renal diseases Flashcards
What is acute renal failure?
Syndrome of rapidly deteriorating GFR with accumulation of nitrogenous wastes(urea, creatinine).
What is azotemia?
accumulation of nitrogenous wastes(urea, creatinine)
What happens to serum creatinine with ARF?
acutely increases by more than 0.5 mg/dL or more than 50% over baseline levels
GFR and UO criteria for “risk of renal dysfunction”
GFR: increased serum Cr 1.5 fold or GFR decreases more than 25% UO: UO less than 0.5 mL/kg/hr for 6 hours
GFR and UO criteria for “injury to kidney”
GFR: increased serum Cr 2 fold or GFR decrease more than 50%
UO less then 0.5ml/kg/hr for 12 hours
2 diseases that account for the majority of cases of ARF
reduced renal perfusion and acute tubular necrosis
3 possible signs of post renal causes
distended bladder, CVA tenderness, enlarged prostate
key parameter to measure renal function
GFR
what is an estimate of renal function, but sensitive to dehydration, catabolism, diet, renal perfusion, and liver disease
BUN
UA shows a few hyaline casts, but essentially normal
prerenal or postrenal causes of ARF
metallic taste, hiccups, N/V, fatigue, malaise, anorexia, dyspnea, orthopnea, impaired mentation, insomnia, irritability, mm cramps, RLS, weakness, pruritis, easy bruising, altered consciousness, delirium, seizures, coma, “pericarditis”
think uremia symptoms
what is the marker for kidney damage
proteinuria
what med can slow down the progression of renal dysfunction
ACE And ARBS
what drugs are renoprotective
ACE, reduce urinary protein loss
Minimal change disease tx
Lipoid nephrosis, do steroids
wegeners granulonatosis dx
it is a vasculitide, dx is ANCA
goodpastures syndrome
affects basement membrane of kidneys and lungs; has hematuria and hemoptysis
main cause of prerenal ARF
inadequate perfusion!
decreased blood flow to kidney
main cause of postrenal ARF
obstruction
eosinophils in urine
malignant HBP
what is increased in ARF
BUN/Cr, K++, phosphate, Mg
what is decreased in ARF
pH, bicarb(metabolic acidosis)
BUN/Cr ratio >20/1, urine osmolalitiy high, FENa low
prerenal ARF
common causes of CRF
DM mainly, PKD, HTN, glomerulonephritis
what is increased in CRF
BUN, Cr, K++, phosphate, Mg
what is decreased in CRF
pH, bicarb, Ca(vit D made by kidney), Hct(no erythropoietin)
PTH controlled by what
calcium level
what is azotemia
accumulation of nitrogenous wastes(urea, Cr both increased)
kidney smaller than 10cm on renal ultrasonography
chronic problem
Urine Na, FE Na, urine osmolality, Bun to plasma ratio in prerenal
Na low, FE Na <1%, osmolality 500, Bun to Cr ratio is 20:1
Urine Na, FE Na, urine osmolality, Bun to plasma ratio in an intrinsic cause
Na high, FE Na > 1-2%, osmolality 250-300, Bun to plasma ration <15:1
criteria for dx ESRD or ESKD
complete loss of kidney function for more than 3 months