renal Flashcards
causes of CKD
HTN Diabetes Melitius Glomeronephritis Pylonephritis Obstructive nephropathy
explain process of haemodialysis
AV fistula made –> 2 months
vein: cephalic / basilic
artery: brachial
- blood filtered against a semi-permable membrane
- toxic concentrations filter across
- blood becomes more like the dialsis fluid
- filtered back
complications of dialysis
bacterial peritonitis
sclerosing peritonitis
constipation
what time period determines whether the organ rejection is acute or chronic?
6 months
if on immunosuppressants - what are you concerned about?
Squamous cell carcinoma
what is the term called for bone disease in patients with renal failure
renal osteodystropy
also known as uraemic osteopathy
- osteomalacia / rickets
- hyperparathyroidism
action of PTH
- increases osteoclast activity –> Ca / Phos
- vitamin D hydroxylation - liver + kidneys
- Ca / Phos reabsorption via kidneys
How does teritary hyperPTH develop?
due to untreated secondary hyperparathyroidism
results in parathyroid gland to act autonomously / undergo hyperplastic change
complications of CKD
anaemia - due to reduced EPO responsible for RBC production
renal osteodystrophy - elevated PTH
cardiovascular disease
pre-renal causes of AKI
hypovolaemia (sepsis, liver cirrhosis)
renal artery stenosis (ACE-i)
congestive heart failure
renal causes of AKI
acute tubular necrosis nephrotoxic (rhabdomyolysis, contrast) glomerulonephritis malignant HTN vasculitis
post-renal causes of AKI
renal calculi
BPH
strictures / ureteric tumours
prostate cancer
indications for dialysis
chronic hyperkalaemia metabolic acidosis intractable fluid overload uraemic pericarditis uraemic encephalopathy
in rhabdomyolysis what is the urinary test?
what is seen in it?
urinary myoblobin
muddy brown/granular clasts
other than prolonged immobility - what else causes rhabdo?
excessive exercise burns epilepsy neuroepiletic malignant syndrome drugs (statins, ecstasy, heroin)
define nephrotic syndrome
oedema
hypoalbuminia
proteinuria
hyperlipidimia
complications of nephrotic syndrome + their Mx
hyperlipidaemia - statin
thromboembolism - anticoagulation
infections - pneumococcal vac
dietary requirements for nephrotic syndrome
low salt intake
normal protein intake
concerns of correcting sodium too quickly
hypo / hyper
hyper - cerebral oedema
hypo - central pontine myelinolysis
Pathology of SIADH
Ix / Mx
oversecretion of ADH from posterior pituitary
ADH acts on aqua-porin 2 channels to reabsorb water molecules
Serum / urine osmolaity
- fluid restriction
- furosemide
- hypertonic saline
- conivapton / tolvapton - vasopressin receptor antagonist - competes at the collecting ducts
conivapton / tolvapton - class of drug
vasopression receptor antagonist
name 2 markers of infection urine
nitrates
leucocyte esterases
things to reduce risk of developing UTI in females
well hydrated
post-coital voiding
wipe front to back
avoid spermcide
types of renal replacement therapy
haemodialysis
- filtering of blood via AV fistula
- 3 to 5 hour sessions
perioneal dialysis
- flitration occurs inside the patient’s abdomen
- high dextrose concentration draws waste products out
- several hours of ‘dwelling time’
renal transplant
- donor kidney connected to external iliac vessels
- 10-12 year
what is diagnostic criteria for in diabetic nephropathy?
albumin: creatinine ratio (ACR)
- early morning sample
ACR > 2.5 microalbuminuria
BP aim <130/80
what is henoch-schonlein purpura?
IgA mediated small vessel vascultitis
- commonly seen in children after infection
(slight overlap with IgA nephropathy - Berger’s Disease)
palpable purpuric rash
abdo pain
polyarthritis
renal failure - IgA
Prognosis
- self-limiting, good outcome
- especially in children w/o renal involvement
what qualifies for urgent referral regarding haematuria?
- aged 45 +
- unexplained haematuria (no UTI)
- visible haematuria that persists after treatment
- aged 60 +
- unexplained non-visible haematuria + raised WCC / dysuria
define triad for haemolytic uraemic syndrome
- acute kidney injury
- microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia
- thrombocytopenia
what is haemolytic uraemia syndrome classfied into?
primary - atypical
complement dysregulation
secondary - following infection
E.coli
Pneumococcal infection
HIV
what is desmopressin?
synthetic ADH
used to treat cranial diabetes insipidus
NOT nephrogenic DI
what is chlorothiazide?
thiazide
- allows sodium to be released into the urine –> hence lowering the serum osmolarity
used to treat nephrogenic DI
what is the acceptable amount of glucose for a patient to be given daily?
50-100g irrespective of weight
how do you detemine between pre/renal/post causes of AKI?
presence of protein in urine dip - confirms renal cause
after 2 episodes of painless frank haematuria - what is the investigation?
cystoscopy
gold standard for bladder cancer
what is the mechanism of renal failure by rhabdomyelosis?
myoglobinuria causes renal failure by tubular cell necrosis
–> toxicity of myoglobin on the tubular cells
patients on haemodialysis for CKD –> what are they most likely to die from? Why
ischaemic heart disease
due to increased calcification in dialysis
why is the hypercoagulopathy in nephrotic syndrome?
loss of anti-thrombin 3 via the kidneys
what is the screenin test for adult polycystic kidney disease?
Abdo USS
what would you find on a membranous glomerulonephritis renal biopsy?
- thickened basement membrane
- subepithelial spikes on silver stain
- PLA2
on abdominal USS - what difference would you see between diabetic nephropathy + CKD?
Chronic diabetic nephropathy
- bilateral enlarged kidneys / normal
CKD - bilateral small kidneys
causes of renal artery stenosis
atherosclerosis (90%) fibromusclar dysplasia (10%)
why would you choose to use contrast on a CT ?
if checking for malignancy - look for blood supply
indications for NIV? (4)
- COPD with resp acidosis (pH 7.25-7.35)
- Cardiogenic pulmonary oedema unresponsive to CPAP
- T2RF with chest wall deformity / obstructive sleep apnoea
- weaning off tracheal intubation
when investigating a pleural effusion - how do you determine the cause
fluid / serum protein ratio
if >0.5 exudate
if <0.5 transudate
define ARDS
increased permeability of alveolar capillaries leading to fluid accumulation in the alveoli
- acute onset
- bilateral pulmonary oedema
- non-cardiogenic
- low oxygen sat (in site of high ox)
what are to 2 management outcomes of CURB65?
moderate / outpatient
- amox (macrolide if pen allergic)
severe / admit
- amox + macrolide
explain the biochem of conn’s
high aldosterone secretion
acts on Na/k channels - resulting NA reabsorption + K excretion
H ions are also in competition with K ions
As H ions are excreted HCO3 is being reabsorbed with Na –> high HCO3 –> metabolic alkalosis
what does urine potassium >20 mmol/l in the presence of hypokalaemia tell you?
pathology is a renal cause
drugs influencing renin/aldosterone measures
spironolactone
ostrogens
ACE-i
how do you work out anion gap?
what is normal value?
(Na + K) - (HCO3 + Cl)
8-14 mmol/L
causes of hypercalcaemia
bone mets
thiazide diuretics - reduced calcium reabsorb (stimulate sodium/calcium exchange intracellularly)
1 + 3 hyperPTH
PTHrP - squamous cell
difference on imaging between acute renal failure vs CKD?
CKD - bilateral small kidneys
HIV-related nephropathy - bilateral large kidneys
what class of diuretic is used to prevent reaccumulation os ascites?
aldosterone antagonist - spironolactone
extra-renal manifestations of ADPKD
liver cysts - hepatomegaly (most common)
berry aneurysms - SAH
iatrogenic cause for nephrogenic diabetes inspidus
lithium