Renal injury and disease Flashcards
Where are glomeruli located?
Cortex
Where do you take a biopsy from?
Cortex only
Why is the proximal tubule much pinker?
Full of mitochondria - 90% of solute reabsorbed here
Kidney function
- Formation of urine
- Control of water balance
- Control of electrolytes
- Drug metabolism
- Drug excretion
- Hormone synthesis
- Calcium/phosphate regulation
- Acid-base regulation
- BP control
Which membrane surrounds arteriole?
Glomerular
Function of Bowman’s space
Collects urine before concentration in tubules
Function of JGA
Recognises drop in perfusion/BP to release renin
Function of angiotensin ii
Vasoconstriction of efferent arteriole
GFR
- Filtration happens in glomerulus
- Driven by hydrostatic pressure of blood
- RBCs and large molecules don’t pass through filter
- To assess, look at urine output and serum creatinine - state creatinine is inversely proportional to GFR
CKD
- Chronic kidney disease: long time, irreversible, often due to injury etc or due to diabetes/hypertension
- CKD: damage over 3 months with decreased GFR, pathological abnormalities or markers of kidney damage, 2 blood tests
Acute kidney disease
Deterioration of kidney function over long period
Acute on chronic kidney disease
Acute injury with background of CKD
Stage 1 GFR
90+, normal kidney function but urine abnormalities - annual observation of BP
Stage 2 GFR
60-89, mildly reduced kidney function, BP, monitoring, find out why
Stage 3 GFR
30-59, moderately reduced function, probable diagnosis made
Stage 4 GFR
15-29, severely reduced kidney function, management of complications, plan for renal failure