24 May 2009

Renal Failure



Renal Failure
By:Michele Ritter, M.D.

Assessment of Renal Function
* Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
* Creatinine
* Creatinine Clearance

Major causes of Kidney Failure
* Prerenal Disease
* Vascular Disease
* Glomerular Disease
* Interstitial/Tubular Disease
* Obstructive Uropathy
* Vasculitis (cryoglobulinemia)

Glomerular Disease – Nephrotic Syndrome
* Minimal Change Disease
* Focal glomerulosclerosis
+ HIV
+ Massive Obesity
+ NSAIDS
* Membranous nephropathy
+ NSAIDS, penicillamine, gold
+ Etanercept, infliximab
+ SLE
+ Hep. C, Hep. B
+ Malignancy (usually of GI tract or lung)
+ GVHD
+ s/p renal transplant
* Mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis
* Diabetic nephropathy
* Post-infectious glomerulonephropathy (later stages)
* Amyloidosis
* IgA nephropathy
o Infections: HIV, CMV, Staph. aureus, Haemophilus parainfluenza
o Celiac disease
o Chronic Liver disease

Interstitial/Tubular Disease
Acute Tubular Necrosis- muddy brown casts
Acute Interstitial Nephritis
Cast nephropathy – Multiple myeloma tubular casts
Obstructive Uropathy
Chronic Kidney Disease
Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease
Kidney damage with mildly decreased GFR
Moderately decreased GFR
Kidney Failure
Severely decreased GFR
Kidney damage with normal or increased GFR
Risk factor for acute renal failure
Urine Output in Acute Renal failure
* Oliguria
* Anuria
Most common causes of ACUTE Renal Failure
* Prerenal
* Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
* Acute on chronic renal failure (usually due to ATN or prerenal)
* Obstructive uropathy
* Glomerulonephritis/Vasculitis
* Acute Interstitial nephritis
* Atheroemboli

Assessing the patient with acute renal failure
* History:
o Cancer?
o Recent Infections?
o Blood in urine?
o Change in urine output?
o Flank Pain?
o Recent bleeding?
o Dehydration? Diarrhea? Nausea? Vomiting?
o Blurred vision? Elevated BP at home? Elevated sugars?
* Family History:
+ Cancers?
+ Polycystic kidney disease?
* Meds:
o Any non-compliance with diabetic or hypertensive meds?
o Any recent antibiotic use?
o Any NSAID use?

Assessing the patient with acute renal failure – Physical exam

* Vital Signs:
* Neuro: + Confusion: hypercalcemia, uremia, malignant hypertension, infection, malignancy
* HEENT: + Dry mucus membranes: Concern for dehydration (pre-renal)
* Abd: + Ascites: Concern for liver disease (hepatorenal syndrome), or nephrotic syndrome
* Ext: + Edema: Concern for nephrotic syndrome
* Skin:

Assessing the patient with acute renal failure – Laboratory analysis
* Fractional excretion of sodium:

(UrineNa+ x PlasmaCreatinine)

FENa= ______________________ x 100

(PlasmaNa+ x UrineCreatinine)

* Renal Ultrasound
* Hematuria
* Protein
Assessing patient with acute renal failure – Urinary Casts
Nephrotic syndrome, Minimal change disease
Fatty casts
Acute tubular necrosis
Muddy Brown casts
Acute Interstitial nephritis
White Cell casts
Glomerulonephritis
Vasculitis
Red cell casts
Assessing patient with acute renal failure – Renal Biopsy
Treatment of Acute Renal Failure
Indications for Hemodialysis
* Refractory fluid overload
* Hyperkalemia (plasma potassium concentration >6.5 meq/L) or rapidly rising potassium levels
* Metabolic acidosis (pH less than 7.1)
* Azotemia (BUN greater than 80 to 100 mg/dL [29 to 36 mmol/L])
* Signs of uremia, such as pericarditis, neuropathy, or an otherwise unexplained decline in mental status
* Severe dysnatremias (sodium concentration greater than 155 meq/L or less than 120 meq/L)
* Hyperthermia
* Overdose with a dialyzable drug/toxin

Renal Failure.ppt

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Renal Pathology



Renal Pathology
By:Kristine Krafts, M.D.

Renal Pathology Outline
* Introductory stuff
* Glomerular diseases
* Tubular and interstitial diseases
* Diseases involving blood vessels
* Cystic diseases
* Tumors
* Introductory stuff
* Functions of the kidney:
o excretion of waste products
o regulation of water/salt
o maintenance of acid/base balance
o secretion of hormones
* Diseases of the kidney
o glomeruli
o tubules
o interstitium
o vessels
* Azotemia: BUN, creatinine
* Uremia: azotemia + more problems
* Acute renal failure: oliguria
* Chronic renal failure: prolonged uremia
* Hematuria
* Oliguria
* Azotemia
* Hypertension
Nephritic syndrome
* Massive proteinuria
* Hypoalbuminemia
* Edema
* Hyperlipidemia/-uria

Nephrotic syndrome
Renal Pathology Outline
* Introductory stuff
* Glomerular diseases

Nephrotic Syndrome
* Massive proteinuria
* Hypoalbuminemia
* Edema
* Hyperlipidemia, lipiduria
* Adults: systemic disease (diabetes)
* Children: minimal change disease
* Characterized by loss of foot processes

Causes
* Introductory stuff
* Glomerular diseases
o Nephrotic syndrome

Minimal Change Disease
* #1 cause of nephrotic syndrome in children
* Loss of foot processes
* Pathogenesis unknown
* Good prognosis

Things you must know
Minimal change disease
Normal glomerulus
Minimal change disease
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
* Primary or secondary
* Some (focal) glomeruli show partial (segmental) hyalinization
* Unknown pathogenesis
* Poor prognosis

Things you must know
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Membranous Glomerulonephritis
* Autoimmune reaction against unknown renal antigen
* Immune complexes
* Thickened GBM
* Subepithelial deposits/spikes
Things you must know
Nephritic Syndrome
Causes
Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis
Mnemonic
IgA Nephropathy
Pyelonephritis
Acute pyelonephritis with abscesses
Pyelonephritis
Cellular cast
Pyelonephritis
Urinary Tract Infection
E. coli
uncomplicated complicated
Pyelonephritis
UTI: Causative Organisms
Urinary catheter colonized by Proteus
Chronic pyelonephritis
Drug-Induced Interstitial Nephritis
Acute Tubular Necrosis
Benign Nephrosclerosis
Malignant nephrosclerosis
Malignant Hypertension
Renal Pathology Outline
Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease
Childhood Polycystic Kidney Disease
Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Bladder Carcinoma

Renal Pathology.ppt

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Aminoglycoside-Induced Acute Tubular Necrosis



Aminoglycoside-Induced Acute Tubular Necrosis
By:Raniah Al-Jaizani M.Sc
Classification of ARF

Glomerular & Tubular Functions
Aminoglycoside-Induced ATN
Rank order of nephrotoxicity:
To prevent aminoglycoside-induced nephrotoxicity inclinical practice:
Amphotericin B-Induced Nephrotoxicity
Assignments:
Diabetic nephropathy
ESRD = End Stage Renal Disease
DM & Kidney Disease
ESRD in type I DM
DM = Diabetes Mellitus
ESRD = End Stage Renal Disease
DM & Diabetic Nephropathy
BP = Blood Pressure
Natural History of Diabetic Nephropathy
Hyperfiltration
Silent phase
Incipient nephropathy
nephropathy Stage 4
Onset of proteinuria
ESRD
Dialysis/Transplant
Diabetic Nephropathy & Albuminuria
* Albuminuria is the earliest sign of kidney involvement in patients with DM
* It correlates with the rate of progression of kidney disease
* Type I DM >5 years test for albuminuria annually
* Type II DM test for albuminuria annually starting from time of diagnosis
* The presence of albuminuria indicates irreversible kidney damage

Management Goals
* Delay the need for dialysis therapy as long as possible
* Manage 2ry complications
Management Strategies
* Intensive glucose control
* Antihypertensive therapy
* Dietary protein restriction

Intensive Glucose Control
* Glycemic control is indicated to reduce proteinuria & slow the rate of decline in GFR
* The ADA recommended goals:
* Pre-prandial plasma glucose = 90 – 130 mg/dl
* Peak post-prandial plasma glucose < 180 mg/dl
* Hgb A1C < 7%
GFR = Glomerular Filtration Rate
ADA = American Diabetes Association’s
Antihypertensive Therapy
* Untreated HTN is associated with reduction in GFR
* The control of BP has been shown to slow the progression of kidney disease and increase life expectancy in DM patients
HTN = HyperTeNsion
BP = Blood Pressure
Antihypertensive Therapy
* To control BP ACEIs or ARBs are the preferred agents
* They have been shown to reduce proteinuria & decrease rate of decline in GFR
* They are used an all diabetic patients & microalbuminuria even if their BP is normal
* BP goal in patients with DM & kidney disease is < 130/80 mm Hg
ACEIs= Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
ARBs = Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
Dietary Protein Restriction
Patient Case
Laboratory values:

Aminoglycoside-Induced Acute Tubular Necrosis.ppt

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