6. Nephrology Flashcards
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Definition of acute kidney injury ?
- A rapid decline in renal function, with an increase in serum creatinine level (a relative increase of 50% or an absolute increase of 0.5 to 1.0 mg/dL)
Acute renal failure (ARF) ?
The creatinine may be normal despite a markedly reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in the early stages of acute kidney injury (AKI) due to the time it takes for creatinine to accumulate in the body.
RIFLE criteria ?
- Classification severity of acute kidney injury.
- RISK:
- 1.5x increase in Cr.
- GFR decreased by 25%.
- Urine output: <0.5 mL/kg?hr for 6 hrs. - INJURY:
- 2x increase in Cr.
- GFR decreased by 50%.
- Urine output: <0.5 mL/kg/hr for 12 hrs. - FAILURE:
- 3x increase in Cr.
- GFR decreased by 75%.
- Urine output: <0.5 mL/kg/hr for 24 hrs. or anuria for 12 hrs. - LOSS:
- Complete loss of kidney function (i.e. requiring dialysis) for more than 4 wks. - ESRD:
- Complete loss of kidney function (i.e. requiring dialysis) for more than 3 months.
- Svereity (stage 1-3).
- Outcome (4 and 5)
The most common cause of death in AKI ?
Infections (75%).
Types of AKI ?
- Prerenal AKI (decrease in renal blood flow 60% of cases)
- Intrinsic AKI. (40%)
- Psotrenal AKI. (5%)
Prerenal AKI causes ?
- Most common cause of AKI; potentially reversible.
- Hypovolemia (dehydration, excessive diuretic use, vomiting, diarrhea, burns, hemorrhage)
- CHF. (less blood will be send to the tissues)
- Hypotension.
- Renal arterial obstruction.
Diagnostic Approach in AKI ?
- hx and PE.
- To determine the duration of renal failure. A baseline Cr level provides this info.
- To determine whether AKI is due to prerenal, intrarenal, or postrenal.
- Medication review.
- Urinalysis.
- Urine chemistry (FENa, osmmolality, urine Na+, urine Cr)
- Renal US ( to rule out obstruction)
How to know whether AKI is due to prerenal, intrarenal, or postrenal ?
- This is done via combination of H&P and labs findings:
- Signs of volume depletion and CHF suggest a prerenal etiology.
- Signs of an allergic reaction (rash) suggest acute interstitial nephritis (an intrinsic renal etiology).
- A suprapubic mass, BPH, or bladder dysfunction suggests a postrenal etiology.
Medication causes Intrarenal AKI ?
- Acute tubular necrosis ->
- Aminoglycosides.
- Heavy metals (leads).
- Myoglobin (damaged muscle).
- Ethylene glycol. (anti-freeze)
- Uric acid
- Radiocontrast dye. - Acute Interstitial AKI -> (type I and IV hypersensitivity)
- NSAIDs.
- Penicillin.
- Diuretics.
Prerenal AKI ?
- Urinalysis:
- BUN/Cr ratio:
- FENa:
- Urine osmolality:
- Urine sodium:
- Urinalysis: hyaline cast
- BUN/Cr ratio: >20:1
- FENa: <1%
- Urine osmolality: >500 mOsm
- Urine sodium: <20
Intrinsic AKI ?
- Urinalysis:
- BUN/Cr ratio:
- FENa:
- Urine osmolality:
- Urine sodium:
- Urinalysis: abnormal.
- BUN/Cr ratio: <20:1
- FENa: >2-3%
- Urine osmolality: 250-300 mOsm.
- Urine sodium: >40
Acute tubular necrosis urine sediment findings ?
- Full brownish pigment, granular casts with epithelial cells.
Intrinsic AKI causes ?
- Tubular diseases (ATN): can be caused by ischemia (most common), nephrotoxins.
- Glomerular disease (acute glomerulonerphritis): for example, Goodpasture syndrome, Wegener granulomatosis, poststreptococcal GN, lupus.
- Vascular disease: for example, renal artery occulsion, TTP, HUS.
- Interstitial disease. (allergic interstitial nephritis, often due to hypersensitivity reaction to medication)
The 3 basic tests for postrenal failure ?
- PE: palpate the bladder.
- US: look for obstruction, hydronephrosis.
- Catheter: look for large volume of urine.
Postrenal AKI causes ?
- Urethral obstruction. (2ndary to enlarged prostate (BPH) is the most common cause).
- Obstruction of solitary kidney.
- Nephrolithiasis.
- Obstructing neaplasms (bladder, cervix, prostate, and so on)
RBC casts in ureine sediment indicates ?
Glomerular disease.
WBC casts in ureine sediment indicates ?
Renal parenchymal inflammation “ acute interstitial nephritis “
Fatty casts in ureine sediment indicates ?
Nephrotic syndrome
What are the nosy common mortal complications in early phase of AKI ?
- Hyperkalemic cardiac arrest.
- Pulmonary edema.
Chronic Kidney Disease is ?
Defined as either:
- Decreased kidney function (GFR<60 mL/min)
OR
- Kidney damage (structural or functional abnormalities).
for at least 3 months.
Causes of Chronic Kidney Diseases ?
- Diabetes. (most common 30%).
- HTN (25%)
- Chronic GN.
- Interstitial nephritis, PCKD.
- any cause of AKI may lead to CKD if prolonged and/or treatment is delayed.
NUTRITIONAL THERAPY in Chronic kidney diseases ?
- WATER RESTRICTION
- intake depends on daily urine output.
- SODIUM RESTRICTION:
- depends on the degree of hypertension and edema
- salt substitutes should not be used because they contain KCl
life-threatening complications in CKD ?
- Hyperkalemia: check ECG (although it K can be high without ecg changes)
- Pulmonary edema (2ndary to volume overload) (look for recent weight gain).
- Infections
Absolute Indications for Dialysis ?
- Acidosis: significant, intractable metabolic acidosis.
- Electrolytes: severe, persistent hyperkalemia.
- Intoxications: methanol, ethylene glycol, lithium, aspirin.
- Overload: hypervolemia not managed by other means.
- Uremia (severe): based on clinical presentation NOT labs values.