Renal Flashcards
Who does UTI affect?
Young, sexually active women
Menopausal women
What causes UTI?
E. Coli
- main organism
- 75-95% in community; >41% in hospital
Enterobacteriaceae
Classification:
- uncomplicated = normal renal tract + function
- complicated = abnormal tract, voiding difficulty/obstruction, ⬇️renal function, ⬇️immunity, virulent organism (staph aureus)
Sterile pyuria ➡️ no organisms
What are the risk factors for UTI?
Sexual intercourse Gender (F>M) Exposure to spermicide Pregnancy Menopause Immunosuppression DM Urinary tract ➡️ obstruction, stones, malformation Catheter ➡️ urine always infected, only treat if ill Antibiotics (changes vaginal flora)
What are the symptoms of a Lower UTI?
Cystitis ➡️
Frequency, dysuria, urgency, haematuria, suprapubic pain
Prostatitis ➡️
Flu- like symptoms, low backache, few urinary symptoms, swollen/tender prostate
What are the symptoms of an Upper UTI?
Acute pyelonephritis ➡️
High fever, rigours, vomiting, loin pain/tenderness, oliguria (AKI)
What are the signs of a UTI on examination?
Fever Abdomen/loin tenderness Foul smelling urine Distended bladder Enlarged prostate
What are the differential diagnoses of a UTI?
Women:
Urethral syndrome (no bacterial infection)
Postmenopause with atrophic vaginitis and urethritis
Genital tract infection eg thrush, herpes simplex, chlamydia, gardnerella
Men:
Enlarged/inflamed prostate
What are the necessary investigations to diagnose a UTI?
Urine dipstick ➡️ looking for nitrites, leukocytes and blood
Mid-stream Urine ➡️ if dipstick positive, symptomatic, male, pregnant, child, immunosuppressed
- pure growth of 1 000 000 organism/mL = diagnosis
Bloods ➡️ FBC, U&Es, CRP, cultures (check for sepsis), PSA, fasting glucose
Imaging ➡️ ultrasound, bladder scan
What are the treatments for a UTI?
Cranberry juice
Fluids
Frequent urination
Pharmacological: LUTI: Trimethoprim ➡️ 200mg/12h Nitrofurantoin ➡️ 50mg/6h - uncomplicated female 3-6 days - male/complicated female 7 days Amoxicillin ➡️ 500mg/8h Alternatives = Cefalexin (if eGFR>40) Co-amoxiclav (7d)
UUTI:
Co-amoxiclav ➡️ 1.2g/8h IV, oral switch when afebrile
Men ➡️ may need 2/52 quinolone eg levofloxacin
How common is pyelonephritis?
Prevalence: 4 in 100,000 asymptomatic adults
Who is pyelonephritis most likely to present in?
Most common in young women
>65 men and women equal
What is pyelonephritis?
Pyelonephritis is an upper UTI that causes inflammation of the renal pelvis
caused by infections.
What are the causative organisms of infective pyelonephritis?
- E. coli, klebsiella spp, proteus spp, enterococcus spp
Rare) mycobacteria, fungi, yeasts and corynebacterium urealyticum (rare
What are the acute risk factors for pyelonephritis?
Catheter Calculi Structural abnormality Renal tract ablation Stents/drainage procedures Pregnancy DM Primary biliary cirrhosis Immunocompromised Neuropathic bladder
What are the chronic risk factors for pyelonephritis?
Renal tract abnormalities/obstruction/calculi
Children➡️ vesicourethral reflux
Neonates➡️ intrarenal reflux
Recurrent UTI
What are the symptoms of pyelonephritis?
Acute: rapid onset:
- Loin to groin/suprapubic pain
- Fever and rigors
- Malaise
- Nausea/vomiting/Anorexia/Diarrhoea
- UTI symptoms (frequency, dysuria, haematuria, hesitancy), Gross haematuria (30% young women)
Chronic:
- Fever
- Malaise
- Loin pain
- Nausea/vomiting
- Dysuria
- failure to thrive in children
What are the signs of pyelonephritis on examination?
- patient looks ill
- pain on palpation of 1/2 kidneys
- moderate suprapubic tenderness without guarding
What are the possible differential diagnoses of pyelonephritis?
- interstitial cystitis
- PID
- appendicitis
- ectopic pregnancy
- urethritis
- STIs
What investigations are necessary to diagnose pyelonephritis?
Urinalysis:
- dipstick = protein, leukocytes, nitrites, blood
MSU microscopy:
- pyuria
Bloods:
CRP ESR, plasma viscosity
FBC ➡️ elevated WCC with neutrophilia
Cultures
Imaging: (uncertain clinical picture)
Contrast-enhanced CT
Ultrasound
MRI for scarring
Renal biopsy (suspected cancer)
Management of acute pyelonephritis?
Acute:
Support, rest analgesia, fluids
Antibiotics: (empiric)
Ciprofloxacin 250-500mg BD (7-10days)
Surgery to drain abscess/relieve obstruction causing infection
How common is hydronephrosis?
Unilateral - 1/300 people in UK per year
Bilateral -1/600 people in UK per year
Who does hydronephrosis affect?
Men and women at any age
Congenital causes common
What is hydronephrosis?
Condition where one or both kidneys become stretched or swollen as a result of a build-up of urine inside the kidneys
What causes hydronephrosis?
Ureter obstruction:
- tumour, blood clot, calculi, sloughed papillae
- stricture, congenital megaureter, bladder neck obstruction, neurogenic bladder, bladder carcinoma
- outside lumen: pelvic-ureteric junction compression e.g. tumours & prostatic hyperplasia, retroperitoneal fibrosis
What are the risk factors of hydronephrosis?
- Pregnancy
- Cancer of cervix, prostate, ovaries
- Previous calculi/obstruction
What are the symptoms of hydronephrosis?
Acute:
- Quick onset (~3hrs)
- Severe, colicky pain in back/flank (worse when drinking fluid)
- palpable mass
- Nausea/vomiting
- Systemic symptoms ➡️ Fever/rigors
- Haematuria
Chronic:
- Same as acute
- Asymptomatic
- Dull ache in flank
- Decreased frequency of urination
What are the signs of hydronephrosis on examination?
Enlarged kidney-tender on palpation
Septicaemia signs
Anuria = bilateral complete obstruction
Distended bladder
What are the possible differential diagnoses of hydronephrosis?
- Renal cyst
- Renal mass
- AKI
- Polycystic kidney disease
What investigations are necessary to diagnose hydronephrosis?
- Ultrasound ➡️ swollen, fluid filled kidney
- AXR - radiolucent stones
- Cytoscopy
- Bloods ➡️ U&Es (Na+/K+⬇️ after chronic obstruction), check urate, phosphate, calcium wtc if stones suspected
- eGFR
- PR looking for enlarged prostate, in enlarged maybe PSA
- Blood cultures
- Urinalysis**
How would you treat hydronephrosis?
- fluid balance
- Analgesics
- Blockage removal ➡️ urethral/suprapubic catheter
Stenting of ureter - Nephrostomy (incision in kidney- emergency)
- Lithotripsy ➡️ using shockwaves to break up stones
*Most stones pass spontaneously
How common is AKI?
- 18% of hospital pts
- 1% in community
Who does AKI affect?
- Most common in elderly
- ICU
- CKD
What is acute kidney injury (AKI)?
- creatinine rise >26 umol/L OR - creatinine 1.5 x baseline OR - urine output 6 consecutive hrs
What are the causes of AKI? (Pre renal, renal, post renal)
Pre- renal:
- 40-70% of renal hypoperfusion (hypotension/sepsis/hypovolaemia)
- renal artery stenosis
- ACE inhibitors
Renal/Intrinsic:
- tubular necrosis due to nephrotoxins, pre-renal damage, radiological contrast, crystal damage (Uris acid), myeloma, ⬆️Ca
- glomerular- autoimmune (SLE), drugs, infection
- interstitial - drugs
- vascular- vasculitis, malignant hypertension, thrombus, cholesterol emboli
Post renal:
- 10-25% UT obstruction (stones, clots, sloughed papillae, malignancy, BPH, strictures, retroperitoneal fibrosis)
What are the risk factors for AKI?
>75 years CKD Heart failure Peripheral vascular disease Chronic liver disease Diabetes mellitus Drugs Sepsis ⬇️intake/⬆️loss
What are the symptoms of AKI?
Dysuria/oliguria
Nausea/vomiting
Dehydration
Confusion
What are the signs of AKI on examination?
⬆️creatinine >26umol/L in 48h
⬆️ creatinine >1.5xbaseline (best figure in 3/12)
Urine output 6h
Palpable bladder
Palpable kidneys (polycystic kidney disease)
Abdomen/pelvic mass
Renal bruits
Rashes (signs of vasculitis)
Hypertension
Fluid overload (raised JVP, pulmonary oedema, peripheral oedema)
Pericardial Rub
Crispy-clearly dehydrated, poor skin turgor
What are the possible differential diagnoses of AKI?
CKD
What are the necessary investigations to diagnose AKI?
Urine Dipstick
- infection (leukocytes, nitrites)
- glomerular disease (blood, protein)
- MC&S
Bloods
- U&Es, FBC, LFTs, clotting, CK, ESR, CRP
- ABG for acid base assessment
- blood cultures
- blood film and renal immunology if systemic cause suspected
Imaging
- renal ultrasound (distinguish between obstruction/hydronephrosis, look for cysts/small kidneys/masses)
- chest X-Ray if fluid overload signs
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What are the treatments for AKI?
Stop nephrotoxic drugs ➡️ (NSAIDs/ACE inhibitors/gentamicin/amphotericin/metformin)
Fluids (avoiding potassium containing fluids)
Antibiotics for sepsis
Catheterise/stent
Dialysis
Renal replacement therapy ➡️ haemodialysis (intermittent and need to be haemodynamically stable) or haemofiltration (continuous, slower). Both require access through internal jugular line
How common is chronic kidney injury (CKD)?
8.5% of population
What is CKD?
Impaired renal function for longer than 3 months due to abnormal function/structure
OR
GFR 3 months with or without evidence of kidney damage
What are the causes of CKD?
Diabetes Mellitus Glomerulonephritis Hypertension or renal vascular disease Pyelonephritis and reflux nephropathy Rare (obstructive uropathy, chronic interstitial nephritis, polycystic kidney disease (inherited)) 20% of cases unknown
What are the risk factors for CKD?
Recurrent UTIs Systemic disorders (SLE) Family History of renal problems Diabetes Hypertension Cardiovascular disease Structural renal disease (stones) Haematuria/proteinuria
What are the symptoms of stage 4 CKD?
Uraemic symptoms - anorexia, vomiting, restless legs, fatigue, weakness, pruritus, bone pain
Women - amenorrhea
Men - impotence
Oliguria
Dyspnoea
Ankle swelling
What are the signs of CKD on examination?
Pallor Yellow tinge to skin Purpura Excoriations ⬆️BP Cardiomegaly Fluid overload signs Palpable kidneys Severe - hyperkalaemia, arrhythmias, uraemia, encephalopathy, seizures, coma
What are the possible differential diagnoses for CKD?
AKI
Acute on chronic CKD
What investigations are necessary to diagnose CKD?
Bloods: Hb (normochromic, normocytic anaemia) ESR, U&Es, ⬇️Ca, ⬆️Phosphates, ⬆️alkaline phosphatase (renal osteodystrophy) ⬆️PTH if stage 3+ Glucose (DM)
Urine - dipstick, MC&S, albumin, creatinine:protein ratio
imaging - ultrasound (check size, anatomy - usually small
What are the treatments of CKD?
Limiting progression/complications:
- reduce BP
- cardiovascular - statins, aspirin
- diet - moderated protein intake, K+ restriction if hyperkalaemic, avoid high phosphate foods
- renal bone disease - treat PTH if raised, reduce phosphate in blood and diet, Calcium binds to phosphate and decreases absorption therefore Ca2+ supplements
Symptom control:
- anaemia - iron/folate/b12 replacement, EPO
- acidosis - sodium bicarbonate supplements but caution in hypertension
- oedema - diuretics, fluid restriction
- restless legs/cramps - ferritin levels checked
Renal replacement therapy
- dialysis
- transplant
How common is Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)?
Common
24% of 40-64 year olds
40% of >64 year olds
Who does BPH affect?
Elderly men
Pathogenesis of benign prostatic hypertrophy?
Benign nodular/diffuse proliferation of musculofibrous and glandular layers of prostate
Inner (transitional) zone enlarges instead of outer as in cancer
What are the risk factors for Benign prostatic hypertrophy?
⬆️ age
Being male
What are the symptoms of BPH?
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Nocturia Frequency Urgency Post- micrurition dribbling (post weeing) Poor stream/flow Hesitancy Overflow incontinence
What are the signs of BPH on examination?
Haematuria
Bladder stones
UTI
What are the potential differential diagnoses of BPH?
Prostatic carcinoma
What investigations are necessary to diagnose BPH?
PR exam Urine ➡️ MSU Blood ➡️ U&Es, PSA (to rule out cancer) Ultrasound Biopsy
What are the treatments for BPH?
LIFESTYLE:
- no caffeine/alcohol (decreases urgency/nocturia)
- relax when voiding/void twice
DRUGS:
- alpha blockers ➡️ Tamsulosin 400ug/d PO
(or alfuzosin/doxazosin/terazosin)
They decrease smooth muscle tone, but can cause side effects
- 5alpha-reductive inhibitors ➡️ finasteride 5mg/d PO
They decrease testosterone conversion to dihydrotestosterone, and are excreted in semen, can cause impotence and reduced libido
SURGERY:
- transurethral resection
- transurethral incision
- retropubic prostatectomy
- transurethral laser-induced prostatectomy
How common is Prostate Carcinoma?
80% in >80 year olds
Most common male malignancy
What causes Prostatic Carcinoma?
Adenocarcinoma of peripheral prostate ➡️ spread locally to seminal vesicles, bladder and rectum via lymph
Spreads to bone via the blood
What are the risk factors of Prostate Carcinoma?
Family History increases risk by 2-3x
⬆️ testosterone
⬆️ age
Male
What are the symptoms of Prostate Carcinoma?
Asymptomatic Nocturia Hesitancy Poor stream Terminal dribbling Obstruction Weight loss Bone pain (metastasis)
What are the signs of Prostate Carcinoma on examination?
PR EXAM: hard irregular prostate
What are the possible differential diagnoses of Prostate Carcinoma?
Benign prostatic Hypertrophy
Urartians tract obstruction
What investigations are necessary to diagnose Prostate Carcinoma?
PSA - increased (70% of cancers) Transrectal ultrasound and biopsy X-Ray Bone scan CT/MRI ➡️ can use to stage the disease
What is the prognosis of Prostate Carcinoma?
10% mortality in 6m
90% mortality in >10 years
What are the treatment options for Prostate Carcinoma?
PROSTATE ONLY: Radical prostectomy Radical radiotherapy Hormone therapy - delays tumour progression temporarily but refractory disease occurs, for elderly pts with increase risk disease Active surveillance
METASTATIC DISEASE
Hormones- give benefits for 1-2years
➡️ LHRH agonists stimulate then inhibit pituitary gonadotrophin (risk tumour flares when first started)
➡️ anti-androgen to prevent flares
SYMPTOMATIC:
Analgesia
Hypercalcaemia treatment
Radiotherapy for bone mets/spinal cord compression
How common is Bladder Carcinoma?
Transitional Cell Carcinoma is most common bladder cancer (>90%)
Who does it affect?
Male:Female
5:2
What are the risk factors for Bladder Carcinoma?
Smoking Aromatic Amines Chronic Cystitis Schistomiasis (⬆️ SCC) Pelvic irradiation
What are the symptoms of Bladder Carcinoma?
Painless haematuria
What are the signs of Bladder Carcinoma on examination?
Recurrent UTI
Voiding irritability
What investigations are necessary to diagnose Bladder Carcinoma?
Diagnostic Cytoscopy with biopsy
Urine microscopy and cytology
CT urogram = diagnostic and staging
Bimanual Exam Under Anaesthetic assesses spread
MRI Lymphangiography = pelvic node involvement
What is the treatment for bladder carcinoma?
T(in situ)/Ta(confined to epithelium)/T1(in lamina propria) ➡️ 80% = transurethral Cytoscopy/resection of bladder + drug therapy = 95% 5yr survival
T2-3 (muscle involved) ➡️ radical cystectomy or radiotherapy and post op chemo
T4 (beyond bladder) ➡️ palliative chemo/radio and catheterisation
Follow up ➡️ 3monthly for 2years then 6monthly = high risk
➡️ 9montly then yearly = low risk
How common is Renal Carcinoma?
90% of all renal cancers
Who does Renal Carcinoma affect?
Mean age = 55years
Male:Female
2:1
What are the causes of Renal Carcinoma?
From proximal renal tubular epithelium
15% of haemodialysis patients develop Renal Carcinoma?
What are the risk factors for Renal Carcinoma?
Haemodialysis
What are the symptoms of Renal Carcinoma?
Haematuria Anorexia Loin Pain Malaise Weight loss
What are the signs of Renal Carcinoma on examination?
Abdominal mass
What investigations are necessary to diagnose Renal Carcinoma?
BP ➡️ increases due to increased renin
Blood tests ➡️ FBC (⬆️EPO), ESR, U&Es, ALP (bony mets)
Urine ➡️ blood cytology
Imaging ➡️ Utrasound, CT/MRI, Intravenous Urogram (filling defect +/- calcification) CXR (cannon ball mets)
What is the prognosis of Renal Carcinoma?
10 year survival = 20%-96.5%
Depending on Mayo prognostic risk score (size, stage, grade, necrosis)
What’s the treatment for Renal Carcinoma?
Radical nephrectomy (RCC generally radio/chemo resistant) Mets/Unresectable➡️ angiogenesis- targeting agents
How common is Urinary Tract Stones (nephrolithiasis)?
Common
Lifetime incidence = 15%
Who does Urinary Tract Stones affect?
20-40 year olds
Male:Female
3:1
What are the causes of Urinary Tract Stones?
They are crystal aggregates ➡️ 75% calcium oxelate
➡️ Mg ammonium phosphate 15%
➡️ urate; hydroxyapatite; cysteine; mixed
Causes: Diet Season Dehydration Drugs➡️ diuretics, aspirin, antacids, corticosteroids, Vit C&D
What are the risk factors for Urinary Tract Stones?
Recurrent UTIs Metabolic abnormalities (increased crystals in blood/urine Urinary tract abnormalities Foreign bodies (stents, catheters) Family history
What are the symptoms of Urinary Tract Stones?
Asymptomatic
Renal colic - severe pain loin to groin
- nausea vomiting, can’t lie still
Renal obstruction - loin pain; worse on movement/pressure
Mid-ureter obstruction - mimics appendicitis/diverticulitis
Lower ureter obstruction - bladder irritability; scrotal/penile/labia majora pain
Bladder/Urethra obstruction - pelvic pain, dysuria, inability to void; interrupted flow
What are the signs of Urinary tract stones on examination?
UTI Pyelonephritis Pyonephritis Haematuria Proteinuria Sterile pyuria Anuria
What investigations are necessary to diagnose Urinary tract stones?
Bloods
Urine Dip - 90% haematuria
MSU - MC&S
Imaging
What is the treatment for Urinary tract stones?
Analgesia Fluids Antibiotics Small stones pass spontaneously Bigger stones: Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy Uteroscopy Keyhole surgery to remove stones
How common is UTI?
1-3% GP appointments
~50% women have 1 in their lifetime
20-30% have recurrence
When is hospital admission required in pyelonephritis ?
- pregnant
- comorbidities
- severe symptoms
- sepsis
- obstruction
- obstruction
Management of chronic pyelonephritis
- ACEi to control BP
- Abx prophylaxis
- renal transplant if causing failure
What is the function of aldosterone ?
Causes the tubules of the kidneys to increase reabsorption of sodium and water, therefore increasing extracellular fluid, and hence an increase in blood pressure
What does angiotensin II do ?
Causes blood vessels to constrict, hence increasing blood pressure
Causes of CKD?
- diabetes
- glomerulonephritis
- unknown
- hypertension/renovascular disease
- pyelonephritis / reflux nephropathy