The Kidneys in Systemic Disease Flashcards by Abby McCabe

What organ receives the most blood flow per unit volume?

Kidneys

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What are the different things that can happen to proteins at the glomerular?

Glomerular may filter proteins which are then reabsorbed by the tubule epithelial cells:

Or may trap proteins or immune complexes

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What are some systemic diseases that affect the kidney?

Diabetes mellitus
CVD
- Cardiac failure
- Atheroembolism
- Hypertension
- Atherosclerosis
Infection
- Sepsis
- Post-infectious GN
- Infective endocarditis
Inflammation in blood vessels
- SLE
- Vasculitis
- Scleroderma and other connective tissue diseases
- Cryoglobulinaemia
HUS/TTP
Myeloma
Amyloidosis

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What are some drugs that affect the kidneys?

Aminoglycosides
ACE inhibitors
Penicillamine, gold
NSAIDs
Radiocontrast

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Describe the natural history of diabetic nephropathy?

Silent sub-clinical phase
1. Hyperfiltration
2. Increased GFR
Microalbuminuria (20-200ug/d)
Clinical nephropathy (proteinuria > 0.5g/d)
Established renal failure

So causes development of proteinuria and decline in GFR

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Describe the long term risk of diabetic nephropathy with type 1 and 2 diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes
- 4% develop nephropathy within 10 years
- 25% develop nephropathy within 25 years
Type 2 diabetes
- 10% develop nephropathy within 5 years
- 30% develop nephropathy within 20 years
30% of those with diabetic nephropathy will progress to ESRF

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What percentage of people with diabetic nephropathy will progress to ESRF?

30%

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What is the single commonest cause of ESRF?

Diabetes

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Is the incidence of ESRF due to diabetes increasing or decreasing?

Increasing

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Out of type 1 and 2 diabetes, who is at the greatest risk of diabetic nephropathy?

Equal risk

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What is increasing proteinuria usually associated with in terms of GFR?

Declinging GFR

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What is chronic kidney disease classified based on?

Classification is based on kidney function (GFR)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What classification system does CKD use?

Uses NKF K/DOQI classification system

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What is stage 1 CKD?

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What is stage 2 CKD?

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What is stage 3 CKD?

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What is stage 4 CKD?

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What is stage 5 CKD?

What is the relationship between CKD and CVD?

What is the commonest cause of renal failure in older patients?

Commonest cause of renal failure in older patients is reno-vascular disease:

Atheroembolic disease
- Eosinophilia
- Peripheral skin lesion
- Warfarin therapy
- Vascular procedures

What is vasculitis?

Is inflammatory reaction in the wall of any blood vessel

What is vasculitis defined by?

Defined by size of vessels involved

Explain the nomenclature of vasculitis?

Aorta/large artery
- Takayasu arteritis
- Giant cell arteritis
Medium artery
- Polyarteritis nodosa
- Kawasaki disease
Small vessel
- Wegener’s granulomatosis
  - Granulomatous inflammation in respiratory tract
  - Focal necrotising glomerulonephritis with crescents
  - Slightly more common in males
  - Affects all age groups, most common 40-60 years
  - Upper respiratory tract symptoms
    - Epistaxis, nasal deformity, sinusitis, deafness
  - Lower respiratory tract symptoms
    - Cough, dyspnoea, haemoptysis
    - Pulmonary haemorrhage
  - Other organs
    - Kidney – glomerulonephritis
    - Joints – arthralgia, myalgia
    - Eyes – scleritis
    - Heart – pericarditis
    - Systemic – fever, weight loss, vasculitic skin rash
- Microscopic polyarteritis
  - Can present with systemic disease, renal and pulmonary involvement
  - More commonly renal limited disease
- Churg-Strauss syndrome

What is vasculitis of aorta/large artery called?

Takayasu arteritis
Giant cell arteritis

What is vasculitis of a medium artery called?

* Polyarteritis nodosa * Kawasaki disease

What is vasculitis of a small vessel called?

Wegener's granulomatosis Microscopic polyarteritis Churg-Strauss syndrome

What is the presentation of Wegener's granulomatosis?

* Upper respiratory tract symptoms * Epistaxis, nasal deformity, sinusitis, deafness * Lower respiratory tract symptoms * Cough, dyspnoea, haemoptysis * Pulmonary haemorrhage * Other organs * Kidney – glomerulonephritis * Joints – arthralgia, myalgia * Eyes – scleritis * Heart – pericarditis * Systemic – fever, weight loss, vasculitic skin rash

What investigations are used for diagnosis in vasculitis?

* Urine * Blood/protein * Renal function * Raised urea/creatinine * Biochemistry * Raised alk phos, CRP, low albumin * Haematology * Anaemia, thrombocytosis, leucocytosis * Immunology * Hyperglobulinaemia * Positive antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) * Renal biopsy

What are the different kinds of ANCA?

* C-ANCA (cytoplasmic) * P-ANCA (perinuclear)

What is C-ANCA and what is P-ANCA associated with?

C-ANCA, Wegener's granulomatosis P-ANCA, microscopic polyarteritis

What does infective endocarditis result from?

Result of bacterial (or fungal) infection on cardiac valves

What are the typical infections that cause endocarditis?

* Staphylococcus aureus * Viridans streoptococci * Enterococci

What does infective endocarditis lead to in terms of the urinary system?

Leads to glomerulonephritis with or without small vessel vasculitis due to immune complex formation

What is renal involvement in infective endocarditis suggested by?

* Abnormal urea/creatinine * Haematuria, red cell casts * Reduced complement levels

Can renal disease due to infective endocarditis be recovered?

Renal disease should recover when underlying infection is treated

What is multiple myeloma?

A monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells producing an excess of immunoglobulins and light chains

In what age group is multiple myeloma common in?

Elderly

What are the clinical features of multiple myeloma?

* Markedly elevated ESR * Anaemia * Weight loss * Fractures * Infections * Back pain/cord compression

What is multiple myeloma diagnosed by?

* Bone marrow aspirate \>10% clonal plasma cells * Serum paraprotein with or without immunoparesis * Urinary bence-jones protein (BJP) * Skeletal survery

What renal failure is seen in myeloma?

* Cast nephropathy * Light chain nephropathy * Tubular basement membrane (TBM) Ig deposition * Amyloidosis * Deposition of abnormal fibrillary proteins that persist * Primary/secondary * Hypercalcaemia * Hyperuricaemia

What are the typical symptoms of renal involvement in systemic disease?

* Fever * Malaise * Weight loss * Arthralgia * Myalgia * Skin rash (vasculitic) * Gritty eyes * Breathlessness * Haemoptysis * Epistaxis * Haematuria * Oedema

What are the typical signs of renal involvement in systemic disease?

* Hands * Spinter haemorrhages * Purpura * Raynaud’s * Face * Scleritis * Uveitis * Nasal cartilage deformity * Retinal vasculitis * Hypertensive retinopathy * Skin * Vasculitic rash * Scleroderma * CVS * Hypertension * Murmur * Chest * Crepitations * Haemoptysis * Locomotor * Joint swelling * Tenderness * CNS * Stroke * Encephalopathy

What investigations should be done for renal involvement in systemic disease?

Initial investigations: * Urine * Blood/protein on urinalysis * Microscopy – red cell casts * Blood * Elevated urea/creatinine * Raised CRP * Thrombocytosis, anaemia * Raised alkaline phosphatase Further investigations: * Bloods * ANCA (anti-MPO/anti-PR3 antibodies) * ANA, dsDNA antibodies * Complement levels C3, C4 * Blood cultures * Radiology * CXR * USS abdomen * Renal size * CT thorax * Pulmonary granulomas, interstitial disease * Echocardiography * Biopsy * Kidney * Nasal mucosa * Lung * Skin