T1: Renal Diseases Flashcards

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5 major categories of renal diseases

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  1. Glomerular (damage to glomeruli)
  2. Tubular (infection/toxin destroys cells)
  3. Interstitial (infections)
  4. Vascular (disruption to blood supply)
  5. Others
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6 glomerular diseases

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  1. Acute Post-Streptococcal
  2. Glomerulonephritis
  3. Acute GN, Chronic GN
  4. Membranoproliferative GN
  5. Focal Segmental GN
  6. Rapidly Progressive GN
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Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis

- specific causative bacteria

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Group A Beta hemolytic strep

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Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis

- How immune complexes causes the disease

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cellular infiltrates deposit on glomerular basement membrane

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Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis

- Six typical urinalysis findings

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  1. Gross hematuria
  2. Proteinuria
  3. Red cell casts
  4. Hypertension
  5. Edema
  6. transient oliguria with reduced GFR
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Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis

- Pathognomonic finding for the disease

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Red cell casts

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Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis

- two chemistry lab findings

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increased BUN and Creatinine

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Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis

- one immunological finding

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positive test for streptococcal antibodies (antibodies of M proteins)

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Three symptoms for chronic glomerulonephritis

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edema, hypertension, oliguria

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Pathognomonic urinalysis finding for chronic glomerulonephritis

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Broad and waxy casts

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two tubular diseases

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  1. Acute Tubular Necrosis (Ischemic and Toxic)

2. Renal Tubular Acidosis

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Describe tubular damage caused by trauma, shock, or sepsis, in ischemic acute tubular necrosis

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the damage leads to decreased renal perfusion. Reduced oxygen disrupts tubular basement membrane function

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6 typical urinalysis findings of acute tubular necrosis

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  1. mild proteinurea
  2. Hematuria
  3. Low Specific gravity
  4. renal epithelial cells, renal epithelial cell casts, granular casts
  5. Oliguria
  6. Increased BUN
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Pathognomonic findings for acute tubular necrosis

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Renal epithelial cell casts

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Explain the pathogenesis of renal tubular acidosis

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Tubules can’t secrete hydrogen ions to acidify urine, decreases blood pH, causing acidosis

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Five tubulointerstitial diseases

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  1. Pyelonephritis (acute and chronic)
  2. Cystitis
  3. Urethritis
  4. Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
  5. Acute Tubulointerstitial Necrosis
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Pyelonephritis

- three predisposing factors

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  1. Urinary tract infection
  2. Pregnancy
  3. Diabetes mellitus
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Pyelonephritis

- three common routes of infection

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  1. Ascending from bladder
  2. 3% from bloodstream
  3. From lymphatic system
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Acute Pyelonephritis

- six typical findings

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  1. > 5 WBC’s/hpf (clumps)
  2. Bacteria
  3. Mild proteinuria
  4. Positive blood
  5. Positive nitrite
  6. WBC casts
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Acute Pyelonephritis

- pathognomonic finding

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WBC casts

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Chronic Pyelonephritis

- most common causes of chronic pyelonephritis

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Backward flow of urine up ureters

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Chronic Pyelonephritis

- seven typical urinalysis findings

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  1. increased protein
  2. WBC’s in clumps
  3. low specific gravity
  4. macrophages
  5. granular casts
  6. waxy casts
  7. Broad casts
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Chronic Pyelonephritis

- pathognomonic finding

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waxy and broad casts

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Cystitis

- 4 typical symptoms

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  1. increased frequency and urgency of urination
  2. Pain in pelvic/abdominal region
  3. Fever and chills
  4. Burning sensation on urination
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Cystitis

- Two common bacterial causes

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  1. E. coli

2. Staph saprophyticus

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Cystitis

- Five common urinalysis findings

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  1. Positive blood
  2. Positive leukocyte esterase
  3. Positive nitrite (if bacteria produce nitrite)
  4. WBC’s
  5. Bacteria (1/3 will be neg)
    NO CASTS
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Nephrotic Syndrome

- 4 disease processes that may lead to the syndrome

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  1. Glomerulonephritis
  2. Systemic lupus erythematosus
  3. Diabetes mellitus
  4. sickle cell anemia
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Nephrotic Syndrome

- The renal damage that leads to symptoms and lab findings

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Glomerular basement membrane becomes highly permeable to plasma proteins and lipids

29
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Nephrotic Syndrome

- Two clinical symptoms

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  1. Edema

2. Hypertension

30
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Nephrotic Syndrome

- Three typical chemistry findings

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  1. Hypoproteinemia
  2. Increased cholesterol
  3. Increased triglycerides
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Nephrotic Syndrome

- Four urinalysis findings

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  1. Massive proteinuria
  2. Microscopic hematuria
  3. oval fat bodies
  4. Fatty casts and waxy casts
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Nephrotic Syndrome

- Pathognomonic findings

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oval fat bodies, fatty casts and waxy casts

33
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Four vascular real diseases

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  1. Hypertension
  2. Benign Nephrosclerosis
  3. Renal Artery Stenosis
  4. Microangiopathies
34
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Why can vascular disease lead to renal disease?

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The kidneys receive 20-25% of cardiac output so anything that interferes with blood flow impacts kidney function

35
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Why can hypertension lead to renal disease?

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incresed pressure changes the structure of vascular walls which increased the risk for renal failure

36
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What is the lab marker for real disease caused by hypertension?

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microalbuminuria

37
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)

- bacterial causative agent and what food is it found in?

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  • E. coli

- ground meat

38
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)

- Why the toxin causes hemolysis and thrombosis

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Toxin binds to RBC’s, affects platelet function, and causes increased adhesion of WBC’s to endothelium

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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)

- Processes that lead to vasoconstriction

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The toxin causes increased production of endothelia and loss of endothelial nitric oxide favors vasoconstriction, this in presence of blood clots, occludes vessels, causes necrosis, and thickening of capillary walls

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Nephrolithiasis

- four factors that favor stone formation

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  1. increased concentration of stone constituent in urine
  2. changes in urine pH
  3. decreased urine flow
  4. presence of bacteria
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Nephrolithiasis

- Four categories of kidney stones

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  1. calcium salts
  2. triple phosphate (struvite)
  3. Uric acid
  4. Cystine
42
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Nephrolithiasis

- Three symptoms

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  1. severe flan pain
  2. nausea
  3. vomiting
43
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Nephrolithiasis

- Three typical urinalysis findings

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  1. Hematuria
  2. Bacteriuria
  3. crystals
44
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Nephrolithiasis

- Two typical chemistry findings

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  1. Increased BUN

2. Increased creatinine

45
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Abrupt decreased in renal function sufficient to increase plasma creatinine and BUN

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Definition of “acute renal failure”

46
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Pre-renal causes of acute renal failure

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  • Extracellular fluid loss
  • decreased cardiac output
  • sepsis/shock
47
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Renal causes of acute renal failure

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  • vascular disorders (DIC)
  • glomerulonephritis
  • tubular necrosis
48
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Post-renal causes of acute renal failure

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  • obstructions
49
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Acute Renal Failure

- three chemical findings

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  • Hyperkalemia
  • Increased plasma phosphorus
  • Decresed blood pH
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Acute Renal Failure

- two urinalysis findings

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  • Positive blood and protein in urine

- Oliguria

51
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Acute Renal Failure

- one hematological finding

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anemia

52
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What glomerular filtration rate is associated with chronic renal failure

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GFR < 15 mL/min

53
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Typical toxic agents that cause toxic acute tubular necrosis (5)

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Heavy metals, ethylene glyco, organic solvents, drugs, and mushrooms

54
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Specific part of the nephron that is damaged in toxic acute tubular necrosis

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proximal tubules