Renal and Acid-Base Flashcards
- None ofWhat disturbances in NaCL are expected with administration of the following hypertonic solutions?
a) Mannitol
b) hypertonic saline
a - Na/Cl decreases transiently
b - NaCl has a more sustained increase
What is the relationship between AKI and biochemical markers of pancreatitis in dogs?
Not much relationship:
- 12% samples have increased cPLI but not many diagnostic for pancreatitis
- 4% samples increased lipase
- 34% increased TLI
No correlation to serum creatinine concentration
Is urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associate lipocalin or its index to creatinine (UNCR) a useful early marker of AKI?
- UNCR was elevated at 8 days compared to 16 days for creatinine >50% increase
- Recovery of renal function was documented earlier with UNCR (median 2 days earlier) than on reduction in creatinine
- NGAR generally parralleled UNCR but had a triphasic response (earlier peak than UNCR) so maybe less useful
n.nb. NGAL is an induced neutrophil protein which is present in neutrophil granules, it has previously been identified to be induced early in the course of animal models of AKI
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Which biomarker(s) in canine proteinuric CKD correlates best with the following:
1. Glomerular damage
2. Tubulointerstitial damage
3. Immune complex glomerulonephritis
4. Survival
- FE IgM or IgG
- Serum creatinine
- Urinary IgM:creatinine and urinary NAG:creatinine
- Serum creatinine, FE IgM, TEM noted glomerular damage
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What are the known risk factors for development of CKD in cats?
Annual or frequent vaccination
Moderate or severe dental disease
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How much earlier has SDMA been able to detect CKD in cats compared to using serum creatinine above the reference interval?
17 months
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How much earlier has SDMA been able to detect CKD in dogs compared to using serum creatinine above the reference interval?
9 months
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Is cystatin C a useful marker of CKD in cats (either urine or plasma?)
No, it was also not useful in indicating renal function in hyperthyroid cats
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What is cystatin C?
Cystatin C is a low molecular weight protein which is synthesized at a stable rate by most nucleated cells and is freely filtered by the glomeruli,4
therefore, serum cys- tatin C concentrations (sCysC) are inversely propor- tional to GFR.
Cystatin C is actively reabsorbed by the proximal renal tubules so appearance in the urine could be considered as a marker of renal tubular injury
What is a more important predictor of body temperature in uraemia dogs?
Bodyweight, uraemia seems to affect body temperature more in cats. Hypothermia can be corrected with correction of uraemia in animals >5kg.
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What is fenoldopam? What are its effects on urine output and electrolyte excretion in healthy animals?
A dopamin agonist that has been shown to increase urine output in healthy dogs and cats and also increased FE of Na in healthy dogs compared to infusion of D5W.
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What BWT cut-off at the time of diagnosis of CKD predicts survival in cats?
4.2kg with cats having a BWT >4.2kg at the time of diagnosis having a better survival time.
Other points of interest are that often WL is present for several years prior to diagnosis and accelerates following diagnosis.
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What is the relationship between coccidiomycosis, azotaemia, proteinuria and ICGN in dogs? (5 points)
- 13% dogs azotaemic
- 63% proteinuric
- 25% had clinically relevant proteinuria
- 54% dogs had renal histopathology consistent iwth ICGN
- 33% had granulomatous nephritis
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What is the effect on Ca-P homeostasis of feeding a moderately protein and phosphate restricted diet to healthy older cats?
- Moderate protein and phosphate restricted diet resulted in changes in urinary FE phosphate, plasma PTH and iCa but id not hae an effect on the development of azotaemic CKD
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What physical exam and haematological/biochemical changes trend higher/lower in dogs with age?
- Several things re. disease and BP prevalence but I think the take homes are:
- Platelet counts higher in older dogs
- Body temperature, HCT, albumin and TT4 lower in older group
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Percentage of elderly dogs that are proterinuric
- 11% dogs had overt proteinruia (persistent in 8%)
- 14% were borderline proteinuric
- Strong correlation (0.88) between free catch and cystocentesis
- Overall 19% dogs had persistent proteinuria
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NGAL and CKD in cats
- NGAL and NG:Cr was significantly higher in CKD compared to healthy cats and was correlated with serum creatinine
- Higher values predicted progression of CKD within 19 days
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What is the relationshiop between homocysteine, being a greyhound, folate and albumin levels?
- Hyperhomocysteinaemia in 68% greyhounds, more common in hypofolataemic dogs and inversely corelated to folate but positively correlated with albumin
- All healthy greyhounds had hyperhomocysteniaemia
- No correlation between hyperhomocysteinaemia and hypocobalaminaemia
- 41% greyhounds were hypofolataemic, this was more common in hypocobalaminaemic dogs
- 70% greyhounds with chronic diarrhoea were hyperhomocysteinaemic
- 75% (n.b. only 6/8 cases) with thrombosis were hyperhomocysteinaemic
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Relationship between hydroxyethly starch administration and AKI in dogs vs cats?
- 6% HES exposure, ml/kg/d and AKI grade were not associated
- Number of days of HES administration was associated with an increase in AKI grade within 10 days of HES administration
Note that a study in cats showed no risk of AKI in cats that had HES administered and did not find the number of days over which this was administered as a risk for AKI either.
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Relationship of urinay isoprostane F2 in cats with CKD and stages?
- F2 isoprostanes were not significantly increased in cats with stage 1 CKD compared to controls
- They decreased through advancing CKD stages and were inversely correlated with creatinine
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Association between SAA, hepcidin, TIBC, mean iron, creatinine and survival in cats with CKD
- Hepcidin and SAA were higher in CKD cats
- TIBC and mean total iron lower in the CKD group
- Positive correlation between serum creatine SAA and hepcidin
- Increased SAA and hepcidin associated with decreased TIBC and HCT in the CKD group
- Anaemic CKD cats had lower TIBC
- No association in survival with all of these parameters
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Relationship between tCa and iCa (sensitivity and specificity) in cats with CKD?
- tCa has a high specificity for prediction of iCa but poor sensitivity
- Underestimation of iCa was associated with lower venous HCO3 levels
- Cats with CKD had incrased risk for tCa increase
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Use of darbepoeitin in dogs with CKD, dosing intervals, side efects and number of responders.
- Dosing interval >21d did not sustain a response in any dogs
- 85% dogs achieved a PCV >30% and 67% dogs achieved PCV >10% increase
- Median time to achieve PCV >30% was 29 days
- adverse effects included hypertension 36%, seizures 15%, vomiting, diarrhoea and PRCA 6%.
- Higher doses were better
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Mean number of urinations in cats recorded with VRS compared to cargiver observations
2.5 compared to 0.6
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What biomarkers are known ot be independent predictors of hypertension in cats?
CTnI and VEGF
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What is the relationship between CKD stages in dogs and vitamin D metabolites, along with markers of calcium homeostasis?
- All vitamin D metabolite concentrations were lower in IRIS stage 3 and 4 dogs but not different in stage 1 & 2 compared to normal dogs
- Vitamin D metabolites were negatively correlated with PTH, FGF-23 and phosphorus concentrations
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Is SDMA higher in dogs with CKD or AKI?
CKD - although it is not a useful parameter for distinguishing between them due to overlap
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Which RAAS parameter is lower in greyhounds compared to non-greyhounds?
Aldosterone concentration, note that greyhound have higher creatinine and sodium than other dogs so actually this is an appropriate physiologic response.
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What is the potential usefullness of giving gastric acid suppression in cats with CKD?
Cats with CKD have been shown not to have any changes in their gastric pH or gastrin concentrations suggesting that gastric acid suppression will not be beneficial in these animals.
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Which species has beraprost sodium demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of CKD?
Cats
What percentage of dogs with pyelonephritis have a concurrent disease?
75%
What percentage of dogs with UTI are successfully treated with infusion of E. coli 2-12 intothe bladder?
44%
What cytokines have been showwn to be elevated in cats with FIC?
IL-12, CXCL12, IL-18, Flt3L
What bone changes can be seen in the cortices of dogs with CKD on histology?
Smaller lacuna and higher resorption cavity density and 2.3x higher porosity
What is the sensitivity and specificity of SDMA in detecting masked CKD in cats wht hyperthyroidism?
33% and 97.7%
What is the effect of tetrastarc administration on lung water and oxygenation?
Decreased EVLW in tetrastarch treated dogs but oxygenation status did not change in this group compared to dogs given LRS
What is the accuracy of in-=house microscopy for the diagnosis of UTI in dogs?
64.5%
What urine characteristics may reduce bacterial growth?
Concentrated and alkaline urine
Which viruses have not been shown to have increased prevalence in the urine of CKD cats?
Morbillivruis and paramyxovirus
What is the relationship between Mg and survival in cats wiht CKD?
Lower Mg is associated with poorer survival and is also inversely correlated with FGF23
What type of AKI is FE electrolytes expected to be increased in?
Intrinsic AKI, n.b. FE is also associated with survival
What is the relationship between E./ coli biofilm formation and MDR status?
Biofilm forming E. coli (around 50% form biofilms) is associated with decreased risk of MDR
Which markers may be most useful in developing eGFR models in cats?
Pelvic circumference and reciprocal of serum creatinine
What factors have recently been identified as prognostic indicators in dogs with CKD?
Low BCS
Muscle atrophy
Creatinine
increased phosphorus
Increased UPC
Increased CaxP
Increased FGF23
IRIS staging
What urine microspy finding is SediVue unlikely to be good at telling you about?
Epithelial cells and urine casts