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LMP301 Lecture 5: Renal Diseases Flashcards

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What are the nitrogenous wastes?

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  1. Ammonia
  2. Urea
  3. Uric acid
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Why must the kidney remove waste?

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Protein metabolites from catabolism / diet will accumulate -> toxic effects

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Ammonia is waste from…

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proteins (AA)

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Urea is waste from…

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Ammonia

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Uric acid is waste from…

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Nucleic acids

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How is ammonia removed from the body?

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Converted to urea

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Where does ammonia get converted to urea?

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Liver

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Besides nitrogenous wastes, what else is secreted from the kidneys?

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Creatinine

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What is creatinine?

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Product of muscle metabolism

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“Normal creatinine” levels varies depending on…

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Muscle mass

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What is the major waste secreted by the kidney?

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Urea

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GFR

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Glomerular Filtration Rate

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What is GFR?

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Measure of kidney function

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What is the most ideal way to measure GFR?

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Creatinine clearance

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What is creatinine clearance?

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Measure how much creatinine passes through the kidneys for 24h -> GFR

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How is creatinine clearance carried out?

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24h urine sample & creatinine in plasma

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What are 2 ways to measure GFR?

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  1. Creatinine clearance

2. Estimation

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How is GFR estimated?

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1/[plasma creatinine]

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What happens at the glomerulous?

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Filtration of plasma & small molecules

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What happens to the filtrate from the glomerulous?

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Goes into tubules

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What happens at the tubules?

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Reabsorption of water & nutrients back into the blood stream

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How much blood goes to the kidney per min?

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1200 mL/min

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How much filtrate is produced at the kidneys per min?

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120 mL/min

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GFR is…

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The amount of filtrate produced by the kidneys per minute.

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What are the 2 types of renal failure?
Acute & chronic
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ARF
Acute renal failure
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ARF is different from CRF...
Rapid onset and reversible if treated in time
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To distinguish between CRF and ARF, we must examine what aspect of renal failure?
How fast the onset was
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ARF can commonly found in people who are...
severely ill
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Early detection of ARF relies on...
Sequential monitoring of urea & creatinine levels
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"Renal function tests" = looking at...
Urea & creatinine levels
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Oliguria
less than 400 ml urine / day
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What happens to the volume of urine when someone has ARF?
Usually decreases (oliguria or anuric)
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What is it called when there is no urine produced at all?
Anuric
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< 400 mL urine / day
Oliguria
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Why might urine output be not affected sometimes (ARF)?
If renal tubular dysfunction is the main issue
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When can ARF take place?
1. Pre-renal 2. Renal 3. Post-renal
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"Extrinsic" renal failures refer to problems...
Pre and post renal
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"Intrinsic" renal failure refers to problems...
at the kidney (renal)
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Pre-renal causes for ARF
Hypovolemia
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Hypovolemia is associated with...
Hypotension: insufficient volume of blood getting to the kidneys -> decreased renal blood flow
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What will cause hypovolemia?
Injuries with blood or ECF loss
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Hypovolemia will cause decreased blood flow to the kidney, which then...
Stimulates aldosterone -> reabsorb Na+ (and water) -> concentrated urine
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A urine sample of someone who has ARF due to hypovolemia is likely to be...
- Small volume - Concentrated - Low in Na+
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How to treat pre-renal causes of ARF?
1. Give fluids & electrolytes | 2. Osmotic diuretic
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If treatment by fluids & electrolytes is not enough, what is given?
Osmotic diuretic
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What are the dangers of osmotic diuretic?
If given for renal or post-renal... | Increased filtrate produced has nowhere to go (pressure build-up). This may lead to death by congestive heart failure.
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What is the point of osmotic diuretic?
Agent that holds onto water in the blood (increase blood volume) -> increase blood flow to kidney to restore normal function
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Renal causes of ARF
1. ATN 2. Protein deposition in the nephron 3. Glomerulonephritis
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ATN
Acute tubular necrosis
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What is ATN?
Poison / toxin that affects the tubular cells -> tubular cells die
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What is protein deposition in the nephron?
Excess of myoglobin & myeloma proteins -> clogs nephrons
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Why might there be too much myoglobin and myeloma proteins in the nephron?
- Muscle trauma | - Cancer
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What 2 proteins can be found in the nephron to indicate renal disease?
Myoglobin & myeloma
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what is glomerulonephritis?
Inflammation of the glomerulous
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What are granular casts?
Protein plugs that forms on the inside of tubules and will get flushed out with urine once patient recovers
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What can be found in the urine after recovery from renal ARF?
Brown granular casts
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What do the granular casts contain?
Protein material Tubular epithelia cells Formed elements if bleeding occured
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Post-renal causes for ARF
Obstruction (urine has nowhere to go)
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Post-renal obstruction can be caused by...
- Injury - Kidney stones - Inflammation / swelling - Tumours
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What type of tumours can impact the renal system?
Prostate Cervix Bladder
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What indicates renal failure on a lab test?
Increased levels of urea & creatinine
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In normal kidneys, what happens when there is a rise in blood pressure?
Large increase in Na+ secretion
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What is the key cause of advanced renal disease?
Inability to secrete Na+ (and water)
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People with advanced renal disease develop...
Volume dependent hypertension
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Nephrosclerosis
Degradation of arterial walls in the nephron
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Stenosis
Abnormal narrowing of blood vessels
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What does prolonged hypertension cause?
Degradation of arteriole walls
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What might cause hypertension around the kidneys?
Renal arteries may be narrowed
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Prolonged hypertension may will cause destruction of..... which will lead to...
Glomeruli; loss of kidney function
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What is the end result of progressive renal damage?
CKD (chronic kidney disease)
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CKD | CRF
Chronic kidney disease | Chronic renal failure
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Can CKD by reversed?
No, it can only be slowed
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How can CKD progression be slowed?
1. Decrease protein intake
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Slow progression of CKD: | Why does decreasing protein intake help?
Reduce creatinine levels -> reduce GFR -> lessen load on kidneys
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Slow progression of CKD: | How can blood pressure be lowered?
ACE inhibitors & ARBs
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ARBs
Angiotensin receptor blockers
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Function of ARBs
Block renin-AT system -> allow Na+ (and water) to be excreted)
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What does CKD eventually lead to?
ESRD
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ESRD
End stage renal disease

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