ARF in AIDS patients (one study)
Causes: ATN/Sepsis, HUS/TTP (TMA-like) > HIV meds (indinavir) > rhabdomyolysis (from IVDA) > lymphoma > HIVAN (13:1 M:F, avg. 8 months of HIV) > HBV/HCV > SLE-like
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
esp. important with lymphoproliferative malignancies; usually 1-3 after starting chemo but may occur spontaneously (Burkitt’s, acute B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia)
Risk factors: large tumor burden, high LDH, not being on allopurinol
Mechanism: CaPO4 deposition (see rhabdomyolysis) / uric acid damages renal tubules
Labs:
urinary uric acid:urinary creatinine ratio > 1 (normal < 0.60-0.75) supports uric acid nephropathy (higher than in rhabdo where urate is elevated but itself does not cause nephropathy)
PO4 usu. elevated but may not be in spontaneous TLS (because tumor cells can incorporate it)
↑ lactic acid, ↑K, ↓Ca
Treatment: volume repletion / consider dialysis when uric acid reaches 15-20 / can also give uricase to metabolize uric acid to allantoins (should have already given allopurinol) / phosphate binders can be given / alkalinization of urine not proven to prevent tubular damage from urate crystals (may increase CaPO4 precipitation as well and further decrease Ca levels)
Rhabdomyolysis (see other)
Atheroembolic Syndrome (see cardiac)
cause of renal failure
Hepatorenal failure (see liver)
Note: almost never see without CNS signs
Drug-Induced Nephrotoxicity
Prerenal
Renal
Postrenal
Drug-induced acid/base abnormalities
20% of ARF is drug-related
Prerenal (due to drug effect)
↑ serum Cr at least 0.5 mg/dL over 24 hours / FeNa < 1%, Uosm > 500, benign sediment
Causes:
diuretics, NSAIDs, ACE inhibitors, IV contrast, tacrolimus vasoconstriction
IL-2 volume depletion from capillary leak
cyclosporine vasoconstriction of afferent/efferent arterioles decreases GFR
mannitol > 300 g can cause prerenal failure
Treatment: discontinuing offending agents often returns renal function to baseline
General Renal Toxicity
FENA >2%, Uosm < 350, urinary sediment shows granular/dark brown casts and tubular epithelial cells / nonoliguric renal failure / hypomagnesemia (urinary magnesium wasting and ADH resistance) / can occur despite appropriate serum levels and after drug discontinuation
IV contrast
Antibiotics: aminoglycosides, amphotericin B, cephaloridine, streptozocin, pentamidine, mithramycin, quinolones, foscarnet, tetracyclines (made before 1950?)
Chemo: cisplatin, ifosfamide, mithramycin, vincristine, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide (rare)
Other: methoxyflurane, tacrolimus, carbamazepine, IVIG
IV contrast
CRF, DM, volume depletion, and MM predispose to IV contrast toxicity
Renal protection protocol: Mucomyst (600 mg bid prior to administration) and IV fluids plus aminophylline 5 mg/kg during contrast administration
Aminoglycosides
reabsorption by pinocytosis can increase half-life over 100 hours (normal 3 hours) / Treatment is primarily supportive
Amphotericin B
1) decreases renal blood flow because of acute renal vasoconstriction in a dose-dependent manner (causes ATN)
2) direct tubular injury in cumulative doses exceeding 2 to 3 g / classic distal RTA, concentrating defects (it punches holes in the membrane), and potassium wasting / usually nonoliguric and reversible on discontinuation
Cisplatin
up to 50% get enzymuria, Mg and K wasting (Medstudy says only K, not Mg), and ATN /
urine output of at least 100 mL/hr decreases risk
Rhabdomyolysis
lovastatin, ethanol, codeine, barbiturates, diazepam (elevated CPK, brown casts)
Severe hemolysis
quinine, quinidine, sulfonamides, hydralazine, triamterene, nitrofurantoin, mephenytoin
Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN)
penicillins, cephalosporins, rifampin, sulfonamides, thiazide, cimetidine, phenytoin, allopurinol, cytosine arabinoside, furosemide, interferon, NSAIDs, ciprofloxacin
Findings: fever, rash, arthralgias, eosinophilia, renal failure (may be absent in 30%)
UA shows pyuria, WBC casts, eosinophiluria / nephrotic range/proteinuria with NSAIDs
Note: above findings Treatment: steroids may* speed recovery in aggressive AIN
NSAID nephritis
(esp. fenoprofen and mefenamate) / nephrotic range proteinuria (80%), minimal change disease (10%), membranous nephropathy (rare) / signs of hypersensitivity often absent due to anti-inflammatory action, FeNa often < 1%, *steroids are not beneficial for NSAID nephritis (and some say not for other AIN either)
HUS (see other)
afferent arteriolar thrombosis
Cyclosporine, mitomycin C, cocaine, tacrolimus, conjugated estrogens, quinine, 5-fluorouracil
Note: plasmapheresis less useful HUS from mitomycin C
Glomerulopathy (membranous)
Causes: gold, penicillamine, captopril, NSAIDs, mercury
Findings: edema, moderate to severe proteinuria, hematuria, RBC casts (sometimes) / nephrotic range proteinuria esp. in penicillamine, gold and captopril (rare) / complete resolution may take up to several years (esp. gold)
Intratubular obstruction due to precipitation
Acyclovir ( > 500 mg/m2), MTX, sulfonamides (only at super high doses), ethylene glycol, high-dose vitamin C
Findings: urine sediment can be benign, or if severe can cause an ATN-like sediment
Chronic interstitial fibrosis with or without papillary necrosis (see other)
Phenacetin, NSAIDs, acetaminophen, aspirin, cyclosporine, FK-506, lithium
Findings: history of long-term medication use
Postrenal Causes
Ureteral obstruction due to retroperitoneal fibrosis
B-blockers (pindolol, atenolol), migraine meds (ergotamine, dihydroergotamine), methysergide, hydralazine, methyldopa
Findings: usually benign urine sediment, ultrasound reveals hydronephrosis
Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)
substantial ( < 20% normal) and irreversible reduction in renal function
Major causes: DM >> HTN (20%), tubulointerstitial (7%), APKD (5%)
Prerenal: severe, long-standing renal artery stenosis and bilateral renal arterial embolism
Renal: chronic glomerulonephritis, chronic TIN, Alport’s, SLE, diabetes, amyloidosis, HTN, cystic diseases, neoplasia, and radiation nephritis
Postrenal: chronic urinary obstruction
Complications: normochromic normocytic anemia, renal osteodystrophy (via PTH), metabolic acidosis, malnutrition, decreased immunity, HTN, dyslipidemia, LVH, neuropathy
Electrolyte imbalances (hypocalcemia, hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia)
Treatment: provide supplemental 1,25-D3, CaCO3 (binds intestinal phosphate and provides Ca)
CNS: lethargy, somnolence, confusion, and neuromuscular irritability (gradual or abrupt)
CVS: HTN, CHF, pericarditis (can be abrupt)
GI: anorexia, N/V (very common)
Bones: pain from secondary hyperparathyroidism
Other: fatigue, pruritis, and sleep disturbances
T-cell abnormalities (lymphopenia), reduced response to vaccination
Hematologic: chronic anemia (from reduction in erythropoietin and mildly reduced red cell half-life) and bleeding
CVS: HTN, pericarditis, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, and CHF
CNS: generalized seizures, confusion, lethargy, emotional lability, myopathy, peripheral neuropathy, and syndromes related to nerve compression (carpal tunnel)
GI: ulcers, gastroduodenitis, colitis, angiomas
Endocrine: secondary hyperparathyroidism, euthyroid hypothyoxinemia, hyperprolactinemia, bad GnRH axis (amenorrhea, impotence), gynecomastia
Immune: lymphocytopenia, anergy, increased anticomplement activity, abnormal monocyte motility
Metabolic: renal osteodystrophy (osteitis fibrosa and osteomalacia) and altered drug-metabolism
Treatment:
Meds
ACE inhibitors: cause mild (10 ml/min) decrease in GFR but overwhelmingly proven effective by multiple mechanisms
avoid peripheral calcium blockers: used alone may speed progression of renal failure
Blood pressure control: MAP of 92 (not too low, too low actually does harm) / MDRD
study showed this is only helpful if proteinuria is 0.5 to 1 g/day
restrict protein < 0.6 g/kg lean body weight
restrict dietary sodium < 4 g/day (unless residual urine obligates greater daily losses)
restrict K+, Mg2+, PO43+ and fluid intake to match daily losses
pregnancy can accelerate pre-existing renal disease
give vitamin D early on to decrease PTH levels (which if unchecked, speed renal damage)
correct acidosis (which also contributes to renal damage)
correct lipid abnormalities (for usual reasons)
correct anemia with erythropoietin (ideal target level still not determined; some evidence suggests overly aggressive correction can worsen heart failure; mechanisms not completely worked out 11/06)
Dialysis or transplant for clinical uremia, severe azotemia (GFR < 10 ml/min), intractable hyperkalemia or acidemia, intravascular volume overload
Nephritic Glomerulopathies
Findings: hematuria and/or RBC casts, variable proteinuria, oliguria, hypertension (fluid retention and disturbed renal homeostasis), azotemia, edema (salt and water retention)
Immune complex diseases (some of these overlap with nephrotic section)
Primary: IgA nephropathy, Anti-GBM (C3), membranoproliferative I and II (MPGN) (C4), membranous (C3) / mesangioproliferative (MSGN) / fibrillary glomerulonephritis
Systemic: SLE, HCV/HBV-related cryoglobulinemia (C4), post-infectious glomerulonephritis: PSGN (C3), infective endocarditis, vasculitides (W, C-S, PAN, mPAN, HSP (IgA),)
Acute Poststreptococcal GN (PSGN)
follows Strep A infection (pharyngitis or skin) by 10 days (different strains from those causing RF; renal involvement not impacted by antibiotic)
Presentation: hematuria, edema, proteinuria, decreased urine output, possible HTN
Labs: acute phase with decreased complement (C3 more than C4) / may have (+) ASO titres
Pathology: diffuse proliferation / exudative PMN’s / crescents / coarse granular immune deposits by IF/EM (sub-epithelial > sub-endothelial > intramembranous)
Course: usually self-limiting / occasionally progress to RPGN or chronic latent stage (more common and less likely to produce chronic renal disease in younger patients)
Treatment: B-lactam, diuretics and antihypertensives as needed, rarely steroids
IgA Nephropathy or Mesangial Glomerulopathy or (Berger’s Disease) - good prognosis
most common GN in the world / 15-30 yrs
Presentation: similar to HSP / sore throat followed shortly with nephritic syndrome, hematuria
micro (older), macro (younger) / synpharyngitic
Pathology: mesangial proliferation / IgA and other deposition by IF / dense deposits in
mesangium by EM
Labs: elevated IgA (50%)
Prognosis: good in 80% cases, more proteinuria is worse
Treatment: fish oil, IVIG, CSA
Goodpasture’s Syndrome (Anti-GBM) (see other) – poor prognosis
Occurs in two forms
young men, hemoptysis and hematuria
older people (male=female) / RPGN with no lung involvement
Labs: C-ANCA (+) in up to 40%, this may improve prognosis / complement usually normal
Pathology: linear deposition of C3 and IgG by IF / no dense deposits by EM
Treatment: immunosuppressives, plasmapheresis
Cryoglobulinemia
Type I - usually asymptomatic
monoclonal Ig’s (usually IgM)
Causes: hematologic cancers (Waldenstrom’s, myeloma, lymphoma)
Manifestations: may cause MPGN
Type II
monoclonal IgM against polyclonal IgG (causes precipitation) / immune-complex
vasculitides (50% renal involvement)
Causes: HCV (most common), HBV, bacterial, parasite lymphoproliferative,
autoimmune (collagen), skin (PAN, PCT), essential mixed monoclonal/polyclonal
cryoglobulinemia
Manifestations:
Skin: raynaud’s – 40% mono / 25% poly
vascular purpura (almost always involves lower extremities)
leg ulcers – up to 8% mono / 30% poly
acrocyanosis/necrosis – 15-40%
urticaria – complement, mast cell
livedo reticularis (1% mono / < 5% poly)
Arthritis
60% poly, < 10% mono
Renal disease
monoclonal endomembranous deposits of precipitate
polyclonal proliferative glomerulonephritis
immune complex
azotemia (late)
Hemorrhagic
Liver poly (esp. AP)
GI 5-20% poly (acute abdominal pain)
CNS vasculitis of vasa vasorum – up to 40% symmetric, peripheral neuropathy secondary to associated disease (amyloid, vasculitis)
Sjögren’s (80% have cryoglobulinemia)
Diagnosis: quantitative cryoglobulins < 2 normal / cryocrit (% cryoIg’s/serum) / SPEP / low serum complement (C4 more than C3)
Treatment: avoid cold / bed rest – for ulcers / low-dose corticosteroids / IFN-alpha (60-70% response, 30% sustained) / cytotoxic agents
Type III - usually no clinical significance
mixed polyclonal (no monoclonal component)
Causes: infections, autoimmune (SLE), liver disease (HBV, HCV), renal disease
(proliferative GN), essential mixed polyclonal cryoglobulinemia
Crescentic Glomerulopathy (RPGN)
Immune Complex Deposition
Goodpasture’s
collagen vascular diseases
as a potential evolution of most any other forms of GN
Pauci-immune (ANCA) glomerulonephritis
Wegener’s (C-ANCA, proteinase 3)
microscopic polyangiitis (P-ANCA, MPO)
Churg-Strauss (asthma and eosinophilia)
Idiopathic RPGN (renal limited vasculitis)
50% of glomeruli involved / over weeks to months / non-specific symptoms
Pathology: epithelial proliferation and capillary necrosis / IF and EM depend on etiology
Course: rapidly fatal
Treatment: massive IV steroids, Cytoxan
Nephrotic Glomerulopathies (MCD, FSGS, MGN, MPGN)
Nephrotic syndrome (see proteinuria)
Minimal Change Disease (lipoid nephrosis, Nil disease)
most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children peak at 2-3 yrs, 10-12 yrs
Pathology: effacement of podocytes / usually not hypertensive
Cause: usu. idiopathic
Drugs: NSAIDS, rifampin, IFN-a, heroin, iron dextran
Other: lymphoma, HIV, IgA, diabetes, Fabry’s, sialidosis
Treatment: if needed, steroids, cyclosporin, others / ?ACE inhibitors
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
25% of adult nephropathies / common in children, young black men, association with
obesity / HTN / most common idiopathic nephrotic GN in blacks
Primary: typical > collapsing (blacks) > glomerular tip
Secondary causes/associations: HIV, IVDA, obesity, sickle cell, congenital heart disease
Presentation: mild to massive proteinuria, hematuria (50%), HTN (33%), renal insufficiency
(33%) / collapsing variant: more proteinuria, more ARF, viral/URI Sx from days to weeks before nephrosis
Labs: low albumin (can be < 2), decreased immunoglobulins, increased lipids, normal compliment
Ultrasound: normal to large echogenic kidneys
Renal biopsy: shows FSGS / can be confused with hereditary nephritis, IgA nephropathy, Wegener’s / EM can diagnose these other causes
Treatment:
steroids 60-80 4 wks then 40-60 mg 3d/wk 4 wks then taper / alternate steroid regimens used / late relapse, more steroids / early relapse, cyclosporine or Cytoxan
ACE inhibitors (yes, yes and yes) / works by inhibition of TGF-B
Prognosis: variable (more proteinuria is worse), often refractory to therapy
HIV nephropathy – poor prognosis
20% of hospitalized AIDS patients develop ARF / often collapsing variant with same characteristics / black males with IVDA / more on East coast / no HTN (maybe)
Treatment: similar to idiopathic, ACE inhibitors may help, HIV meds ?
Note: HIV patients also get RF from idiopathic, HCV, heroin, drugs, prerenal
C1Q nephropathy
Rare mimic of FSGS occurring mostly in young, black men
Membranous Glomerulopathy (MGN) – poor prognosis
most common adult idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in whites / 40-60 yrs/ men > women
Pathology: thickened BM matrix and vessel walls / more mesangial proliferation with systemic causes / sub-epithelial IgG and C3 granular deposits by IF (Heyman model) / spikes alternate with deposits
Secondary causes: HBV, syphilis, SLE, solid tumors (20% of MGN), thyroiditis, malaria, gold, d-penicillamine, PCN, captopril
Course: focal then global sclerosis / fairly responsive to steroids, cytoxic therapy / left untreated: ⅓ spontaneously regress, ⅓ stabilize, ⅓ slow progression to ESRD (women, children have better prognosis)
Membranoproliferative Glomerulopathy (MPGN) (nephrotic/nephritic) – very poor prognosis
primary or secondary forms / more in children, teenagers
Pathology: increased cellularity and mesangial matrix / mesangial proliferation with duplication of the glomerular basement membrane, splitting of capillary BM (silver stain) / immune deposits and low serum compliment (C3 more than C4)
types I subendothelial immune complexes (C3 and IgG)
type II dense deposit disease (alternate pathway of complement)
type III Burkholder subtype and Strife and Anders subtype
Hepatitis C Glomerulopathy
Findings: cryoglobulinemia, MPGN on biopsy, systemic manifestations (50%), abnormal LFT (70%), low complement (C4 more than C3) (80%), RF (70%)
Treatment: plasma exchange, treat the HCV (IFN-a, etc), cytotoxic agents
General Characterizations
Systemic diseases with secondary immune-mediated glomerulonephritis
infection-related (including HBV, HCV, cryoglobulinemia types II or III, endocarditis, schistosomiasis, HIV-associated)
autoimmune diseases (such as class IV lupus nephritis),
dysproteinemia-associated (including light chain deposition disease, amyloidosis, cryoglobulinemia types I or II, fibrillary, and immunotactoid GN)
Membranoproliferative pattern but lack immune deposits
diabetic nephropathy, hepatic glomerulopathy, and chronic TMA’s (HUS, TTP, APA), radiation nephritis, sickle cell nephropathy, eclampsia, and transplant glomerulopathy
Renal Other
hydronephrosis, mechanical, hypertension, renal artery stenosis, acid-base, RTA
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