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What is counted in eGFR?

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Age
Gender
Ethinicity
Cr clearance

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What are 2 measures of kidney function/

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Creatine clearance (eGFR)
ALb:Cr ration
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What are 5 functions of kidney?

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Blood volume control
Toxin excretion
RBC production
Vit D metabolism
Acid base regulation
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What BP is aimed for in diabetics?

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140/90

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How is BP managed in diabetic nephropathy?

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ACEi or ARB or CCB then A&C then A & C & D

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Why does CKD cause anaemia?

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CKD caused by increaed liver toxins reducing bowel absorbtion and caused by decreaed erythropoetin

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WHat stage CKD to refer to nephrology?

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4
Or
Renal artery stenosis
HTN on 4 agents
A:Cr ratio >70
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What are contraindications to kidney transplant?

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CJD
Blood cancer
Other cancers if active or recent

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What is main point of renal diet?

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Low postassium

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How is pain releif given in AKI?

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Fentanyl

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How does myeloma cause an AKI?

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Cast nephropathy

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What is eGFR of each stage or KD?

5-3a

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5--- <15
4---15-40
3b--- 30-45
3a--- 45-60- 
ALL Stages of Kidney failure must have some sign of renal damage too (1 and 2) or reduction in function (3-5)
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What is normal urine output?

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0.5ml/kg/hour

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How do you define an AKI?

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Serum Cr >26,4 above baseline

Creatinine increase of over 50% or oligouria

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What are the 3 subdivisions of AKI and give examples of each

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Pre renal- under perfusion- CCF, D&V, hypovolaemia, se[sis, bleeding)

Renal- Glomerular disease, Drugs

Post Renal- Calculi, Tumours, BPH, urinary retention

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What is most common cause of nephropathy in adults?

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IgA (post UTI)

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Which nephropathy has IgG deposits?

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Membranous Glomerulonephropathy
complement activated against GBM
Thickened GBM on microscopic analysis

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What are vasculitis causes of nephropathy and what are autoabs??

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Wegeners- cANCA

Microscopic Polyangitis - pANCA

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How are vasculitic and Goodpasture’s managed?

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Steroids

Cyclophosphamide

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What autoab is seen in goodpastures?

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antiGBM

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What is the difference between IgA nephropathy and post infectious?

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IgA is after GI infection

Post Infection is after strep pyogenes (URTI)

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How is post infectious nephropathy managed?

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conservatively, resolves after 2-3 weeks

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What is the umbrella term for the effects of SLE, Hepatitis etc on the kidney that results in end stage failure?

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Membranoproliferative Glomerularnephritis.

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What is the definition of a proliferative glomerularnephritis?

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Increased number of cells in glomerulus= presents with nephritis

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Name 6 causes of nephritis (proliferative glomerularnephropathy)
``` IgA Wegeners Microscopic Polyangitis Goodpastures Post Infectious Membranoproliferative Glomerularnephritis ```
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What is the definition of non proliferative glomerular nephropathy?
Lack of proliferative cells at glomerulus | Nephotic syndromes
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Name 3 causes of nephrotic syndrome
Minimal change disease Focal Segmental Glomerular Schlerosis (FSGS) Membranous Glomerular Nephritis (MGN)
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What is histology of minimal change disease?
Fused podocytes on electron microscopy
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How is minimal change disease managed?
Prednisolone
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What is the main cause of steroid resistant nephotic syndrome?
FSGS
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What is the cause of FSGS?
Genetics
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What is management of FSGS?
Diuretics for oedema Antihypertensives Statins No steroids work, but some cytotoxics
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How is FSGS ultimately managed?
Transplant
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What are the causes of membranous glomerularnephritis?
``` Hep B SLE Malaria Penecillamine Idiopathic ```
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What is pathophysiology of MGN?
Immune complex (IgG) deposition thickening basement membrane. Immunofluorescence demonstrates this
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What is management of MGN?
Steroids slow disease process
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What is prognosis of MGN?
1/3 progress 1/3 chronic 1/3 remission
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Which 3 diseases can quickly progress to end stage crescenteric glomerularnepritis?
Wegeners Goodpastures Microscopic Polyangitis
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How long after URTI infection does IgA nephropathy occur and how long does it last?
24-48 hours | several months recurrent
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How is IgA nephropathy confirmed?
IgA deposits on membrane in biospy
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How long does it take for post infectious glomerular nephritis to present?
2 weeks
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How is diagnosis of post infectious made?
Proliferation of mesangial cellsm neutrophils and monocytes and bowmans space impaired on light microscopy- classic crescenteric glomerularnephritis
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Why is there hyperlipidaemia in nephrotic syndrome?
Hypoalb causes liver to increase alb production, and there fore also increasing lipid production causing hyperlipidaemia
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What is a key sign of nephritic syndrome?
RBC casts in urine indicating glomerular damage | Low urine output
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What is seen in Alport's Syndrome?
Abnormal collagen metabolism leading to abnormal GBM (basketweave) More common in men Presents in childhood with - Microscopic haematuria - Progressive renal failure - Bilateral sensorineural deafness - Lenticonus: protrusion of the lens surface into the anterior chamber - Retinitis pigmentosa - Renal biopsy: splitting of lamina densa seen on electron microscopy
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How is Alport's inherited?
X linked Dom
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What prophylaxis is needed in nephrotic syndrome?
LMWH against VTE
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How is Autosomal Dominamant PCKD screened for
USS
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How is PCKD managed in adults?
For select patients, tolvaptan (vasopressin receptor 2 antagonist) may be an option. NICE recommended it as an option for treating ADPKD in adults to slow the progression of cyst development and renal insufficiency only if: they have chronic kidney disease stage 2 or 3 at the start of treatment there is evidence of rapidly progressing disease
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What is Recessive PCKD?
Causes end stage renal failure in childhood, detected in prenatal USS or born and present with Potter's Syndrome
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What rate should maintenance fluids be given ar?
30 ml/kg for a 24 hours period
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What are causes of acute tubular necrosis?
Ischaemia Sepsis Nephrotoxins- rhabdomyolitis, aminoglycosides, lead, contrasts
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What are signs of ATN?
Brown casts in urine | Raised urea, creatinine and potassium (=SIGNS OF AKI)
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What are the phases of ATN?
oliguric phase polyuric phase recovery phase
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How do you distingiush between pre renal AKI and ATN?
``` PRE RENAL: Low urine sodium(<20) Good response to fluid challenge High urine osmolality Raised urea:cr ratio in blood ```
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What is acute interstitial nephritis?
Large cause of AKI | Interstitial oedema and inflitrate
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What causes acute interstitial nephritis (AIN)?
Most commonly drugs: penicillin, rifampicin, NSAIDs, allopurinol, furosemide Systemic disease: SLE, sarcoidosis, and Sjögren's infection: Hanta virus , staphylococci
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How does AIN present?
``` fever, rash (diffuse maculopapular), arthralgia eosinophilia mild renal impairment hypertension sterile pyuria white cell casts ```
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What are Renal atherothrombus signs?
Livedo reticularis | White cell casts in urine
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What are addiotional features seen in PCKD?
``` Hepatomegaly due to cysts Large kidneys causing large volume occupied and therefore early satiety Divertoculosis Ovarian cysts Intercranial aneurysms ```
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What does nephrotic syndrome increase the risk of generally and specific to kidneys?
Hypercoagulable state | Therefore renal vein thrombosis
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WHat constitutes hyperkalaemia?
>6.5 | If lower than this just do an ECG to assess

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