RENAL DISEASE Flashcards
CLASSIFICATION OF RENAL DISEASES
1.Glomerular Disorder
2.Tubular Disorder
3.Interstitial Disorder
Refers to sterile inflammatory processes that
affects the glomerulus and associated with the
finding of blood, protein and casts in urine
Glomerulonephritis
Sudden onset of symptoms with
consistent damage to the
glomerular membrane
Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
symptoms of Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
Fever
Hypertension
Edema
Oliguria
Fatigue
Hematuria
Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis caused by:
- Streptococcus
pyogenes - Pneumonia
- endocarditis
- Severe infection
FINDINGS for Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
Hematuria
Proteinuria
Oliguria
Presence of casts (RBC cast, WBC casts, Hyaline Casts,
Granular Casts)
Increased BUN Levels
POSITIVE ASO Titer
Damage to capillary wall is due to macrophages that
will release cells and plasma in the Bowman’s space
Rapidly Progressive (Crescentic) Glomerulonephritis
Findings for Rapidly Progressive (Crescentic) Glomerulonephritis
- Similar to AGN
- Elevatted protein levels
- Very low GFR
Production of crescentic formations containing
macrophage, fibroblast and polymerized fibrin
Rapidly Progressive (Crescentic) Glomerulonephritis
Autoantibody attachment and complement activation
causes the damage to the capillaries.
Goodpasture Syndrome
urine findings for goodpasture syndrome
Macroscopic hematuria
Proteinuria
RBC casts
Due to the cytotoxic antibody (Antiglomerular Basement
membrane) found attached to the glomerular and
alveolar membranes during viral respiratory infection
Goodpasture Syndrome
Patient’s initial complaints when they have goodpasture sydrome
hemoptysis & dyspnea
Disorders affecting the systemic vascular system
resulting to the glomerular damage
Vasculitis
two types of Vasculitis
- Wegener’s Granulomatosis
- Henoch- Schönlein Purpura
It is considered as an immune complex disease and is
characterized by involvement of capillaries with diffuse
infiltration of neutrophils, lymphocytes and macrophages
Henoch- Schönlein Purpura
caused by antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody
(ANCA), which can be demonstrated in patient’s
serum for laboratory testing
Wegener’s Granulomatosis
Result of allergic vasculitis which involves the skin, GIT,
kidneys, heart and CNS
Henoch- Schönlein Purpura
causes granuloma producing inflammation of the
small blood vessels in the lungs and the kidneys
Wegener’s Granulomatosis
Patient’s serum IgA level is increased which may result
from mucosal infection
Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy/ Berger’s Disease
Thickening of the glomerular membrane due
to deposition of IgG immune complexes
Membranous Glomerulonephitis
DISORDERS ASSOCIATED with Membranous Glomerulonephitis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Sjögren Syndrome
- Secondary syphillis
- Hepatitis B
- Gold & mercury treatment
- Malignancy