Renal Flashcards
Massive bilateral renal enlargement, adult in 50s, chromosome 16&4, hepatic cysts, berry aneurysms
Autosomal dominant Polycystic kidney disease
Bilateral and symmetrical cysts on kidneys, childhood, chromosome 6, congenital hepatic fibrosis, ESRD by adolescence
Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney disease
“Potato tumour”, PLAP, v.sensitive to radiotherapy
Seminoma
Primitive cells, b-HCG, younger than seminomas, variable appearance: solids, cysts, haemorrhage, necrosis
Teratoma
BHCG
Teratoma
AFP
Never raised in pure seminoma
PLAP
Seminoma
Particular risk factor for testicular cancer
Testicular maldescend
A glycoprotein enzyme produced by secretory epithelial cells of the prostate
PSA
Prostate cancer:
- Organ confined
- Locally advanced
- Metastatic
- Watchful waiting
- Watchful waiting/hormonal therapy
- Androgen deprivation therapy
Painful swelling of foreskin distal to phimotic ring
Paraphimosis
Prolonged erection >4hrs with no sexual arousal
Priapism
Necrotising Fasciitis in male genital region
Fournier’s gangrene
UTI micro: bacteria associated with calculi
- Proteus
- Produces erase which breaks down urea to form ammonia
UTI micro: bacteria in women of child bearing age
Staphylococcus Saphyticus
UTI micro: catheters and sensitive to Ciprofloxacin
Pseudomonas Auruginosa
UTI micro: Kass’ Criteria in Women bearing age
- > 10^5 organisms
- 10^4 organisms
- Probable UTI
- Not significant bacteria
- Repeat specimens, contaminated
UTI micro: Pure growth is more significant than mixed growth T/F?
True
Resistant to all Abx
CPE
Resistant to all cephalosporins and almost all penicillins
ESBL
UTI micro: Abx which inhibits bacterial folic acid synthesis, avoid in 1st trimester
Trimethoprim
UTI micro: Abx which cannot be used to treat pyelonephritis as it only reaches effective conc in bladder urine, only useful in uncomplicated lower UTI
Nitrofurantoin
UTI micro: max number of days Gentamicin can be used for
3 days
UTI micro: Abx for female lower UTI
Trimethoprim or Nitrofurantoin orally for 3 days
UTI micro: Abx for male UTI
Trimethoprim or Nitrofurantoin orally for 7 days
UTI micro: Complicated UTI or Pyelonephritis (GP)
Co-amoxiclav or Co-trimaxazole for 14 days
UTI micro: Complicated UTI or Pyelonephritis (hospital)
Amoxicillin and Gentamicin IV for 3 days
Criteria for Nephritic Syndrome
- Proliferative process
- Damage to mesangial cells
- “Blood in urine”
- Acute renal failure
- Oliguria
- Oedema
- Hypertension
- Acute urinary sediment
Criteria for Nephrotic Syndrome
- Non proliferative
- Damage to podocytes
- “Protein in urine”
- Proteinuria >3g/day
- Hypoalbuminuria
- Oedema
- Normal renal function
- Hypercholeaemia
Urinary incontinence: Bladder chronically distended, men with BPH, huge palpable bladder, insidious onset, catheter to relieve obstruction
Overflow
Urinary incontinence: Detrusor overactivity, increased bladder pressure, idiopathic or neurological, small volume of voided urine, avoid caffeine and bladder retraining
Urge
Urinary incontinence: Increased abdominal pressure, weak pelvic floor due to childbirth, triggered by cough, sneezing or exertion, lose weight, stop smoking, pelvic floor exercises
Stress
Urinary incontinence: Mixed
Stress + Urge
Majority are transitional cell carcinomas in the trigone area leading to ureteric obstruction, 80% have “stippled” appearance, “halo” sign
Urinary bladder cancer
Prostate: transitional oestrogen sensitive part is involved. Irregular proliferation of both glandular and stromal prostatic tissue
BPH
Prostate: Peripheral ducts and lobes, particularly posterior lobe
Carcinoma of the prostate
eGFR
- Overestimates when ____
- Underestimates when ____
- Overestimates if muscle mass is low
- Underestimates when muscle mass is high
Stages of CKD
Stage 1: >90 with kidney damage Stage 2: 60-90 wit kidney damage Stage 3a: 45-60 Stage 3b: 30-45 Stage 4: 15-29 Stage 5:
Causes of CKD
Diabetes Hypertension Vascular disease Chronic glomerulonephritis Polycystic kidneys
Symptoms of CKD
Non specific: tiredness, poor appetite, sleep disturbance
Complications of CKD
- Anaemia: give IV iron or subcut erythropoietin
- Bone disease: phosphate binders and alfacalcidol
AKI: Pre-renal causes
- Impaired perfusion
- Hypovolaemia
- Sepsis
- Dehydration/blood loss
AKI: Renal causes
- Small vessel vasculitis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Necrosis
- Drugs
- Infection
AKI: Post renal causes
- Urinary calculi
- BPH
- Prostate/cervical cancer
Complications of AKI
- Hyperkalamia
- Pulmonary oedema
- Severe acidosis
- Pericardial effusion
Untreated pre-renal AKI
Risk of advancing to Acute Tubular Necrosis
Loss of “p” wave, Tall tented T waves, widened QRS
Hyperkalaemia
Treatment of hyperkalaemia
-10mls of 10% Calcium Gluconate every 2-3mins
to protect myocardium
-Insulin (10 units of rapid active) to drive K back into cells
-50mls of 50% dextrose (30mins)
Indications for haemodialysis in AKI
- Hyperkalaemia >7
- Severe acidosis pH 40
Positive congo red staining showing apple green birefringence under polarised light
Amyloidosis
AKI, bone pain, normocytic anaemia, Bence Jones Protein, >50yrs, renal impairment at presentation in 50%
Myeloma
2 causes of Renovascular disease
Atherosclerotic disease or Fibromuscular dysplasia
Young woman, hypertension, carotid artery dissection, associated with Ehlers Danlos and Marfans, renovascular disease
Fibromuscular Dysplasia (rare)
Older patient with renovascular disease, risk factors for generalised atherosclerosis
Atherosclerotic Renovascular disease (more common)
Flash pulmonary oedema
Renal artery stenosis
What drug do you not give in Renal artery stenosis?
ACEi
Kimmelstein-Wilson lesion on kidney biopsy
Diabetic Nephropathy
How is the diagnosis of Diabetic Nephropathy made?
- Retinopathy +proteinuria= no biopsy
- Rapid decline in GFR= biopsy
Absolute contraindications to renal transplantations
- Malignancy (within 2years and 5 years for breast and colorectal)
- Untreated TB
- Severe Ischaemia heart disease
- Severe airways disease
- Active vasculitis
- Severe peripheral vascular disease
Types of kidney implant rejection
- Immediate (80%)
- Delayed (will work after 10-30days)
- Primary non function (will never work)
Late onset asthma, necrotising granulomatous inflammation, asthma and eosinophilia, lung most commonly involved
Churg Strauss
cANCA PR3
Wegener’s
pANCA MPO
Churg Strauss
Lupus Nephritis Classification I-VI
Class I: Minimal Class II: Mesangial Proliferation Class III: Focal proliferative Class IV: Diffuse proliferative Class V: Membranous Class VI: Advanced sclerosing
3 most common locations of Renal Stones
- Pelvicoureteric junction
- Vesicoureteric junction
- Within ureter at pelvic brim
Investigation for renal colic
CTKUB of kidneys, ureters and bladder
Drug reaction: dose dependent and predictable, pre-renal/renal/post renal drug interactions, Drug-drug, drug-disease, drug-food
Type A
Drug reaction: dose independent and unpredictable, high mortality
Type B
Drug reaction: Prolonged therapy e.g. long term Beta blockers or steroids
Type C
Drug reaction: delayed, many years after prescribing med
Type D
Drug reaction: when a drug is suddenly stopped–> rebound effect
Type E
X-linked, disorder of Type IV collegen, haematuria, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and visual problems
Alports Syndrome
Most common cause of Nephrotic Syndrome in children, IL-13, good treatment with oral steroids, T cell and cytokine mediated damage to GBM
Minimal Change Nephropathy
Most common cause of Nephrotic Syndrome in adults, HIV/heroin/obesity/reflux
Focal Segmental Glomerulonephritis
2nd most common cause of Nephrotic Syndrome in adults, Anti-PLA2r antibody, “spike and dome” appearance, 1/3rd spontaneous remission, 1/3rd proteinuria, 1/3rd ESRF
Membranous Glomerulonephritis
Nephritic Syndrome, haematuria, Sore throat 1-2days after URTI, Henoch-Schoelin purpura, IgA deposits in mesangial cells
IgA Nephropathy
Develops 1-2weeks after URTI, proteinuria, low complement, lumpy immune complexes on electron microscopy
Post Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis
What is autosomal recessive kidney disease associated with?
Congenital hepatic fibrosis
What is a renal Angioyolipoma associated with?
Benign tumour, associated with Tuberose Sclerosis
Cancer which affects the renal pelvis?
Transitional cell carcinoma
Cancer which affect the parenchyma?
Renal cell carcinoma
Benign tumour which can mimic RCC, has a central scar
Oncytoma