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What are the 3 commonest sites for a renal calculi?

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Ureteropelvic junction, ureters crossing over iliac arteries, uretero-vesical junction

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Give 4 compositions of renal calculi. What is the commonest?

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CALCIUM OXALATE, uric acid, struvate (infected stones w/ magnesium, calcium + ammonium), cysteine

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What are struvate stones made from?

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Bacteria, magnesium,

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What are the risk factors for developing renal calculi?

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Anatomical deformities (trauma, hoarseshoe kidney…etc), urinary factors (increased concentration of substances)….etc

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What are the causes of calcium oxalate stones?

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Hypercalcuria, hyperoxaluria, low dietary calcium

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How does low dietary calcium cause struvate stones to form?

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There is decreased intestinal binding of oxalate and calcium –> ^ oxalate absorption –> ^ urinary oxalate excretion

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What diseases are hyperuricaemia associated with?

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Gout and uric acid stones

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What are the symptoms of a kidney stone?

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Asymptomatic, renal colic (loin pain), recurrent UTIs (LOTS), haematuria

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What might a person also have if they suffer from a uric acid stone?

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Gout

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Describe the pain caused by a kidney stone

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Loin pain, radiates to groin (E.g. testes), rapid onset, VERY severe, unilateral, colicky, worse on fluid loading, associated nausea

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Why is the pain colicky (comes and goes) for renal calculi?

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Due to peristalsis of the ureters

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How does renal colic pain differ from appendicitis pain?

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Appendicitis pain is associated with a fever? It starts of generalised in the abdomen and then localises to the RIF (renal colic is in the loin and radiates to the groin)

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What is the DDx for renal colic?

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AAA, appendicitis, diverticulitis, ectopic pregnancy, testicular torsion…

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What urine investigations would you carry out to investigate renal colic?

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urinalysis/dipstick, 24hr urine collection (cysteine, oxalate…), MSSU/MC&S

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What blood tests might you order to investigate renal colic?

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FBC, U+Es (Ca2+ and urate)

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EXAM: what is the gold standard investigation to diagnose/look for kidney stones? What else can you use?

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NCCT-KUB (non-contrast CT of kidney, ureters and bladder) - can use KUB XR

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Why is non-contrast used when investigating renal colic?

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Toxicity - can make things worse?

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What might USS show in renal colic?

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Hydronephrosis

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Give 2 complications of kidney stones

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UTIs and sepsis

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Why is an MRI not used to investigate stones?

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You can’t see the stones

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What is the treatment for small kidney stones?

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fluids, analgesia, anti-emetic, observe (as most stones pass spontaneously)

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What is the management for a larger kidney stone that isn’t passing spontaneously?

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Admit, IV fluids, analgesia, anti-emetic, observe for sepsis, ESWL –> ureteroscopy w/ laser –> PCNL

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give an example of an anti-emetic - how does it work?

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Serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist (e.g. granisetron)

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Why can ACE-I be used in CKD but not AKI?

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It is nephrotoxic (reduces renal perfusion by vasodilating the efferent arteriole) it causes AKI - but in CKD the cause is hypertension therefore using ACE-I is helpful

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What is the commonest cause of AKI?
Pre-renal causes
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In AKI why do you get SOB/hypoxia?
Because reduced GFR means you go into fluid overload causing pulmonary oedema
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What is used to to stage AKI?
KDIGO: using serum creatinine + urine output
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What do the investigations in AKI look for?
Staging of severity, causes and complications
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Why is contrast imaging avoided in AKI?
Nephrotoxic - makes AKI worse
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Give examples of nephrotoxic drugs?
Gentamicin, ACE-i, NSAIDs,
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Give some pre-renal causes of AKI
Hypovolaemia (burns, haemorhage), HF (hypotension), infection, NSAIDs, ACE-i, Renal artery stenosis, diarrhoea, thrombosis
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Give some renal causes of AKI
Vasculitits, HUP, TTP, infection, SLE, glomerulonephritis, acute tubular necrosis
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What is the commonest renal cause of AKI?
Acute tubular necrosis
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Give some post-renal causes of AKI
Urinary tract obstruction (stone, tumour [bladder, ureter, prostate], BPH, strictures)
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What is AKI? What is it characterised by?
The sudden decrease in renal function - reduced GFR, increased serum urea and creatinine, decreased urine output
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Give 5 complications of AKI - explain how they occur
Metabolic acidosis (increased HCO3- excretion), ureamia (reduced excretion of nitrogenous waste - urea), fluid overload (Na+/H2O retention), hyperkalaemia (reduced potassium excretion), decreased urine output
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Give 2 complications of uraemia
Uraemic pericarditis + encephalopathy
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Give the symptoms of AKI and explain why they occur
1. uraemia --> pruritis, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, confusion, coma 2. SOB --> due to fluid overload causing pulmonary oedema
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What signs are there for AKI
Fluid overload: pulmonary crackles + hypoxia (therefore ^ RR), ^ JVP, oedema, ascites Pericardial rub Skin rash
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What might you ask in Hx when investigating AKI?
Any recent change in or start of new medications
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What is normal eGFR?
100ml/min/1.73m2
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How would you stage the severity of AKI?
KDIGO - serum creatinine + urine output
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What might you see on a urine dipstick in AKI?
Infection (leucocytes + nitrates), blood + protein (glomerulonephritis)
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What blood tests would you order for AKI?
U+E (K+, HCO3-, urea...etc), FBC, Serology
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What might FBC show in AKI? Why?
Anaemia (reduced EPO production)
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What might U+Es show in AKI?
Hyperkalaemia and metabolic acidosis
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What imaging tests might you do in AKI?
USS and CXR
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What is CXR likely to show in AKI?
Pulmonary oedema
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If the cause is post-renal what will USS show in AKI?
Hydronephrosis due to urinary tract obstruction
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Why would you carry out an ECG in AKI?
To look for evidence of hyperkalaemia and uraemic pericarditis
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What ECG changes are seen in hyperkalaemia?
Tall tented T waves, absent P waves, wide QRS complex, prolonged PR interval
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Why would you do a renal biopsy?
To exclude glomerulonephritis + vasculitis
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How would you treat AKI?
1. Identify + treat cause (e.g. stop nephrotoxins...) --> if pre-renal: IV fluid replacement 2. renal referral if poor response to above - RRT (dialysis) - Rx complications: hyperkalaemia, pulmonary oedema, acidaemia, uraemia Also: Low K+ diet
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When is a renal referral indicated in AKI?
Unknown cause, hyperkalaemia, fluid overload, uraemia, glomerulonephritis suspected (blood + protein on dipstick)
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How would you treat hyperkalaemia?
IV calcium gluconate, IV insulin + dextrose
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How would you treat pulmonary oedema?
Diuretics (furosemide)
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How would you treat uraemia?
Dialysis
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How would you treat acidaemia?
Dialysis + IV/oral sodium bicarbonate
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How does acute tubular necrosis present?
Initially oliguric and then polydipsia (diuresis)
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What is the sympathetic and parasympathetic control to the bladder?
Parasympathetic: S2-4 Sympathetic: T11-L2
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Who is at risk of developing AKI?
>65, DM, CKD, HF, kidney stones (other urinary obstruction)
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What is the diagnosis of AKI based on NICE guidelines?
- rise in serum creatinine of >26 mmol/L in 48h Or 50%+ rise in serum creatinine in past 7 days - drop in urine output to 0.5ml/kg/h for 6h
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If the cause of AKI was pre-renal, how would you treat it?
IV fluids
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What are the two causes of ADPKD?
85% PKD1 mutation (chromosome 16) | 15% PKD2 mutation (chromosome 14)
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What is the commonest cause of PKD?
ADPKD
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Which mutation in ADPKD has the slower course to ESRF (later in life)?
PKD2 mutation
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Give some complications of ADPKD
SAH (due to berry aneurysm formation), ESRF, mitral valve prolapse, kidney stones, hypertension, ovarian cyst, UTI
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What does urinalysis show in PKD?
Haematuria, UTI, proteinuria
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How would you screen for PKD?
USS (shows cysts) and genetic testing
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What must you do with all patients and 1st degree relatives of someone who has PKD?
MR angiography to screen for berry aneurysm
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What system is used to classify cysts?
Bosniak classification
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What symptoms might a person with ADPKD have?
Haematuria, loin pain, ^ UTIs, renal calculi
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What signs might a person with ADPKD have?
Palpable enlarged kidney and hypertension
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What is the treatment for ADPKD?
Monitor U+E, ACE-i (hypertension), Rx infections, pain (laparoscopic cyst removal)
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What drug is in development for ADPKD?
V2 receptor antagonist (tolvaptan)
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How would you treat ESRF in ADPKD patients?
RRT

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