Renal Pathology Pt. 3 Flashcards

1
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what are the hereditary nephritises?

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Alport syndrome

Thin basement membrane lesion/benign familial hematuria

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what is alport syndrome?

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X-linked

mutated gene encoding collagen IV

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what is the clinical presentation of alport syndrome?

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hematuria
CKD
nerve deafness
eye disorders

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what are the characteristics of alport syndrome under an electron microscope?

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moth-eaten/frayed basement membrane

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what is thin basement membrane disease?

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AR

mutated gene encoding a3 or a4 chains of collagen IV

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what is the clinical presentation for thin basement membrane disease?

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asymptomatic hematuria

usually uncovered during routine UA

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which systemic diseases cause secondary nephrotic syndrome?

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DM
SLE
Hep C
HIV

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which systemic diseases cause secondary nephritic syndrome?

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SLE
bacterial endocarditis
goodpasture syndrome
Henoch Schonlein purpura

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what is the pathogenesis underlying diabetic nephropathy?

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metabolic defect linked to hyperglycemia produces thick GBM

hemodynamic effects associated with glomerular hypertrophy contribute to glomerulosclerosis

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what can be seen histologically in diabetic glomerulosclerosis?

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diffuse capillary basement membrane thickening

diffuse mesangial sclerosis

nodular glomerulosclerosis (PAS positive)

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what can be seen histologically in advanced renal hyaline arteriolosclerosis?

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marked thickened, tortuous afferent arteriole

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what are the 3 prototypical renal lesions associated with diabetes?

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nodular glomerular lesions
vascular lesions (arteriolosclerosis)
necrotizing papillitis

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what are the 6 classifications of glomerular disease caused by SLE?

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I. Minimal mesangial lupus nephritis
II. Mesangial proliferative lupus nephritis
III. focal lupus nephritis
IV. diffuse lupus nephritis
V. membranous lupus nephritis
VI. advanced sclerosing lupus nephritis
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14
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which class of glomerular disease are most commonly seen in SLE?

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IV. diffuse lupus nephritis

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15
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how does Henoch Schonlein purpura affect the kidneys?

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IgA is deposited in the glomerular mesangium

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what is fibrillary glomerulonephritis?

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morphological variant of glomerulonephritis associated with fibrillar deposits in the mesangium and capillary walls

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what is the clinical presentation of fibrillary glomerulonephritis?

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nephrotic syndrome
hematuria
progressive renal failure

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which three systemic disorders manifest in the kidneys with foci of glomerular necrosis and crescent formation?

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goodpasture syndrome
microscopic polyangiitis
Wegener granulomatosis

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19
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what infection is associated with essential mixed cryoglobulinemia?

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Hep C

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what is the pathogenesis of essential mixed cryoglobulinemia?

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IgG-IgM complexes that induce cutaneous vasculitis, synovitis, and proliferative glomerulonephritis

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21
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what is acute tubular injury?

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acute renal failure and morphologic evidence of tubular necrosis

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what are the causes of ATI?

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ischemia

direct toxic injury by endogenous or exogenous agents

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23
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what is the most common cause of acute renal failure?

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ATI

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24
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what are some uncommon causes of ATI?

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hypersensitivity to drugs

urinary obstruction

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what is the necrosis pattern associated with ischemic necrosis ATI?

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patchy in PCT
patchy in PST
patchy in LoH

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26
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what is the necrosis pattern associated with toxic necrosis ATI?

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continuous in PCT
continuous in PST
patchy in LoH

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27
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what is clinically evident in the initiation stage of AKI?

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oliguria

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28
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what is clinically evident in the maintenance stage of AKI?

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oliguric crisis with some uremic features

hyperkalemia

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what is clinically evident in the recovery stage of AKI?

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large urine volumes
large loss of water, Na, K
hypokalemia
susceptibility to infection

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30
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what is tubulointerstitial nephritis?

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a group of renal diseases involving inflammatory injuries to tubules and interstitium that are insidious in onset

31
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what are the clinical manifestations of tubulointerstitial nephritis?

A

azotemia

inability to concentrate urine (polyuria)

32
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what are the primary etiologies of tubulointerstitial nephritis?

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infections
toxins
metabolic diseases
chronic obstruction
neoplasms
immunologic reactions
vascular diseases
33
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what is the pathway of infection to the kidneys?

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UTI –> cystitis –> pyelonephritis

34
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what is chronic pyelonephritis?

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recurrent or continuous infection of the kidney with resultant damage to the pelvis/calyces/parenchyma resulting in anatomic distortion

35
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what is the most common UTI causing bacteria?

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E. coli

36
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what other bacteria are known to cause UTI?

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Proteus
Klebsiella
Enterobacter sp.

37
Q

what anatomic defects predispose a patient to pyelonephritis?

A

vesicoureteral reflux

intrarenal reflux

38
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what medical conditions predispose a patient to pyelonephritis?

A

diabetes
pregnancy
BPH

being female

39
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what are possible complications of pyelonephritis?

A

papillary necrosis
pyonephrosis
perinephric abscess

40
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what is the most common cause of pyelonephritis?

A

ascending cystitis combined with a predisposing anatomical defect

41
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what is the most common cause of vesicoureteral reflux?

A

congenital partial or complete lack of oblique angle of the intravesical portion of the ureter

42
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what is the most common cause of AKI?

A

pyelonephritis

43
Q

what is the second most common cause of AKI?

A

tubulointerstitial nephritis induced by drugs or toxins

44
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what drugs cause tubulointerstitial nephritis?

A
analgesics
synthetic penicillins (methicillin, ampicillin)
rifampin
diuretics
NSAIDs
allopurinol
cimetidine
45
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what is the clinical presentation of tubulointerstitial nephritis induced by drugs/toxins?

A

fever
eosinophilia
interstitial renal parenchymal infiltrates

46
Q

what is a potential complication of analgesic nephropathy?

A

urothelial carcinoma

47
Q

what is urate nephropathy?

A

precipitation of uric acid crystals in the renal tubules leading to obstruction of the nephrons and acute renal failure

48
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what is the primary cause of acute uric acid nephropathy?

A

chemotherapy causing tumor lysis syndrome

49
Q

what is the primary cause of chronic urate nephropathy?

A

hyperuremic syndrome –> gout

50
Q

what is a potential complication of hyperuricemia?

A

renal stones/nephrolithiasis

51
Q

what are potential complications of hypercalcemia?

A

formation of calcium stones

deposition of calcium in the kidney

52
Q

what is acute phosphate nephropathy?

A

accumulations of calcium phosphate crystals in the tubules that can occur in patients after consuming high doses of oral phosphate solutions in preparation for colonoscopy

53
Q

what is myeloma kidney?

A

renal insufficiency as a result of multiple myeloma

54
Q

what factors contribute to renal damage in myeloma kidney?

A
Bence-Jones proteinuria
cast nephropathy
amyloidosis
light-chain deposition disease
hypercalcemia
hyperuricemia
55
Q

what is bile cast nephropathy?

A

hepatorenal syndrome in which renal dysfunction manifests in patients with advanced liver failure due to bile cast formation in the distal nephron

56
Q

what are the renal vascular diseases?

A
nephrosclerosis
renal artery stenosis
thrombotic microangiopathies
atheroembolic renal disease
sickle-cell nephropathy
57
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what is benign nephrosclerosis?

A

morphologic changes associated with hyaline sclerosis of the renal arterioles and small arteries

58
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what is the effect of benign nephrosclerosis?

A

multi-focal ischemia of the renal parenchyma supplied by the sclerotic vessels

59
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what conditions contribute to the formation of benign nephrosclerosis?

A

age
HTN
DM

60
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what is malignant arteriosclerosis?

A

a medical emergency

renal vascular disorder exhibiting injury associated with accelerated HTN

61
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what are the pathologic effects of malignant arteriosclerosis?

A

ischemic kidney injury
elevated renin
a self-perpetuating cycle of damage and HTN

62
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what is the pathogenic pathway of malignant HTN?

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renal vascular damage
increased permeability of small vessels
endothelial irreversible injury
focal vascular cell death/hemorrhage
platelet deposition/thrombosis
fibrinoid necrosis of arterioles and small vessels
hyperplastic arteriolitis (renal failure)

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what are the renal morphological changes associated with malignant htn?

A

“flea-bitten” appearance of renal hemorrhages

64
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what is the clinical presentation of malignant htn?

A
BP >180/120
papilledema
retinal hemorrhages
encephalopathy
CV abnormalities
renal failure
65
Q

what is renal artery stenosis?

A

potentially curable form of HTN secondary to atherosclerosis or fibromuscular dysplasia

66
Q

what are the thrombotic microangiopathies that result in renal damage?

A

hemolytic uremic syndrome

thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

67
Q

what is HUS?

A

endothelial cell injury and activation due to Shiga-like toxin (E. coli O157:H7)

68
Q

what is TTP?

A

acquired deficiency of ADAMTS13 resulting in abnormal function of vWF

69
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what is the clinical presentation of TTP?

A
fever
neurological symptoms
microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
thrombocytopenia
renal failure
70
Q

what is the most common cause of renal atheroembolism?

A

mural thrombosis from left side of the heart

71
Q

what are the clinical signs of renal atheroembolism?

A
flank pain
hematuria
HTN
arrhythmia
nausea/vomiting
oliguria/anuria
72
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what is sickle cell nephropathy?

A

papillar necrosis due to accelerated sickling in the renal medulla

73
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what are the clinical features of sickle cell nephropathy?

A

hematuria
hyposthenuria (diminished concentrating ability)
proteinuria