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What is the difference between primary and secondary enuresis?

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Primary - the child has never been dry

Secondary - the child has previously been dry and is now not continent

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When would be expect the child to become continent of urine?

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3-5 years

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What are some likely causes of enuresis?

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Lack of attention to bladder stimulation - behavioural 
Detrusor instability 
Bladder neck weakness 
Neuropathic bladder (irregular, thick walls - associated with spina bifida), Distension at presentation, abnormal perineal sensation, anal tone and sensory loss
UTI
Diabetes 
Constipation
Ectopic urethra causing dribbling
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How should we investigate a child with enuresis?

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Urine dip (UTI, nitrites, leucocytes, glucose, ketones)
Assess concentrating ability - osmolality on early morning sample
USS of the renal tract

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What % of 5 and 10 year olds are not dry by night and who is it more common in?

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6% 5yos and 3% 10yos not dry by night. This problem is twice as common in boys and esp those who have a first degree relative who struggled with enuresis (always ask)

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What are some common causes of secondary enuresis?

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Diabetes
Emotional upset (abuse, bereavement)
UTI

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What are some organic causes of enuresis?

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UTI

Constipatio + fecal impaction - can press on bladder and limit its capacity

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How should enuresis be managed?

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Counselling really important - tell parents there is no quick fix and might take time.

  1. ADVICE - plenty of fluids during day but then none 90mins before bed. Encourage to sit on loo just before bed (no caffeine, energy drinks)
  2. Start charts
  3. Enuresis alarm - explain how to use
  4. Desmopressin can be used for short term relief e.g. sleep overs or holidays
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How does the occurrence of UTIs change over a child’s life and what problems might UTIs in childhood expose you to?

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More common as the child gets older (any UTI in <6m should warrant investigation)
UTIs can spread to upper tract and cause pyelonephritis and scarring of the kidneys - this can expose to HTN and CKD later in life

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Who should have their urine tested for infection? How is this done

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ALL children with unexplained fever
Can be done with a dip but this can be hard - in young children you can attach a bag within their nappy to collect urine and then dip this

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How would an infant with a urine infection present?

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NON-SPECIFIC 
Fever 
Vomiting 
Lethargy or irritability 
Poor feeding/FTT
Jaundice (UTI can cause jaundice in neonate)
Septicaemia 
Offensive urine 
Febrile convulsions
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How will older children present with a UTI?

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More classical symptoms 
Dysuria 
Lower abdo pain 
Frequency 
Fever 
Lethargy, anorexia 
Haematuria 
Offensive, cloudy urine 
Enuresis
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If nitrites and leucocytes are both positive on dip what does this suggest?

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Confirms infection

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If nitrites are positive and leucocytes are negative what does this suggest?

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Could possibly be infection - send for microscopy

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If the leucocytes are positive and the nitrites are negative on dip what does this suggest?

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Infection still possible - urine might not have been in bladder for long enough to have nitrites (this is why early morning samples are best
Send for microscopy

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What are the most common organisms causing UTI in childhood?

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In nearly all it is the bowel flora (E.coli and klebsiella proteus)
In the newborn the most common method of spread is haematogenous

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How should children <3m old be managed if they have a UTI?

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Refer to paediatrics for urinalysis, abx, and KUBUSS within 6 weeks

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How should a child older than 3m with UTI be managed?

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3 day courses trimethoprim, nitrofurantoin or amoxicillin
7-10 day course if pyelonephritis
Encourage good fluid intake and safety net

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When should we consider further structural investigations in a child with a UTI?

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A child with 2 or more episodes of UUTI or pyelonephritis
3 or more episodes LUTI
1 UUTI and 1 LUTI

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Why should you avoid tetracyclines in children?

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Teeth discolouration

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What common structural abnormality can cause UTI problems in children?

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vesicoureteric reflux - ureters join bladder at different angle meaning they’re easier to have reflux of urine back into

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What scans are possible of the urinary tract?

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MCUG - micturating cystourethrohram (video while someone is seeing - look fo reflux)
OR
Dimercaptosuccinic acid (DSMA) - contract dye given to see if both kidneys taking up dye equally

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What does a finding proteinuria mean in a child and how should it be investigated further?

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It is not necessarily concerning - it can occur in a child with a febrile illness or one who is doing a lot of exercise.
Should investigate with an early morning sample and assessing the protein-creatinine ratio (this should not exceed 20)

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What are some causes of proteinuria?

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Orthostatic - stood up during the day (follow this up by measuring P-Cr ratio multiple times throughout day)
GLOMERULUS - glomerulonephritis, minimal change disease, abnormal basement membrane)
Increased glomerular filtration pressure
HTN
Renal mass
Tubular protein
NEPHROTIC SYNDROME

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What are some features of nephrotic syndrome?
Proteinuria, hypoalbuminaemia and oedema
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What causes nephrotic syndrome?
Cause is largely unknown | Seems to be associated with Henoch-Schonlein Puura and other vasculitis conditions such as SLE, malaria and allergens
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How will nephrotic syndrome present?
``` Peri-orbital anaemia (particularly on waking due to gravity) Scrotal, vulval, leg or ankle oedema Ascites Breathlessness Abdominal distension ```
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How do we manage nephrotic syndrome?
Vast majority (85-90%) will resolve with CORTICOSTEROIDS (60mg pred, reduced to 40mg after 4 weeks) - urine will become protein free in 11 days median If not responding consider renal biopsy to identify cause
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What are some complications of nephrotic syndrome?
HYPOVOLAEMIA - because of the oedema the intra-cellular compartment can become depleted and children can feel dizzy and faint and have abdominal pain. High packed red cell volume. Treat with IV albumin THROMBOSIS - children into hyper coagulable state due to raised haemtocrit, increased clotting factors and loss of antithrombin INFECTION - increased risk HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIA - levels of cholesterol seem to inversely correlate with albumin
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How should nephrotic syndrome be managed long term?
Parents can test for relapses by dipping the urine at home
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What is the most common cause of acute renal failure in children?
HUS | Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal failure
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When does HUS occur in children?
Following E.coli 0157 infection or less commonly by shigella
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How does the gastro-enteritis lead to HUS?
Toxins from bacteria in gut enter intestinal mucosa and blood stream They collect in kidney and encourage thrombogenesis - multiple microscopic clots form in small vessels of kidney damaging the tissue Obstruction within vessels leads to kidney failure and mechanical heamolysis of RBCs This microangiopathic changes can also occur in bran, pancreas and heart 1 in 20 chance after E.coli 0157
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How will HUS present?
Detection of proteinuria following gastroenteritis with bloody diarrhoea Will also be HTN Anaemia Low platelets
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How do we treat HUS?
Transfusion might be necessary treat HTN Plasma exchange ***if there is a confirmed E.Coli 0157 infection need to inform public health
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If a child has haematuria of dark or brown urine what should you be suspecting?
Bleeding source high up in tract - GLOMERULAR E.g. glomerulonephritis, IgA nephropathy, Familial nephropathy (Alpert's syndrome), thin basement membrane - the damage to the glomerulus will often mean there is proteinuria as well
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If the blood is bright red the source is probably lower down, what is the most likely cause?
UTI | ALSO: Stones, tumours, sickle cell, coagulopathy, Renal vein thrombosis and calciuria
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What are some causes of acute nephritis?
``` Post-infectious (streptococcus) Vasculitis (HSP) SLE IgA nephropathy Good-pasture syndrome - basement membrane disease ```
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How should haematuria be investigated ?
Microscopy BLOODS: FBC, Plt, clotting, Sickle cell, U&E, LFT, CRP Consider an USS of kidney and bladder Consider biopsy if consistently abnormal or there are other abnormalities such as with renal function or compliment levels
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What is hypospadia and which are most common?
when the urethral opening is in the wrong place after improper embryonic urethral tubulisation Most common on the ventral aspect somewhere Can be HOODED - skin of foreskin hasn't fused properly OR CHORDEE - this is when there is ventral curvature of the penis most prominent during erection (only in severe hypospadia)
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How do we treat hypospadias and when is this most appropriate?
Surgery usually done before 2 years of age Aims are to produce normal urethral opening so boys can micturate in standing position, they can have a straight erection and a normal looking penis
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What is the most common cause of glomerulonephritis in children?
Post-infectious (streptococcal infection most common but can be many causes)
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What are some non-infectious causes of glomerulonephritis?
Membrano-proliferative glomerulonephritis IgA nephropathy SLE Sub-Acute bacterial endocarditis
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What are the features of glomerulonephritis?
Haematuria, ologuria, oedema, HTN (+/-proteinuria)
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How should a child with suspected glomerulonephritis be investigated?
``` Urine dip + microscopy throat swab BLOODS: FBC, U&E, FLT, CRP, clotting, albumin, complement (expect low C3 and C4), Albumin, ASOT/DNAaseB, autoantibody screen RENA USS CXR ```
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How should glomerulonephritis be managed?
``` Treat life-threatening symptoms (hyperkalaemia) HTN (use CCB NOT ACE-i) Acidosis Seizures Hypocalcaemia ``` THEN MONITOR FLUID BALANCE CAREFULLY - take weights regularly have a salt restricted diet and consider furosemide
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When should you consider referring the child to a nephrologist?
``` If they have life-threatening complications Evidence of systemic vasculitis (rash) Normal C3 Proteinuria persisting at 6 weeks +ve ANA persisting low C3 at 3 months ```

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