Symptom To Diagnosis - Edema COPY Flashcards
GENERALIZED edema due to a systemic cause - General etiologies:
- Cardiovascular.
- Hepatic (cirrhosis).
- Renal.
- Anemia.
- Nutritional deficiency.
- Medications.
- Refeeding edema.
- Myxedema.
Cardiovascular causes of edema:
- Systolic or diastolic dysfunction, or both.
- Constrictive pericarditis.
- Pulmonary HTN.
Medications that cause generalized edema:
- Antidepressants: MAOIs.
- Antihypertensives: CCBs, hydralazine, minoxidil, beta-blockers.
- Hormones: Estrogens/progesterones, testosterone, steroids.
- NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors.
Limb edema - General etiologies:
- Venous diseases (obstruction + insufficiency).
- Lymphatic obstruction.
- Localized edema.
Venous disease as a cause of limb edema:
- OBSTRUCTION –> DVT, lymphadenopathy, pelvic mass.
2. INSUFFICIENCY.
Lymphatic obstruction as a cause of limb edema:
- PRIMARY –> (idiopathic, often bilateral), congenital, lymphedema praecox (onset in puberty) or tarda.
- SECONDARY –> (more common generally unilateral), neoplasm, surgery (esp. mastectomy), radiation, miscellaneous (TB, recurrent lymphangitis, filariasis).
Localized edema:
- Burns.
- Angioedema/hives.
- Trauma.
- Cellulitis, erysipelas.
MCC of cirrhosis:
- Alcohol.
- Chronic hep B, C.
- NAFLD.
- Hemochromatosis.
- Primary/secondary biliary cirrhosis.
Less common causes of cirrhosis:
- Drugs and toxins (isoniazid, methotrexate, amiodarone).
- Autoimmune hep.
- Genetic metabolic diseases (Wilson, alpha-1 antitrypsin def., glycogen storage diseases, porphyria).
- Infections (schistosomiasis, echinococcosis, brucellosis).
- Cardiac.
2 MCC of cirrhosis in the USA:
- Alcoholic liver disease.
2. Chronic hep C.
Risk factors for developing cirrhosis in patients with hep C:
- > 50.
- Regular alcohol.
- Male sex.
Risk factors for developing cirrhosis for those with NAFLD:
- Older age.
- Obesity.
- Insulin resistance.
- HTN.
- Hyperlipidemia.
Typical patient with ascites - Problem with daily living?
Patient complains of an inability to fasten her pants due to increasing abdominal girth, sometimes accompanied by dyspnea and edema.
Diagnostic criteria of hepatorenal syndrome:
- Cirrhosis with ascites.
- Serum Cr >1.5.
- Serum Cr stays above 1.5 after at least 2 days of diuretic withdrawal and volume expansion with albumin.
- Absence of shock.
- No current or recent treatment with nephrotoxic drugs.
- Absence of parenchymal kidney disease.
Type I hepatorenal syndrome:
Acute renal failure: Serum creatinine doubles or increases to >2.5 in less than 2 weeks.
Type II hepatorenal syndrome:
Refractory ascites: Serum creatinine 1.25-2.5 with a steady or slowly progressive course.
Hepatorenal syndrome - Incidence in patients with cirrhosis at 1yr and in 5yrs:
18% at 1 yr.
39% at 5 yrs.
Precipitants of type I hepatorenal syndrome:
- Bacterial infections (esp. SBP).
- GI bleeding.
- Alcoholic hep.
- Overdiuresis.
- Large volume paracentesis.
Hepatorenal syndrome - Mechanism:
Peripheral vasodilation –> Decreased systemic vascular resistance –> Renal arteriolar vasoconstriction –> Decreased renal blood flow and a reduced GFR.
SPB - Prevalence:
10-30% of hospitalized cirrhotic patients.
SBP - Recurrence rate in 1yr:
70%.
SBP - Mortality rate of:
20%.
3 common isolates in SBP:
- E.coli.
- Klebsiella.
- Pneumococci.
SBP - Symptoms:
50-75% --> Fever. 27-72% --> Abdominal pain. 16-29% --> Chills. 8-21% --> Nausea/vomiting. Up to 50% --> Mental status changes. 33% --> Decreased renal function.
SBP - Percentage of patients who are asymptomatic:
13%.
Risk factors for SBP:
- Ascitic fluid total protein level <1g/dL.
- Upper GI bleeding.
- Prior episode of SBP.
Criteria for performing a diagnostic paracentesis in patients with cirrhosis and ascites:
- Admission to the hospital.
- Change in clinical status.
- Development of leukocytosis, acidosis, or renal failure.
- Active GI bleeding.
Interpretation of ascitic fluid results - PMN >250 with single organism:
SPB.
Interpretation of ascitic fluid results - PMNs >250 with negative cultures:
Culture-negative neutrophilic ascites.
Interpretation of ascitic fluid results - PMN<250 with single organism:
Monomicrobial non neutrocytic bacterascites.
Interpretation of ascitic fluid - PMN >250 and polymicrobial:
Secondary bacterial peritonitis.
Interpretation of ascitic fluid - PMN<250 and polymicrobial:
Polymicrobial bacterascites.