Urinary Flashcards
What is azotemia
increase in concentration of non-protein nitrogenous compounds (urea, creatinine) in the blood above normal levels. can be due to renal or non-renal causes
what is uremia
azotemia with clinical signs of polysystemic consequences of renal failure. It is a clinical syndrome
What is renal disease
functional or morphological impairment of both kidneys, irrespective of extent. May regress, remain stable or progress. NOT renal insufficiency or failure
What is renal insufficiency
exists when the kidney’s ability to concentrate or dilate urine is impaired as a result of underlying renal disease. Only when 2/3 of total functional nephrons irreversibly damaged
What is renal failure
clinical syndrome that occurs when kidneys are no longer able to maintain their regulatory, excretory and endocrine functions, resulting in retention of nitrogenous wastesa and derangements of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base homeostasis. Renal failure can be classified as acute or chronic, based on time course and whether reversible or not
What is acute renal renal failure
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What is acute renal renal failure
rapid onset of azotemia associated with renal pareencymal dz/injury over hours to days.
What are the clinical signs of acute renal failure?
- oliguria/anuria (most cases)
- declining GFR
- rapid increase in azotemia, acidemia, electrolyte disturbances like hyperkalemia
- absence of anemia
- normal function prior to onset of illness
Is acute renal failure reversible?
potentially
What is chronic renal failure?
gradual onset of azotemia caused by renal parenchyma disease or injury that occurs over a prlonged duration of monts to years. Results in irreversible renal structural lesions
What is seen clinically with chronic renal failure?
- gradual onset of PU/PD
- anemia
- gradually worsening azotemia
- kidneys small and irregular
- may be exacerbated by prerenal and postrenal factors
What is nephritis?
inflammation within the kidneys
What is nephropathy?
developmental or degenerative pathological process in the kidney
What is nephrotic syndrome?
disease affecting the glomerulus and characterized by
- proteinuria without inflam urinary sediment
- hypoalbuminemia
- hypocholesterolemia
- accumulation of fluid in interstitial tissues or body cavities
What are two main categories of glomerular disease?
glomerulonephritis and amyloidosis
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What is dysuria?
Painful or difficult urination
What is stranguria?
Slow or painful urination with signs of straining
What is pyuria
the presence of excessive numbers of white blood cells in the urine (>0-3)
What is pollakiuria?
frequent urination, usually small amounts
What is hematuria
Blood in the urine. May be macroscopic or microscopic
What is incontinence?
loss of voluntary control of urination
What is proteinuria?
Presence of increased amounts of protein in the urine
What is polyuria?
increased volume of urination >2ml/kg/hr (>50ml/kg/d)
What is polydipsia?
increased drinking >100ml/kg/day (dog)
>45 ml/kg/day (cat)
What is micturition?
The process of storage and excretion of urine from the body
What is oliguria?
Urine production less than 1ml/kg/hr
What is anuria?
Absence or lack of urine production
What is isosthenuria?
urine with a consistent concentration of soultes that is similar to plasma. USG: 1.008-1.012
What is hyposthenuria?
urine with a consistent concentration of solutes less than that of plasma, resulting in a USG:
What is baruria?
urine with a concentration of solutes greater than plasma (dog >1.030, cat >1.035, horse and cow >1.025)
What is enuresis?
Urinary incontinence when asleep
What is nocturia?
Excessive urination during the night
What is uroabdomen?
chemical peritonitis resultin from free urine within the abdominal cavity
What is urolithiasis?
Formation of urinary calculi
What is urinary tract infection?
microbial infection of any portion of the urinary tract that is normally sterile (includes everything except distal urethra.
Whta is cylindruria?
presence of casts in urine
What are diagnostic tests for determining renal function?
- GFR determination
What is GFR?
rate at which the glomerulus forms the ultrafiltrate of plasma across Bowman’s space
What are indicators for determining the combined or individual kidney GFR?
- evaluate suspected renal insufficiency
- to assess function of each kidney if nephrectomy of one is indicated
- to establish baseline measurements prior to use of a potentially nephrotoxic drug
What is normal urine production
2ml/kg/hr
What are ways to estimate GFR
- evaluating azotemia
- endogenous or exogenous creatinine clearance tests
- nuclear scintigraphy
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What are ways to estimate GFR
- evaluating azotemia
- endogenous or exogenous creatinine clearance tests
- nuclear scintigraphy
- iohexol clearance
Why is serum urea and creatinine concentratrion a very crud index of GFR?
because renal azotemia does not occur until at least 75% of nephrons are nonfunctional.
Which is more reliable? Creatinine or BUN?
creatinine because affected by fewer non-renal variables
Why is creatinine a better crude index of GFR than urea?
because it is produced at a constnt rate, freely filtered by the glomerulus but not reabsorbed by the renal tubules and it is affected by fewer non-renal factors.
What two things affect serum creatinine levels?
- muscle wasting
2. muscle necrosis
does diet affect serum creatinine?
no
Where does urea come from?
the hepatic urea cycle
Where does urea come from?
the hepatic urea cycle
Is the Azostix dipstick for urea reliable?
no can be very unreliable
What are three reasons that urea is a poor estimate of GFR
- urea production and excretion does not occur at a constant rate
- some reabsorption by the renal tubules does occur
- serum urea concentatrion is affected by too many non-renal factors
What are 5 causes of increased serum urea that are not renal?
- dehyration–more urea reabsorbed
- high protein diet
- bleed into GI tract
- increased tissue catabolism (fever,starvation, sepsis)
- administration of drugs that increase protein catabolism (e.g. steroids)
What are three causes of decreased serum urea (not renal)?
- low protein diet
- administration of anabolic steroids that decrease protein catabolism
- liver insufficiency
When is there renal azotemia (% of GFR reduced)`
when GFR is
When is there renal azotemia (% of GFR reduced)`
when GFR is
What is the USG with renal azotemia?
The USG is
What are exceptions to the rule that only renal azotemia has poorly concentrated urine?
Diseases that impair the ability of the kidney to concentrated urine, leading to PU/PD and is associated with prerenal azotemia
- diabetes mellitus
- hypoadrenocorticism
What is postrenal azotemia?
azotemia that results from interferences with excretion of urine from the body as a result of
- obstruction of the excretory pathway that affects both kidneys
- tear or rupture in excretory pathway
What are the key features of postrenal azotemia
The USG and degree of azotemia are variable but there are tpyically clinical findings: distended turid bladder, unproductive stranguria, hydronephrosis and fluid-filled abbdomen with history or recent trauma