Renal Flashcards
Define hematuria
> 20RBC/mm3 unspun urine; >5RBC/hpf spun urine
If pt has discolored urine, what three large categories can it be and how to test?
macroscopic - hematuria
dipstick positive = pigmenturia (free Hb, myoglobin)
Metabolites - porphyrins, bilirubin
Cast
glomerular
Bright red/pink
nonglomerular
papillary necrosis, UTI, obstruction, painful clots
sickle cell
Categories of non-glomerular
interstitial disease (infection, drugs, nephrocalcinosis, ATN, cystic disease); tumors (Wilm’s, TS, nephroblastoma); vascular (renal thrombosis, infants of DM mom)
Proteinuria, RBC casts, high bp, edema, weight gain, oliguria
glomerulonephritis
Hematuria with preceding or concurrent illness
IgAN, APSGN
Hematuria with fmhx
Alport, TBMN
Hematuria with h/o bleeding/bruising
vWD, traumatic hematuria
h/o hgb AS, Ss, SC, SBthal
papillary necrosis, SC nephropathy, exercise-induced rhabdo
Pattern: progressive, sensorineural hearing loss, anterior lenticonus
Alport
Name post-renal causes of hematuria
hydronephrosis, UP junction, UV junction obstruction, posterior urethral valves, lithiasis (stone - colicky pain, fmhx) hypercalcuria (ca/cr high >0.2)
Name bladder and urethra causes of hematuria
Trauma, inflammation, viral cystitis, TB, bact, Cytoxan, hemoorhagic cystitis, hemangioma
When to biopsy in cases of renal disease
1) hi proteinuria
2) persistent hypocomplementemia
3) chronic renal insufficiency
4) fmhx of nephritis with deafness
5) recurrent gross hematuria
How do you workup for hypercalciuria
spot urine, normal is <0.2, for confirmation of >0.2 do 24hr urine collection and if >4mg/kg/day = dx hypercalciuria
Pattern: dysplasia, unilateral agenesis, brachial fistulas, preauricular pits, hearing loss
brachio-oto-renal (BOR)
Pattern: renal angiomyolipomas, cystic kidneys, renal cell carcinoma
TS
Pattern: Renal failure with oligohydramnios, small posteriorly set ears, micrognathia, beaked nose, wide set eyes, pulmonary hypoplasia
Potters
Pattern: nephronopthisis, cystic disease, renal dysplasia, tapetoretinal degeneration, retinal dysplasia
Senior locken syndrome
Pattern: renal failure, enlarged nontrabeculated bladder with thickened walls, lung hypoplasia, b/l cyrptoorchidism
Prune belly
Pattern: diffuse mesangial sclerosis, nephrotic syndrome, Wilm’s tumor, male pseudohermaphrodism
Drash
Pattern: glomerular involvement, dermal telangectasia
Fabry’s disease
Pattern: various renal defects, absence of intrahepatic bile duct, jaundice, vertebral defects, hyperlipidemia
Alagille’s
Pattern: renal aplasia or hypoplasia, double collecting system, unilateral aplasia of pectoralis major, ipsi synbrachydactylyl, hypoplasia or breast and nipple
Polard
Define nephrotic
Proteinuria >40mg/m2/hr (4+); dipstick 4+
Hypoalbuminemia <2.5g/dL
Edema
Hyperlipidemia
Pattern; endema, normal bp or low; no changes in light microscopy, epithelial foot process effacement on EM
Minimal change nephrotic
Rx for MCNS
Replete fluids and prednisone
What is the best prognostic indicator for MCNS
Response to steroids
How to eval for proteinuria?
1st morning urine dip, blood (cr, bun, electrolytes, serum albumin, cholesterol, strep serologies), imaging - renal Us, VCUG
High protein after standing
orthostaic proteinuria
Albumin leaks through nephrotic/glomerulonephritis
glomerular proteinuria
Tubulointerstitial, hereditary or acquired tubulopathies
nonglomerular (LMW proteinuria)
If serum is lo in albumin what category of proteinuria is it most likely
glomerular proteinuria
What are the complications of nephrotic syndrome
Peritonitis (IV abs) pneumococcal, enteric bacteria
Other infection (bacteremia, pneumonia, cellulitis, meningitis, varicella)
Thromboembolism - PE, renal vein thrombosis, DVT
Hypovolemia
What is the main difference between minimal change disease and acute glomerulonephritis?
HTN
Edema is the same
Pattern: RBC casts, increased Cr, fluid Na/water retention causes increased edema, htn
acute glomerulonephritis
Which 3 kidney disorders present with low C3?
APSGN (post strep GN), lupus, MPGN
Low C3 is a marker of complement consumption
Rx for acute glomerulonephritis presentation
steroids, plasmapheresis, cytoxans
Pattern: microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, renal injury, diarrhea 5 - 10 days before, high LDH, low haptoglobin, coombs negative
HUS (E. coli 157:H7)
What are extrarenal manifestation of HUS?
CNS (seizures, obtundation, coma, stroke), liver (hepatitis, GB, hydrops)
Pancreatitis, diabetes, +/- leukocytosis, bloody diarrhea