FENa
c. urine Na
d. urine osmolality
a. >20
b. < 1%
c. <20
d. 500
Causes of intrinsic renal failure
Acute interstitial necrosis Glomerulonephritis ATN DIC Acute pyelonephritis
a. BUN/creatinine ratio in intrinsic renal failure
b. FENa
c. Urine Na
d. Urine osmolality
a. < 15
b. > 2%
c. > 40
d. < 350
Causes of post-renal disease
Stones, BPH, neoplasia, congenital anomalies
ONLY happens with bilateral obstruction
Post-renal azotemia
a. BUN/creatinine
b. FENa
c. Urine Na
d. Urine osmolality
a. Varies
b. > 1% mild, >2% severe
c. >40
d. < 350
Consequences of renal failure
MADHUNGER
Metabolic Acidosis Dyslipidemia Hyperkalemia (retain K without normal kidney function) Uremia (Nausea, anorexia, asterixis) Na/H20 retention Growth retardation Erythropoietin failure (anemia) Renal osteodystrophy
What is renal osteodystrophy?
Failure of vitamin D hydroxylation, hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia –> secondary hyperparathyroidism
Causes subperiosteal thinning of bones
ADPKD
Adults
Bilateral enlarged kidneys
Flank pain, hematuria, HTN, urinary infection, renal failure
ARPKD
Kids
Fever, Rash, Eosinophilia, Azotemia
Drug Induced Interstitial Nephritis
Changes in metabolic panel of renal failure
Elevated potassium
Decreased calcium
Elevated BUN and Cr
Thyroid like appearance of kidney
Chronic pyelonephritis
Associated with Hodgkin lymphoma
Minimal Change Disease
effacement of foot processes from cytokines
Selective proteinuria (loss of albumin but not immunoglobulin)
Minimal Change Disease
HIV, heroin use, Sickle cell
FSGS
Nephrotic syndromes
Minimal Change Disease Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Membranous nephropathy Membrano-Proliferative Glomerulonephritis Diabetic Nephropathy Amyloidosis
Nephritic syndromes
Post-Strep Glomerulonephritis IgA Nephropathy Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (Goodpastures, Wegeners, Microscopic polyangiitis) Alport Syndrome Diffuse Proliferative Glomerulonephritis
Positive sodium cyanide nitroprusside test with kidney stones
Cystinuria - Cyanide converts cystine to cysteine and a purple color is created when nitroprusside binds cysteine
POTTER Sequence
Pulmonary hypoplasia Oligohydramnios Twisted face (flattened) Twisted skin Extremity defects Renal failure (in utero) Babies who can't PEE in utero, develop Potter sequence
Causes of POTTER sequence
ARPKD
Obstructive uropathy (posterior urethral valves)
Bilateral renal agenesis
Which artery traps horseshoe kidney?
What is it associated with?
Inferior Mesenteric Artery
Turner’s syndrome
Where does ureter lie compared to uterine artery?
Ureter is UNDER Uterine artery
Water under the bridge
How much of body water is extracellular fluid?
1/3 of TBW
20% of body weight (1/3 of 60%)
How much of TBW is intracellular fluid?
40% (2/3 of TBW)
How much of Extracellular fluid is Interstitial fluid?
75% of ECF
How much of Extracellular fluid is Plasma?
25% of ECF
What are the units of clearance?
Volume/unit time
What is the equation for clearance?
UV/P
U = urine concentration of substance
V = urine flow rate (mL/min)
P = plasma concentration
What is the excretion rate equation?
Urine concentration of substance (mg/mL) X urine flow rate (mL/min) = mg/min
What is measured to calculate GFR?
Inulin is best but not practical
Creatinine - only a small amount is secreted
What is normal GFR?
90-135ml/min (100ml/min)
What is renal plasma flow?
Blood going to glomeruli AND blood going to tubules
Estimated with PAH (filtered AND secreted in tubule)
U(PAH) x V/P(PAH
What is filtration fraction? What is the equation?
The position blood going to the kidney that is filtered through the glomerulus
FF = GFR/RPF (clearance of creatinine/clearance of PAH)
Normally 20%
How do NSAIDS affect GFR?
They constrict afferent arterioles
Decrease RBF and GFR –> no change in FF
How does Angiotensin II affect kidney?
Constricts efferent arteriole –> congestion of blood in glomerulus –> Renal blood flow decreases but GFR increases –> filtration fraction increases
Effect of ACE inhibitors on kidney
Dilate efferent arteriole –> decrease GFR and increase RPF
Constriction of afferent arterioles effects
GFR decrease
RBF decrease
FF no change
Constriction of efferent arteriole effects
GFR increase
RBF decrease
FF increase
Dilation of afferent arteriole effects
GFR increase
RBF increase
FF no change
Dilation of efferent arteriole effects
GFR decrease
RBF increase
FF decrease
Increase in serum protein effects on GFR, RBF, FF
GFR decrease
RBF no change
FF decrease
Ureter stone obstruction
GFR decrease (back up of urine causes increased hydrostatic pressure in the tubules --> favors blood staying in capillaries) RBF no change FF decrease