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Renal Syndromes and Urinalysis Pt Deux Flashcards

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what are the five criteria for nephrotic syndrome

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  • proteinuria>3.5 g/d
  • edema
  • hypoalbuminemia
  • hyperlipidemia
  • lipiduria
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what is the pathophysiology of proteinuria? List 4

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  • loss of negative charge of the GBM
  • Increase in pore size of the GBM
  • loss of podocytes
  • decreased synthesis of slit pore proteins
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what are the slit pore proteins and what are their function

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The slit pore proteins are nephrin, podocin, and actinin…function is to hold the integrity of the podocytes

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What are the three diseases that present with proteinuria that were discussed in this lecture

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  • congenital nephrotic syndrome
  • steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome
  • focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
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what proteins are lost in each?

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  • congenital nephrotic syndrome-Nephrin
  • steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome-podocin protein
  • focal segmental glomerulosclerosis-alpha-actinin-4 protein
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explain the pathophysiology behind the edema in patients with nephrotic syndrome

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  • hypoalbunemia
  • decrease in plasma volume and oncotic pressure
  • stimulate the renin AN system, sympathetic flow, and ADH increase
  • all of this cause Na retention and eventually fluid will move into the interstitium causing edema
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hyperlipidemia pathophysiology in nephrotic syndrome

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  • increased hepatic synthesis of lipoproteins in nephrotic syndrome causing hyperlipidemia
  • decreased catabolism of lipids also leads to nephrotic syndrome
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what are the causes of nephrotic diseases

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  • systemic diseases
  • infections
  • drugs
  • idiopathic
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list some systemic diseases that can cause nephrotic disease

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diabetes, lupus, cancer, amyloidosis

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list some infections that can cause nephrotic disease

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bacterial, viral, parasitic

-HIV, HCV, HBV, and streptococcus

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what drugs can cause nephrotic disease

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NSAIDs, COX-2 inhibitors, gold, penicillamine or bucillamine, heroin, pamidronate

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idiopathic diseases in nephrotic syndrome include

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the primary glomerular diseases

  • minimal change disease
  • focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
  • membranous nephropathy
  • membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
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serology and their indications:

  1. ASO
  2. ANA
  3. VDRL
  4. Hepatitis B, C
  5. HIV
  6. Complement
  7. Chest X-ray
  8. Renal ultrasound
  9. renal biopsy
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i. You should assess for antistreptolysin O to rule out postinfectious glomerulonephritis.
ii. You should also assess for antinuclear antibody (ANA) to rule out lupus as the cause of nephrotic syndrome.
iii. VDRL should be assessed for to rule out membrane nephropathy or minimal change disease. The nephrotic syndrome will disappear in this case if you give penicillin.
iv. Hepatitis B and C should be assessed for as well.
v. HIV should be assessed for in the serology if indicated.

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What are the four possible causes of nephrotic syndrome is liver function tests are normal and the patient is experiencing hypocomplementemia

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Complement should also be analyzed in serology. Patients with proteinuria and hypocomplementemia have a DDX of 4 diseases. Complement is synthesized in the liver. If liver function tests are normal, protein is in the urine, and complement levels are low, there are 4 possible causes.

  1. Patients with proteinuria and hypocomplementemia can have acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis.
  2. They can also have membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.
  3. They may have mixed cryoglobulinemia.
  4. If the patient has hypocomplementemia and proteinuria, systemic lupus erythematosus is another possibility
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what are the complications of nephrotic syndrome

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  1. hypercoagulability and thromboembolism (leading to thrombosis everywhere)—loss of antithrombin III, protein S, and protein C
  2. Infections because of loss of gamma globulins or loss of function; malnutrition that is developed from the edema leads to increased risk of infections
  3. accelerated atherosclerosis due to hyperlipidemia
  4. Proteinuria leads to acute renal failure—must treat with ACE inhibitors and immunosuppresants
  5. Skeletal abnormalities due to loss of vitamin D and phosphate (mainly in children)
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List some presentations a patient can have with the hypercoagulability that is associated with nephrotic syndrome

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  • present with shortness of breath not from edema but from pulmonary embolis
  • patients will have ague back pain related to renal vein thrombosis
  • can present with hematuria
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Nephritic syndrome according to this lecture presents with

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  • asymptomatic hematuria or proteinuria
  • acute nephritis
  • rapidly progressive GN
  • chronic nephritis
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treatment for nephrotic syndrome

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a. Treatment of nephrotic syndrome involves conservative treatment where you control blood pressure and proteinuria with ACEIs and ARBs.
b. Prednisone, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, and rituximab are immunosuppressants that should also be given to control proteinuria in nephrotic syndrome.

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what are the characteristics of acute nephritic syndrome

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  • macroscopic or microscopic hematuria
  • edema (mostly periorbital)
  • oliguria and sometimes maybe anuria(this requires dialysis)
  • hypertension
  • mild to moderate proteinuria
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what are the common causes of primary glomerulonephritis

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-IgA nephropathy (bergers disease)
-membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
-Crescentic glomerulonephritis
amyloid, fibrillary and immunotactoid glomerulonephritidies

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what are the common causes of secondary glomerulonephritis

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  • SLE
  • Diabetes
  • post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
  • Ig deposition disease
  • Amyloidosis with Bence Jones proteinuria
  • HIV nephropathy
  • HBV and HCV(membranoproliferative GN)
  • Henoch Schonlein purpura
  • hemolytic uremic syndrome(treat with plasma exchange)
  • thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
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name three diagnostic tools used to diagnose glomerulonephritis? what

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c. ANCA is another marker for glomerulonephritis.
i. C-ANCA is present in high amounts in Wegener’s granulomatosis. 70-80% of patients with Wegener’s granulomatosis are positive for C-ANCA. This is a multi-organ disease where patients have sinus infections, SOB, and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.
ii. P-ANCA is present in high amounts in microscopic polyarteritis nodosa. However P-ANCA is also present in high amounts in SLE and rheumatoid arthritis.
d. Anti-GBM antibodies are present in Goodpasture’s syndrome.

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what are the complications of glomerulonephritis

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  • hypertension
  • CHF
  • Acute renal failure
  • Progression to CRF
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Patient presents 2 weeks after sore throat with hematuria, hypertension, and acute kidney injury

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Post-streptococcal GN

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Patient had a sore throat or gastroenteritis (diarrhea) 2 days before presenting with hematuria and hypertension

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IgA nephropathy

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