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At what vertebral level do the kidneys sit?

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T12-L3

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what size are the kidneys?

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10-12cm

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What is the mesangial of the kidney?

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In the glomerular capillary loop with contractile properties

- nucleated

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What is a secondary glomerular disease?

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A systemic disease that involves the glomerulus such as diabetes, lupus or myeloma

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What are examples of primary glomerular diseases?

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Nephrotic syndrome
Nephritic syndrome
CKD

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what is the triad seen in nephrotic syndrome?

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Heavy proteinurea (>3,5gm/day)
Hypoalbuminaemia (<30g/L)
Oedema

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Other than the main three (Proteinuria, hypoalbumininaemia and oedema) what are other signs of nephrotic syndrome?

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frothy urine, hypercoagubility, hypercholesterolaemia

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what are the main three illnesses that cause nephrotic syndrome?

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Minimal change disease

Membranous nephropathy

focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

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What Is seen in minimal change disease inside the kidneys?

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podocyte foot process effacement

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what is seen inside the kidney in membranous nephropathy?

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Inflammation and thickening of the glomerular basement membrane and immune deposits.

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what is the onset for nephritic syndrome?

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An abrupt onset of days

onset for nephrotic syndrome is longer

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what is a classic cause of nephritic syndrome?

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Post streptococcal GN

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what is seen in nephritic syndrome?

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Haematuria, proteinuria, oedema, hypertension

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what is rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis?

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Similar to nephritis but over weeks and months

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what are the three main groups of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis?

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  1. antiglomerular basement membrane (goodpasture disease) often get pulmonary haemorrhage and poor prognosis
  2. small vessel ANCA positive vasculitis
  3. miscellaneous conditions; damage; fibrin in bowmans space
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what is the primary site for reabsorption of filtered nutrients?

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PCT

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in brief what is fanconis syndrome?

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inadequate reabsorption in the PCT

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what substances can cause acute tubular injury?

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gentamicin, heavy metals, mercury, CCL4.

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what are non infectious causes of tubulointerstitual nephritis?

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Gentamicin, penicillin, allopurinol and sarcoidosis

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what are infectious causes of tubulointerstitual nephritis?

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pyelonephritis, TB, legionella, CMV

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what is the pathology behind acute interstitial nephritis?

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  • interstitial oedema- infiltration by inflammatory cells (eosinophils and granulomas), tubular injury but a normal glomeruli.
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what is the cause of anaemia in CKD?

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Low EPO

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what happens to calcium levels in CKD?

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Why do PTH Levels rise in CKD?

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Low calcium levels

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what form of vit D therapy is appropriate in advanced CKD?
1,25 (OH) vit D
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what is the most common cause of death in kidney failure patients?
CVS
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what happens to acid base balance in patients with CKD?
acidosis due to low bicarbonate levels. normally carbonic anhydrase is used in the PCT to supply bicarbonate
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List some complications of CKD?
- anaemia - mineral bone disease - CVS issues - malnutrition
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what is the definition of CKD?
A slow process over more than 3 months of inexorable attrition of nephron number and function due to multiple aetiologies frequently leading to end stage renal failure.
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what is the process occurring to the nephrons in CKD?
Fibrosis--> nephron sclerosis --> nephron loss --> hyperfunction of remaining nephrons due to TGF B
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what complications occurs occur at each stage of CKD?
Stage 2- increased CVS issues stage 3- increased CVS, bone disease (high PTH) Stage 4- increased CVS, anaemia, bone disease (low calcium and high phosphate) stage 5- increased CVS, anaemia, bone disease, pruritus, bleeding, malnutrition
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what is the process of red blood cell formation?
pluripotent stem cell --> myeloid progenitor --> normoblast --> reticulocyte --> erythrocyte
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Other than being deficient in EPO what are other causes of anaemia in patients with CKD?
- iron deficiency - hypothyroidism - active blood loss - hemoglobinopathies - haemolysis - hyperparathyroid - folic acid deficiency - vit B12 deficiency
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What is the management flow of anaemia in patients with CKD?
1. Exclude other causes such as iron deficiency, vit B12 deficiency and blood loss 2. EPO 30ug/week 3. monitor Hb every 2 weeks 4. adjust EPO 25% increase 5. if Ferritin below 200 give IV iron
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what is the target haemoglobin and ferritin in patients with CKD?
Hb; 10.5-12 (slightly lower than normal target as getting it back to normal has no extra benefits and increased stroke risk) Ferritin 200-500
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In anaemic CKD patients why can you not give oral iron?
hepcadin will prevent it being absorbed
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in patients with CKD what leads to increased calcium mobilisation from the bone?
1. Low Vit D from the kidneys 2. less calcium absorption 3. PTH stimulated 4. mobilisation of calcium from the bone
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In patients with CKD how does PTH affect phosphate levels?
PTH increases phosphate excretion
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what is the effect in CKD of phosphate retention?
Causes FGF23 release which is cardio toxic.
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what Vitamin D hydroxylation occurs in the kidney?
1 hydroxylation
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what are the types of bone disease seen in patients with CKD?
``` osteitis fibrosa (increased PTH) osteomalacia (defective mineralisation) adynamic bone disease (low bone turnover) osteoporosis (defective bone formation) ```
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what is the cause of adynamic bone disease in patients with CKD?
Over suppression of PTH causing low bone turnover
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what are the bone changes seen in children with CKD?
growth retardation | deformities
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how do you manage bone disease in patients with CKD?
- if they have low vitamin D start them on Vit D - give calcium based phosphate binders for high phosphate - high PTH give 1alpha calcidol
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what are the three diagnostic categories for kidney disease?
Pre renal renal post renal
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for kidney investigations what is the hierarchy of investigation?
1. history and exam 2. urine tests 3. blood tests 4. radiology 5. renal biopsy
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would does cloudy urine indicate?
infection
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what drug can be responsible for red/brown urine?
Rifampicin
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what do white blood cells and bacteria in the urine suggest?
UTI
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what are post renal causes of haematuria?
cancer, trauma and renal stones
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what do dysmorphic red blood cells indicate when in the urine?
glomerular nephritis
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what does pyelonephritis present with?
- white cell casts in urine | - fever
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what do epithelial cell casts suggest?
acute tubular necrosis
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when are oxylate crystals seen in the urine?
Anti freeze poisoning | Oxalate nephropathy
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when are urate crystals seen In the urine?
Joint aspirations | Gout
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what is the normal range for 24 hour urinary protein and what is nephrotic?
normal; <300mg | Nephrotic; >3g
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what do bence jones proteins suggest?
myeloma

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