Nephrology Flashcards
How does IV contrast cause renal failure?
vasospasm of afferent arteriole (decrease perfusion to glomeruli)
How long after an infection does post-Strep glomerulonephritis occur?
1-2 weeks after infection
Renal toxicity of a medication is due to the …. of the medication
trough (space interval of medications to decrease toxicity of medication)
What is the side effect of aminoglycosides (gentamicin)?
- renal toxic
2. ototoxicity
What is the difference between azotemia and uremia?
azotemia: renal insufficiency but no need for dialysis
uremia: renal insufficiency resulting in need for dialysis
What are complications of uremia? (9)
- need for dialysis
- anemia (decrease epo production)
- hyperkalemia
- pericarditis
- hypocalcemia (decrease active vitamin D)
- infections (wbc cant degranulate)
- metabolic acidosis & fluid overload (b/c cant get rid of organic acid)
- altered mental status
- bleeding (platelets cant degranulate)
What is the treatment for uremia induced bleeding?
DDAVP (desmospressin causes release of subendothelial stores of vWf and factor 8)
What are causes of pre-renal azotemia?
- dehydration/ shock/ blood loss
- renal artery stenosis
- hepatorenal syndrome
- ACE inhibitor effect on kidney
- low albumin states (nephrotic and liver disease)
What are causes of post-renal azotemia?
- bladder stone/clot
- bladder cancer
- prostate hypertrophy/ cancer
- bilateral ureteral disease
What is the driving force of GFR in kidney?
hydrostatic pressure in the glomeruli capillary
What is the initial clue to pre-renal azotemia?
BUN: creatinine ratio >20
b/c more time for urea to be reabsorbed b/c slow flow
What can falsely elevate BUN?
- increased protein in diet
2. GI bleeding (protein release)
What happens to urine sodium in pre-renal azotemia?
urine sodium < 10 (low b/c body reabsorbs sodium to increase intravascular volume)
What happens to the urine osmolality in pre-renal azotemia?
urine osmolality is high (>500); concentrated urine
high specific gravity >1.010
A pt presenting with hypertension with renal insufficiency most likely suffers from …
- primary hyperaldosteronism
- renal artery stenosis
(distinguish w/ aldosterone/renin ratio)
A pt with liver disease who develops renal insufficiency that does not respond to 1.5 liters of colloid (albumin) most likely suffers from …
hepatorenal syndrome
What dilates the afferent arteriole of the glomeruli?
Prostaglandins
How does NSAIDs result in pre-renal azotemia?
inhibit prostaglandins which prevent afferent arteriole dilation (results in constriction of arteriole)
What constricts the efferent arteriole of the glomeruli?
Angiotensin 2
How do ACE inhibitors result in pre-renal azotemia?
inhibit conversion of angiotensin 1 to angiotensin 2 preventing constriction of efferent arteriole (results in dilation of efferent arteriole)
Why is it that ACE inhibitors diminish the rate of progression to renal failure and uremia in pts with diabetes, HTN, multiple myeloma?
dilation of efferent –> decreased hydrostatic pressure in glomeruli –> decrease intraglomerular HTN
(never withhold ACE inhibitor)
What is the best blood pressure medication for pt with diabetes?
ACE inhibitors
What is orthodeoxia?
Change positions (sitting up) cause oxygen desaturation
What disease is associated with orthodeoxia?
hepatopulmonary syndrome
What medications can cause retroperitoneal fibrosis (leading to post-renal azotemia)?
- bleomycin (along with pulmonary fibrosis)
2. methotrexate
What chemo medication results in hemorrhagic cystitis?
cyclophosphamide
What are the most common causes of neurogenic bladder?
- diabetes
2. multiple sclerosis
What is the normal post-voiding residual volume?
50 ml of urine (if elevated, implies obstruction to flow out of bladder)
What are causes of interstitial renal insufficiency?
- allerigic
- toxic
- pigments (hemogloin/ myoglobin)
- proteins (bence jones)
- crystals
A pt with a BUN/cr of 10, high urine sodium, urine osmolarity (similiar to serum osmolarity; isothenuria), and FeNa > 1% most likely suffers from …
acute tubular necrosis
What type of casts/ sediment is associated with acute tubular necrosis?
granular, muddy brown, pigmented cast
dead tubular cells sloughed off
What drugs can result in allergic interstitial nephritis, drug induced hemolysis, and/ or rash?
- penicillins
- cephalosporins
- sulfa drugs
- allopurinol
- rifampin
- quinolones
(1 dose can cause problem)
What medications can result in acute tubular necrosis?
- aminoglycosides (gentamicin)
2. amphotericin
A pt presents with renal insufficiency with associated fever, rash, and eosinophils most likely suffers from …
Allergic interstitial nephritis
What is the most accurate test for eosinophils in the urine?
Hansel stain (or Wright stain)
What are causes of myoglobinuria (rhabdomyloysis)?
- severe crush injury
- seizures
- statins
4, severe exertion
What is the initial best step in management of a pt with severe crush injury or seizure?
EKG or potassium level (hyperkalemia causes peaked t waves)
What is treatment for hyperkalemia with peaked T waves on EKG?
calcium chloride/ gluconate
What is the initial best test for rhabdomyolysis?
urinalysis (dipstick positive for blood but no RBCs seen)
What is treatment for rhabdomyolysis?
- hydration (decrease contact time)
- mannitol (osmotic diuretic-> decrease contact time)
- alkalinize urine w/ bicarb
What is confirmatory test for rhabdomyolysis?
elevated CPK (>10,000)
What is treatment for hyperkalemia without EKG changes?
- insulin with glucose
2. bicarbonate
A pt presents with metabolic acidosis with gap due to ethylene glycol develops renal insufficiency due to…
calcium oxalate stone formation (enveloped shaped)
oxalate is toxic metabolite of ethylene glycol
What is the treatment for ethylene glycol intoxication?
- ethanol or fomepizole (prevents formation of oxalate)
2. dialysis
A pt with Crohn disease develops renal insufficiency due to …
oxalate crystals (calcium bound to fat in gut instead of w/ oxalate)
A pt with cancer being treated with chemotherapy develops renal insufficiency due to …
tumor lysis syndrome (uric acid release leading to urate crystals)
What treatment should pt with cancer being treated with chemotherapy be given to prevent urate crystal associated renal insufficiency?
allopurinol and hydration
What is the most common cause of hypercalcemia?
primary hyperparathyroidism
When should primary hyperparathyroidism need to be treated?
if associated with renal stones and renal insufficiency
A pt who underwent a vascular catheter procedure (angioplasty) who develops renal failure, bluish discoloration of extremities and livedo reticularis most likely suffers from …
atheroembolic disease
What is the most accurate test for atheroembolic disease?
skin biopsy showing cholesterol crystals in skin
What can be done to prevent contrast induced renal failure?
- hydration
- N-acetyl cysteine
- bicarbonate
A pt with hx of diabetes/ sickle cell disease/ NSAID use presents with sudden flank pain, hematuria, pyuria and fever most likely suffers from …
papillary necrosis
What is the most accurate test for papillary necrosis?
CT scan (bumpy contours in the renal pelvis where papillae have sloughed off)
What is the next best step in management of a diabetic pt found to have microalbuminuria?
Start ACE inhibitor (or ARBs)
What is consider nephrotic range proteinuria?
3.5 grams/day or more
What is the best step in management of a pt with trace amounts of protein in urine?
repeat urinalysis or split 24 hour urine sample (if no protein in first 8 hours, but in second part –> orthostatic proteinuria)
How do you distinguish hematuria due to glomerular disease versus other causes?
glomeruli disease results in dysmorphic RBCs
What does nitrite positive urinalysis suggests?
gram negative bacteria presence (infection if WBCs)
What pt should be screened and treated for bacteriruia despite presence of WBCs or symptoms?
pregnant patients
What do hyaline casts signify?
dehydration/ pre-renal
accumulation of normal amount of tubular/Tomm-Horsfall protein
What is the most common complication of peritoneal dialysis?
peritonitis
Why does anemia develop in ESRD and what is the treatment?
decreased production of epo; replace epo
What do eosinophilic casts suggest?
Allergic interstitial nephritis
What do broad, waxy casts suggest?
chronic renal disease
What is the cause of hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia in ESRD?
decrease production of active vitamin D so decrease calcium absorption –> elevated PTH stimulating bone breakdown and release of phosphate (kidney can’t excrete)
What is treatment for hypocalcemia in ESRD?
vitamin D replacement
What is treatment for hyperphosphatemia in ERSD?
- phosphate binders (calcium carbonate/ acetate/ sevelamer)
2. Cinacalcet (decreased PTH to decrease release of phosphate from bone)
What is cause of osteodystrophy in ERSD?
- decrease active vitamin D –> decrease Ca –> increased PTH –> increase bone resorption to increase Ca
- bone resorption to buffer acidosis
Why does hypermagnesium occur in ERSD and what is treatment?
decreased excretion; restrict magnesium intake
What is the most common cause of death in pt with ERSD on dialysis?
accelerated athersclerosis (coronary artery disease)
Why is there increased infections in pts with ERSD and what is the most common organism?
WBCs cant degranulate in uremic environment; S. aureus due to dialysis
Why is there increased bleeding in patient with ERSD?
uremia induced platelet dysfunction
What is the blood pressure goal for pt with diabetes or renal disease?
BP < 130/80
What are the indications for dialysis in pts with renal disease?
- hyperkalemia
- fluid overload (refractory to diuretics)
- encephalopathy
- pericarditis
What are medications used to prevent post-transplantation renal graft rejection?
- cyclosporine
- tacrolimus
- mycophenolate
(calcineron inhibitors)
A pt presenting with edema, hematuria, red cell casts, hypertension and dysmorphic red cells in urine most likely suffers from …
Glomerulonephritis
What is the most accurate test for glomerulonephritis?
renal biopsy
What is the best initial test for glomerulonephritis?
urinalysis
A pt presents with recurrent URI and lung infections with hematuria most likely suffers from …
Wegener granulomatosis
What is the best initial test that is specific for Wegener granulomatosis?
C-ANCA (anti-proteinase 3 antibody)