Renal Approach To Proteinuria And Polyuria - Dr. Grin Flashcards
3 layers of glomerulous
- Fenestrated Capillary Endothelium : keep out cells (RBC, WBC)
- Glomerular BM : keep out plasma proteins (albumin)
- Podocytes : keep out plasma proteins
tubules reabsorb what proteins
low molecular weight ones that got through the glomerular BM and Podocytes
tubules reabsorb what proteins
low molecular weight ones that got through the glomerular BM and Podocytes
proteinuria is what
- low molecular weight proteins
2. Tamm- Horefall protein (made by renal tubules)
normal daily protein excretion
- Protein : < 150mg/day
2. Albumin : < 30 mg/day
Glomerular proteinuria
Damaged glomerular filtration barrier = albumin in urine
Overflow proteinuria
low molecular weight proteins filtered to overload the reabsorption in tubules
= LMW proteins in urine
Overflow proteinuria happens when
light chains in urine from multiple myeloma
Tubulointerstitial proteinuria
tubular damage –> X reabsorption of LMW proteins
= LMG in urine
Tubulointerstitial happens when
ATN (acute tubular necrosis)
urinalysis
cheap easy
= detect albumin (low sensitivity)
Spot urine albumin / Cr ratio
detect small amounts of albumin = important for early DM nephropathy
(detects albumin, higher sensitivity)
Spot urine protein / CR ratio
detects albumin, light chains, B2-macroglobulin)
24 hour Urine protein
GOLD STANDARD for proteinuria
= inconvenient
how to detect light chain nephropathy
from MM
= protein / CR ratio test
what causes Glomerular proteinuria
- nephrotic syndrome
2. nephritic syndrome
Nephrotic Syndrome
podocytes are damaged from inflammation
= albuminuria
= loss of Antithrombin 3
nephrotic syndrome
- edema in body (hypoalbumin)
- thrombotic complications
- liver increases lipoproteins = hypolipidemia
edema in nephrotic syndrome
- hypoalbuminemia = low oncotic P
2. low BV low renal BF = renin is increased = worse edema
SX of nephrotic syndrome
- proteinuria (foamy urine)
- edema
- hyperlipidemia (xanthelasemia, fatty casts)
- hypercoagulation
nephritic syndrome sx
= HTN
= RBC casts
= AKI / oligouria
= Proteinuria
conditions that can cause nephrotic syndrome
- DM
- FSGS = focal seg glomerulosclerosis (HIV or chronic reflux)
- Membranous (HEP b,c, syphilis, SLE, solid tumors)
- Amyloid
conditions that can cause nephritic syndrome
- immune complex (post strep, SLE, IgA)
- Anti-GBM (goodpasture)
- ANCA associated (wagners, microscopic polyangitis, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis)