Renal FA (Physiology and Pathology) Flashcards
Kidney embryology
- Pronephros (up till wk4)
- Mesonephros (first trimester)
- Metanepros (appears in wk 5)
Ureteric bud
derived from mesonephric duct
gives rise to ureter, pelvises, calyces, collecting ducts
Metanephric mesenchyme
gives rise to glomerulus through to DCT
Ureteropelvic junction
Last to canalize
Most common site of obstruction (hydronephrosis)
Potter sequence- POTTER
Pulmonary hypoplasia Oligohydramnios Twisted face (low set ears, overbite, flattened nose) Twisted skin Extremity defects Renal failure
Due to failure of ureteric bud formation
Can be cause by ARPKD, bilateral renal agencies, chronic placental insufficiency
Horseshoe kidney
Inferior pole of the kidneys fuse
Gets trapped under INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY (IMA)
Kidneys function normally
Associations/ complications with horseshoe kidney
hydronephrosis, renal stones, infection, renal cancer
See more commonly in Turner and trisomies
Unilateral renal agenesis
ureter bud (pelvix, calyx, collecting duct ureter) fails to develop metanephric mesenchyme (glomerulus and DCT) also does not develop Causes complete absence of kidney and ureter
Multicystic dysplastic kidney
Ureteric bud develops
UB fails to induce differentiation of metanephric mesenchyme
Causes non-functional kidney with cysts and connective tissue
Duplex collecting system
bifurcation of one ureteric bud (or just two) before entering the metanephric mesenchyme causes Y-shaped bifid ureter
Associated with vesicoureteral reflux/ obstruction
Increase UTI risk
Congenital solitary functioning kidney
Born with only one functioning kidney
Generally asymptomatic with compensatory hypertrophy of contralateral kidney (which also may have some anomalies)
Left kidney
Longer renal vein- so generally taken for donor transplantation
Renal blood flow
Renal artery –> Segmental artery –> Interlobar artery –> arcuate artery –> interlobular artery –> afferent arteriole –> glomerulus –> efferent arteriole –> vasa recta/ peritubular capillaries –> venous outflow
Components of the glomerular filtration barrier
Podocytes, basement membrane, and endothelial cells (around the arterioles)
Mesangial cells of the glomerulus
Remove trapped residues and aggregated protein from the basement membrane
Afferent vs. Efferent arterioles
Afferent: arriving
Efferent: exiting
Ureters
Pass Under the uterine artery or under the vas deferent (water under the bridge)
Ligation of the uterine (cardinal ligament) or ovarian vessels (suspensory/ infundibulopelvic ligament) may damage ureter
Fluid compartments (60-40-20)
60% total body water (40% ICF + 20% ECF); 40% non water mass
ECF vs. ICF
kg –> L (since density of H2O is 1)
For a 70kg person (42kg of TBW; 28kg of non water mass)
1/3 ECF- 14 kg (Interstitial fluid (10.5 kg) and plasma (3.5 kg))
2/3 ICF- 28kg (RBCs (3 kg) and Cells (25 kg))
Plasma volume- measurement
Radiolabeling albumin
Extracellular volume- measurement
Innulin or Mannitol
Osmolarity
285-295 mOsm/kg H2O
Glomerular filtration barrier
Filters based on SIZE and net CHARGE
Composed of:
Fenestrated capillaries: size barrier
BM with heparan sulfate: negative charge and size barrier
Epithelial layer consisting of podocyte foot processes: negative charge
Albumin: negatively charged, and therefore repelled by negative charges on BM and epithelium
Charge barrier compromised
Lost in nephrotic syndrome
Causes albuminuria, hypoproteinemia, generalized edema, and hyperlipidemia