T1: Renal Diseases Flashcards
5 major categories of renal diseases
- Glomerular (damage to glomeruli)
- Tubular (infection/toxin destroys cells)
- Interstitial (infections)
- Vascular (disruption to blood supply)
- Others
6 glomerular diseases
- Acute Post-Streptococcal
- Glomerulonephritis
- Acute GN, Chronic GN
- Membranoproliferative GN
- Focal Segmental GN
- Rapidly Progressive GN
Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis
- specific causative bacteria
Group A Beta hemolytic strep
Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis
- How immune complexes causes the disease
cellular infiltrates deposit on glomerular basement membrane
Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis
- Six typical urinalysis findings
- Gross hematuria
- Proteinuria
- Red cell casts
- Hypertension
- Edema
- transient oliguria with reduced GFR
Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis
- Pathognomonic finding for the disease
Red cell casts
Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis
- two chemistry lab findings
increased BUN and Creatinine
Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis
- one immunological finding
positive test for streptococcal antibodies (antibodies of M proteins)
Three symptoms for chronic glomerulonephritis
edema, hypertension, oliguria
Pathognomonic urinalysis finding for chronic glomerulonephritis
Broad and waxy casts
two tubular diseases
- Acute Tubular Necrosis (Ischemic and Toxic)
2. Renal Tubular Acidosis
Describe tubular damage caused by trauma, shock, or sepsis, in ischemic acute tubular necrosis
the damage leads to decreased renal perfusion. Reduced oxygen disrupts tubular basement membrane function
6 typical urinalysis findings of acute tubular necrosis
- mild proteinurea
- Hematuria
- Low Specific gravity
- renal epithelial cells, renal epithelial cell casts, granular casts
- Oliguria
- Increased BUN
Pathognomonic findings for acute tubular necrosis
Renal epithelial cell casts
Explain the pathogenesis of renal tubular acidosis
Tubules can’t secrete hydrogen ions to acidify urine, decreases blood pH, causing acidosis
Five tubulointerstitial diseases
- Pyelonephritis (acute and chronic)
- Cystitis
- Urethritis
- Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
- Acute Tubulointerstitial Necrosis
Pyelonephritis
- three predisposing factors
- Urinary tract infection
- Pregnancy
- Diabetes mellitus
Pyelonephritis
- three common routes of infection
- Ascending from bladder
- 3% from bloodstream
- From lymphatic system
Acute Pyelonephritis
- six typical findings
- > 5 WBC’s/hpf (clumps)
- Bacteria
- Mild proteinuria
- Positive blood
- Positive nitrite
- WBC casts
Acute Pyelonephritis
- pathognomonic finding
WBC casts
Chronic Pyelonephritis
- most common causes of chronic pyelonephritis
Backward flow of urine up ureters