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Renal Replacement Therapy Transplantation Flashcards

1
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Where is the transplanted kidney placed?

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Placed into the iliac fossa and anastomosed to the iliac vessels

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What are the indications for native nephrectomy?

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Indications for native nephrectomy include size (polycystic kidneys) and infection (chronic pyelonephritis)

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What are the transplant surgical complications of renal transplantation?

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Vascular - bleeding (usually anastomotic sites, perirenal haematoma can be arterial or venous)

Arterial thrombosis

Venous thrombosis

Lymphocele - collection of lymphatic fluid in the body not bordered by epithelial lining

Ureteric - urine leak

Infections

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What are the immunosuppressive agents?

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Corticosteroids

Calcineurin inhibitors

¤Tacrolimus, Cyclosporine

Anti-proliefratives

¤Mycophenolate mofetil, Azathioprine

mTOR inhibitors

¤Sirolimus

Costimulatory signal blockers

¤Belatacept

Depleting agents

¤Basiliximab ( anti-CD25), Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG), Rituximab (anti-CD20)

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What are the side effects of corticosteroids, tacrolimus, cyclosporin, mycophenolate mofetil, sirolimus, belatacept?

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Immunosuppresion protocols

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Induction: Basiliximab

Maintenance: Tacrolimus + Mycophenolate + steroids

Steroid free is possible

Others: CNI-free using Belatacept

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What are the types of donors?

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Deceased donors (after brain death or cardiac death)

Living donors

(living related donor, unrelated - spousal, alturistim, paired / pooled)

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Pooled donation

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What is the compensatory increase in GFR of remaining kidney after donation?

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Compensatory increase in GFR of remaining kidney to 70% of pre-donation values

Compensatory increase is greater in younger donors

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What are the complications after renal transplantation?

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Rejection

¤Cell mediated

¤Humoral (Ab mediated)

Cardiovascular

¤Underlying renal disease

¤CRF (chronic renal failure)

¤Hypertension

¤Hyperlipidaemia

¤PT Diabetes (new onset)

Infective

¤Bacterial

¤Viral

¤Fungal

Malignancy

¤Skin

¤Lymphoma

¤Solid Cancers

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What are the mechanisms of acute rejection?

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T cell mediated rejection (TCMR)

Acute antibody mediated rejection (ABMR)

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What is the most important transplant related infection?

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Cytomegalovirus - affects 8% of transplant recipients

HIgh mortality and morbidity

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How is cytomegalovirus infection stimulated?

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Transmission from donor tissue

Reactivation of latent virus

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What are examples of cytomegalovirus viraemias - tissue invasive disease?

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Pneumonitis

Hepatitis

Retinitis

Gastroenteritis

Colitis

Nephritis

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Define polyomaviridae

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Family of viruses

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Name two polyomaviridae

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BK - associated with patients who have had a kidney transplant - remains latent until immunocompromised - clinical manifestations include renal dysfunction, abnormal urinalysis. BK nephropathy.

JC virus - when immunocompromised such as in the case of AIDs or immunosuppression - causes progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)

Others include SV40 virus and murine polyoma virus

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What are the clinical manifestations of BK virus?

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Renal transplantation: Ureteral stenosis, interstitial nephritis, ESRF

Bone Marrow transplantation: Haemorrhagic cystitis, pneumonitis, hepatitis

ADIS: Nephritis, ESRF, Retinitis, meningioencephalitis, pneumonitis

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What are the risk factors for BKVAN (BK virus associated nephropathy)

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Intensity of immunosuppression

  • tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, antilymphocyte globulins

Patient determinants

  • older age, male gender, white ethnicity, DM, negative BKV serostatus (paediatric recipients)

Organ determinants

  • graft injury, HLA mismatches, ureteral stents

Viral determinants

  • changes in epitopes of viral capsid protein VP-1
19
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What is the outcome of BKVAN

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Allograft dysfunction

Loss of graft in 45-80

20
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Wha is the treatment for BKAN?

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Reduce immunosuppression

Antiviral therapy:

  • Cidofovir +/- IVIG
  • Leflunomide
21
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What are the common malignancies after renal transplantation?

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