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Edema is a clinically dectable increase in
interstital volume
How much weight is gain before edema is clinally evident
10 lbs
Disease state most commonly assoicated with genealized edema
Moderate to Severe CKD
Nephortic Syndrome
HF
Liver cirrhosis
What are 2 models of edema
overflow model
underfilling model
What is overflow model of edema
primary defrect in renal sodium excretion leading to ECF expasion
What is underfilling models
decreased effective ciculating volume, and hypoperfusion of the kideys stimulates Na+ and H20 retnetion
What are types of Edema
Perphieral edema
Pulomary Edema
Anasarca
Ascites
What are types of peripheral edema
pedal, pretibial or presacral
How is peripheral edema semiquantitavely evaulated as
1+ to 4+ pitting
What is anasarca
total body edema
What is Ascites
pertinoneal fluid, which can store up to 10-20 L
What is the only form of edema that is dangerous or life threatenting
pulomary edema
What are main principals of edema magements
1. Treat underling cause
2. Dietary Na+ restriction
3. Loops, THiazides, Spironolactone
What are the drugs of choice for edema managment
Loop diuretics
What ClCr ar Loops direucts effect at
<30 ml/min
What are use of Thiazie diuretics since mainly BP managment
mild edema, adjuctive therapy
Are Thiazide effect at Clcr <30 ml/min alone
NOT
What is Spironolactone drug of choice for
ascites
25% of CO goes to kindeys, and 20% of plasma is
flitered by kidenys GFR (125 ml/min)
How much urine is made in day
1.5 -2.0 L--all rest is reabsorbed
How does diuretics reach stie of action through tbular lumen
actively secreted into the urine by PCT (thought organic acids or base pump)
What drugs are NOT secreted into PCT
spironolactone and eplerenone
Where do spironolactone and eplereone enter
distal tubular cells via plasma
Are dirureics higly protein bound
YES
Oral Furosemide is what % bioavail
50%
What is oral bioavail of bumetanide, and torsemdie
80-100%
How often can furosemide be dose (lasix)
every 6 hours
How often can torsemide be dosed
bid
How often are thiazide dosed
qd
Spironolatones has a short half-life, however why is it dosed qd
its active metabolite has much longer half-lfie
What is the noram maxim fractional excretion of sodium that u can block
20%
What the maxium fractional % of sodium you can block in Loop diuretcs
2%--no better effect by increasing dose
What is diuretic resistance
decreased pharacolical respone or decreased diuresis to a given dose of a diuretic
What are causes of diuretic resistance
pharmacokinetic resistance
pharmacodynamic resistance
What is a pharmacokinetic resistancew
factors that dcrease the amount of drug getting to the stie of action
What is a pharmacodynamic resistance
factors that decrease the response at site of action,
What are PK factors that DECREASE concetrion of drug at SITE of action
Decrease or slow absoprtion
Decrease Serum albumin
Decrease Renal Blood FLow
Increase Oranic acids competing for tubular secretion site
Proteinuria
Decrease of slowed absroption can lead to decrease PEAK conc at stie of action issue in pts with
HF
A decreased serium albumin does what
decreased diuretic deliver to kidney (albumin is taxi)
A decreased serum albumin can be seen in pts with
Nephrotic syndrome and Chonric Liver disease
Decrease Renal blood flow decreases diuretic deliver to the kidney, a possible issue in pts with
CKD or HF
Increased organic acids competing for the tublar sevretion stie can be seen in pts with
CKD
What does proteinuria lead to
increase binding of the diuretic to the prein the the urine
Proteinuria can be seen in pts with
Nephrotic syndrome
PD issues leading to duretic resistance does what
decrease response at site action (ONLY DESCRIBED WITH LOOP DIURETICS)
What are types of decreased response at site of action
Braking
Rebound Na retention
Altered conc-response
2 Na+ reabsorption
What is braking
decrease in response to a loop diuretic during acute dosing
Braking "phenomenon of overdosing" is a short-term physiological response to
prevent excessive Na+ and fluid loss
Braking can occur
in anyone receive a loop diretuc
How do you manage braking
avoid over agressive diuresis and intravascular volume loss--REMOVE FLUIDS slowly
Where is rebound sodium retention seen
Lopp diruetics with shorter half-lives (fursoemide and bumetanide
When does rebound sodium retnetion occur
after the diuretic conc falls below the threshold (at the end of the dosing interval)
Rebound Sodium retention can occur at any time in pts who
do NOT adhere to a sodium restricted diet
Mangement of Rebound Soium Retention
give short activing diuretics 2-3 times a day and maintain Na+ restriction
What is altered conc response
do not the get the same even though you have the same or greateer diruetic conc at site of action
Altered concentration response can be seen in pateitns with
HF, Nephrotic Syneomes and Liver cirrhosis
What may altered concentration resone be due to
increased Na retention at other tubular stie
Management of Altered concentration response
give most effective dose or maximal effect dose 2-3 times a day
What is secondary sodium reabsorption
chonric adpative process that can occur in anyone receive loop dieuretics long term
What happens in secondary Sodium reabsoprtion
reabsroption occur at a second spot--distal tubule
What is management of secondary sodium reabsoprtion
combination therapy
Altered concetnration response does not happen in what disease state
CKD
What is managment of decreased delivery to site of action
give HIGER DOSES of diretics
What is managment of alter concetnration response
give most effective or max dose bid-tid
What is managment of revound Na+ retention
matian sodium restirction and give most effect or max dose bid tid
What is mangment of secondary na+ reabsorption
combination therapy
Where is peripheral edema usually managed
outpatient
How do peripheral edema usually managed
Diertary Na+ restritionct
Check hidden source of Na )med
Check for meds that cause of edema
What are medications that can cause edema
NSAIDS, dihdropyridine, Ca+ Channel blockers, thiazolidedoine, and estronges
What is FIRST thing you do to manage Peripheral Edema
Start with low dose oral loop such as lasix 20-40 qd or bid
What is GOAL of perihperal dema
SLOWLY reduce edema
Should you titrate dose and internal based on response--
YES
Where is acute magfement of SEVERE edema managed
hopstial
How do you manage acute SEVERE EDEMA
Check for hidden shouce of Na
Check for meds that cause edema
acess compliance with medcation and Na+ restriction
What is FIRST thing you do to manage Severe edema (med wise)
IV bolus dosing initally or IV infuciton
How do you deterine the loop diuretic dose in SEVERE edema
depends on previous hisotry, and disease state
How do you manage Severe edema, if not adequate response
double the inital dose untril response--or until maximal effective dose for disease state is reach
What is considered an anqeuate reponse to loop iduretic
>500ml urine in 2 hrs
Once you find the mosdt effective dose (or max reached, what should you do
give is as often as needed typicall bid to tid
If loop alone is inadeuates whawt should you do
combination of loop + thizide or K+sparing diuretic
If giving a combination loop IV, when should thiazie be administered
0.5 to 1 PRIOR to loop
What is managment of Ascites (Liver Cirrhois drug of choice)
spironolactone--drug of choice for hyperaldosteronism
What is dosing of spironolactone for ascites
50-100 mg qd with food up to 400 mg/day
What is fastest you can tirate spironolactone
no faster than 3-5 days
If inital dose of spironolactone is inadueates, or pt has peripheral edema use
combination therapy with loop
What is ideal ratio for spironolactone/fursemide
100 spironolactone/40mg day fursosemide
What is usual startign dose of oral fursemide for managemtn of Acites
40 mg
What is maximal effective dose of fursosemide
80mg at one time
Can you adminstered the loop dirutetic more often to improve response
YES
What is goal fluid loos of ascites WITHOUT edema
500ml/day (0.5 kg/day)
What is goal fluid loss of ascites with edema
1000mg/day 1.0 kg/day
What are adverse effect of diuresis
hypovolemia,
azotemia
electrolytice abnormalies
acid base disordres
otottocity
What is azotemia
increase Scr and increase BUM
Ototoxicty for fursoemide should be <
<4mg/min
What are minotoring things that should be done for diuretics
Daily weight
Input and Output
Electrolytes
Vital Signs
Kidney function
What are 3 main funtions of kidney
1. Endocrine function
2. Metabolic function
3. Excretory function
What is endrocrine function of kidney
secretion of renin and erythropoetin
production/met of prostalandsin and kinins
What is Metabolic function of kidney
activat of Vitamin D, gluconeisgenis, metabolism of instulin, sterioud, and drugs
Does kidney have CYP P450 activity
YES
What is excretory function (elimination of kidney
filtration +secretion-absorption
GFR is passive diffusion, and is single best index of
functioning renal mass
Does GFR decrease after age 40
yes 0.75 ml/min per year
Elimination of drugs corelates best with
GFR
Are secretion and reabsorption hard to measure
YES
What is Purpose of Assesment
1. Determine Kidney dysfution
2. Severity
3. Follow progression
4.Adjust meds and anticipate complication
What are types of actue renal failure
1. Pre-renal
2. Acutre Intrinsic
3. Pot renal
What is pre-renal acute renal failure
Hypovolemia, decreased blood to kidney, so kidneys reabsorb na and H20
What is Acute instric
inside the kidney (acute tubular necrossi, intersistal nephritis, GN
What is pot renal
after the kidney (obstruction_--such as kidney stone
What are number 1 and 2 cause of CKD
HTN and diabetes
What info is needs for Clinical Assent
Pt history
Physical exam
Lab vaules
What Tests are needed for clinical assesment
1. lab values
2. urinalysis
3. Urine chemistires
4. Imaging/Biospy
5. Estimation GFR
What lab values are important
Serum Creatinine
BUN
What is Creatinine
breakdown product in muscle
Sercum creatinine levles are dependent on its
production and elmination
Production of Creatinine is dependent on
muscle mass, age, race genrer boddy mass,
How is Creatinie elminated
primarily by filtaretion though glomerulus, secreted, NOT reabsobed
Is how much creatinie secreted dependent of Kidney function
YES
What is normal range of Scr
0.4-1.2 mg/dl
Should Scr be used alone to determine degree of kidney function
NO
Creatinien is frequently used to
estimate GFR
How are amino acids broke down
amonia and urea
What happens to urea
under filration and proimal tubule reabsoprtion
What is normal BUN
5-20
What are factors that increase BUN
Kidney dysfuction
High protein diet
hypercatabolism
hypovolemia
GI bleeding
Steriods
What are factors the decrease BUN
starvation and advanced liver disease
What is normal BUN/Scr Ratio
10-15:1
What does a ratio >20 indicated
possible pre-renal disease (decreased ciculating volume)
Why is a ratio >20 indicative of pre-renal disease
decreased cirualting volumes means increase water/Na and urea reabsorption
What can inhibit expected rise in ratio
Liver disease or decreased protien intake
How is urinalyisis preformed
dpstick method
What is normal pH of urine
4.5-7.8
What does an increase pH indicate
presence of urea spliting bacteria
Should there normally be protein in urine
NO--indictaed possible glomerular damage
Typically values in Urinialsis are zero
YES
What is normal excretion of protein/albumin
protein 150mg/day
albumin 30 mg/day
Persistent elevated proteinuria or albuminura is
an important marker of kidney damge
Micoalbuminura is an
early indcator of subclincial kideny damage
All pts with CKD and those with risk factor should be tested for microabumuira using
an albumin specifc test
The standard dipstick what does a negative value indicate
<150 mg/day of protein.albumin
The standard dipstck what does Trace value indicate
150-300 mg/day
The standard dipstick what does 1+ to 4+ indicate
300mg to 15 mg day
What does a negative value on albumin specifc test mean
<30 mg
What does a 20 to 100mg/L value indicate on a albumin specific test mean
30-300 mg/day of ablumin
The standard urine dipstick and albumin specifc dipstick are what type of measurement
semi-quntitative
What is a qunatative measurement
Spot Urine Sample
When is the Spot urine same take
1st morning speciema after waking
On Sport Urine sample what is Normal Albuminura
<30
One Spot Urine sample what is Microalbuminura
30-299
On Spot Urine sample what is macroalbuminuria
>300
How many protein/albumin tests are needed with 3-6 month time period to diagnosis persitsten micoalbuminuria or macoalbuminura
2 out of 3 + rests
What are factos that can falsely increase protein ablumin in urine
high protein diet
high blood pressure
hematuria
dehydration
infection
vigourous exercise
What does urine sediment measure
cells and castsPr
Pre-renal dysfuciton cells and casts present
CELLS-NONE
CASTS--NONE or HYALINE
Interstital Nephritis cells and casts
CELLS--WBCs, Eosinophils
CASTS-WBC granular
Glomerulonephritis cells and casts
CELLS--RBCs and WBCw
Casts--RBC
Cells and Casts of Acutre tubular necrosis
Cells-varies
Casts-Muddy brown or tubular
What are urine chemistries of urine taken
Urine Na+ conc
Urine osmolality
What do Urine Sodium concetration determine
Pre-renal
ATN
What do Urine osmolality measure
ATN, IN
Pre-renal
A Urine Sodium Concentration for pre-renal is
LOW <20 meq/L--due to secondary retnetion of sodium
A urine Sodium Concetration for ATN
HIGH >40 meq/L--due to tubular injury
A Urine Osmolality for ATN or IN is
LOW<350-450 (dilute) due to loss of conc ability
Urine osmolality for pre-renal is
HIGH >500 (concentrated urine)
What is Noram Fractional Exretion of Sodium
1%
What is Pre-renal fractional exretion of Sodium
<1%
What is ATN Fractional exretion of sodium
>2%
What can affect results of Fractional excretion of Sodium
diuretics and dopamine
What is normal fractional excretion of Urea Nitrogen
50-65%
What is fractional exretion of urea in PRE-RENAL
<35%
What is raction excretion of urea in ATN
N/A
Do Diuretics and dopamine affect results of fractional exretion of urea
NO
What is normal uruine output
500-2000ml
What is Nocturia
decreased ability to conc urine
What is non-oliguria
>500ml/day
What is oliguria
<500 ml/day
What is anuira
<50ml/day--obstrution of shock no kidney fuction
What is gold standard for measurement of GFR
Creatinine
The precent of tubular secretion of Cr increases with
decreasing kidney fxn
Clearance of creatinie from the body tends to
overestmie true GFR
Overestmieation increases with
decreasing kidney fuction
What are equations for Clcr/GFR in adults with STABLE kidney function (Scr not rapidly changing)
Cockcroft-Galt
MDRD
What are ClCr/GFR equations for adults with UNSTABLE kidney function
Chiou, and Jelliffe
What are ClCr/GFR equations for children <12 YOA
Schwarts, and Counahan-Barratt
Who should you use to calculate Cockcroft-Gault equation
use in adults with stable kidney function (Scr not rapidly chaning)
What is equation of choice for adjusting drug doses
Cockcroft-Gault equation
Limitations of Cockroft-Gault equation
Stable Kindey fuction
Not adequately studied in women, elderyl obses
Not accurate in pts with liver diase
What are some controversial/higly debatd issue with Cockroft-Gault
rounding vs no
Body wt. who are obses, short or amputations
What is equation of choice for stagings CKD
MDRD
MDRD better estimes true GFR, and other benefits
no weight or height
MRRD limiation
only accurate in Stable kindey fxn, not studietn in pts with normal kidney fucntion, diabtes, obesity elderly or drug dosing
Are MRDR and Cockroft Gault accurate in pts with liver disease
nO
Should MDRD be used for drug dosing
nO
What are limitation of all estimation equations
all use serium cretinine and do not consider urien output
What can increase Scr
high protein diet, exerxise, muscle mass
What can lower Scr
paralysis, steriods, cirrhosis
What drugs can competitvely inhbiit proximal tubular secretion fo creatinine, which increases its level
cimetidien, and trimethoprim
What is ClCr/GFR with 0 urine output
ZERO
What is definiation of unstable kidney fuction
INcrease Scr >50% 24hrs
previous CKD (scr >2) increase 1mg in 24 hrs
Chious Jellife, Baerter are used in pts with changing kidney fuciton
YES
Cockcroft-Gault or MDRD overstime actual kindey fuction during intal
stage of ARF
Cockcroft-Gault or MDRD can UNDERestime actual kidney function during
recovery stage of ARF
What is Azotemia
abnormallevels of nitrogen containing compounds (urea, creatinien)
What is Uremia
nitrogenous wastes + symptoms
Up to 23% of critically ill pts will have kidney probelsm
YES
90% of individuals who suvive ARF, recover enough renal fuction to live normal lives
YES
What are some risk factors for acture renal failure
DART BPM
Dehydration
Acute infection
Rabdo
Trauma
Blood vessel thombosis
Pharmacologic
Male
What is definiation of ARF
decreased GFR over hours to days (<2-4 weeks)
What is CKD
presence of proteinurai for at least 3 months with GFR <90 ml/min
Diagnosis of ARF is based on
RIFLE
risk, injurt, failure, loss and end stage
What are 2 components of RIFLE
GFR and UO
What are types of ARF
Pre-renal (decreased renal perfusion
Intrinsic
Postrenal
What controls afferent arteriole tone
Vasodilators (Prostglandins
What controls effeernt areriole
vasocontrtions (angiotensin II and NE
What is furnctional renal failure
decline in GFR and hydrostatic pressure, resulting in decrased blood flow to kidney
Why does GFR DECLINE secondary to reduced hydrostatic pressure
decrease blood flow to kideny from Afferent arteriole vasoconstricts
Efferent arteriole dilates
What causes functional ARF
Reduced effective blood volume such as CHF, cirrhosis, pulmonary HTN, and HYpoalbuminermia
or Renovasuclar disease
Drugs
What drugs can causes fuctional renal failure
NSAIDS COX02
ACE-I
ARBs
Immunosuppresent
How do NSAIDS and Cox-2 inhibitors cuase Functional ARF (Ibuprofen, Celecoxbi)
Decrease renal prostaglanids, resulting in vasocontsrtion of AFFERENT arteriole
How do ACE inhbitor cause Fucntion ARF
decrease angiotension II and dialtion of efferent arteriole
How do ARB causes Functional ARF (losartan, irbesartan)
decrease angiotension effects--vasodiation of effertn
How do immunosuppressant (cyclosprotien tacrolimus) cause fuctional ARF
renal vascocontsrtion
Functional renal failure is alteration in afferent/efferent arteriole tone--no stuructral damge, and overlaps with
causes of prerenal dysfuction
What is pre-renal ARF
hypoperfusion of renal parenchyma
What are causes of PRerenal ARF
Low effective blood volume
What are causes of Low effective blood voluem for prerenal ARF
Hypotension
Hemmorrhage
Hypoalbuminerai
dehydration
diruetic therapy
How does pre-renal compensate
Sympathetic nervous systme
Renini angiotension-aldosterone
ADH
Activation of SYmpathetic nervous system, Renin-andiogsin-aldosterone, and ADH does what
Thirst, increase fluid intake Na and water retention, and Afferent arterioe DIALTION and efferent CONSTRICTION
Instrinsic ARF is damage to kidney itself, such as
renal vasculate
glomeruli
tubule
intersitum
What is Renal Vascualr damage
Renal artery thromobisis
Renal vasculitis
Hypertensive emergy
HUS (hemolytic uremia syndrome)
TTP (thrombotic throbycytopenic purpura
Glomerular Damage is rare, causes include
Systemic Lupus erythematosus
Poststeococall GN
Antiglomerular Basement mebrane disease
What causes 85% of intrinsic ARF
ATN (actue tubular necrosis)
What is main causes of ATN
Ischemia
Toxins
What can cause IScemia in ATN
hypotension or vasoconstrtion (extension or prerenal)
What can cause TOxins in ATN
Contrast dyes, heavy metals,, and aminoglycsides

Endogenosu (myoglobin, hemoglobin uric acid)
The tubules have high oxygen demand, so ischemia or toxins do what
cause tubular cells to die and slough off into the tubular lumen, and increase tublar pressure with decreases GFR
Tubular injury results in loss of the kidney's ability to
concentrate urine
If ischemia and toxins removed before necrosis occurs,how long is recovery
203 week maintenace phase, followed by 2-3 weeks recovery phase
What drugs cause ATN
Chemotherapy
Aminoglycosides
Antifungals
Radiocontrast Media
What do Chemotherapy drugs to ATN (cisplain, carboplatin, ifosamide
direct tubular toxicity
What do aminoglgycoside antinbotics cause (gentamicin, tobramycin, and amikacin)
direct tubular toxicity
What do antifungals cause (Amphotericin B)
direct tubular toxicity and vasoconstriction
What do Radiocontrast media (diatrizoate, Iohexol) cause
direct tubular toxicity and vasoconstriction
What causes Acute Interstial nephristis
Immunologic response to Infections (viral ,bacterial)
Drugs (causes inflammtion and edemda
What drugs cause Acute IN
Pencillin, Ciro, and Sulfa, (like having a allergic reaction in kidney
What is Postrenal ARF
Bladder obsturction
Uretheral
Renal Pevlis/tubulues
What causes a bladder outlet obsturction
prostate hyperthrophy or cancer
What causes uretheral post renal ARF
Kidney stones, blood clots
What causes Renal pelvis or tbulues obsturction
Kidney stones or Drugs
What drugs causes Posternal ARF
ATM A HIT C
Acylovir
Topiramate
Methorexate
Anticholingeric
HMG COA
Indinair
Trimethoprim/Sulfa
Signs and symptoms of ARF
Decreased UO
Urine Discolation
Pain Uniation
Severe abd pain
Are Scr vaules behind GFR values
YES
An aburpt decline or increase in urine output over the last 4 hours suggests
change in renal fuction
How do you treat ARF
Prevent ARF
minimize futher renal damage
provide suppotive measure until kidney function returns
How do you prevent ARF
Daily filud intake 2 Liter Day
to avoid dehydration
Identify medications that put ppts at risk
General treatment to Pre-renal
Hemodyanmic support
Volume replacement
General treatemnt to Instital damge
Removal of agent
Immunosupprive therapy
General treatmetn to Post renal
remove obstruction
Only treatment of ARF is supportive therapy--renal function recovery does nto begin until
all insults are remvoed
What are frequent complication of ARF--electrolytes wise
Hypernatermia
Hyperkalemia
How do you manage hypernatermia
no more than 3g/day
How do you manage hyperkalemia (big risk b/c 90% eliminated renally)
reduced K+ intake
Serum K+ >6 is life threating treating with
Insulin + Dextrose
Kayexalate
Are Diuretics useful in ARF
NO--
What may direutics be useful for in ARF
Volume overload in early ARF
Oliguric ATN in ICU pts
What diuretic should you avoid in ARF
K sparring
Diuretic resisatnce is common in ARF, how can it be overcome
continous infusions and combing classes (loops + thiazides)
Dopamine affinty is dictated by dose (D1 is most important), what is Renal Dose Dopamine
1-5mcg/kg/min
What does Dopamine do
Increases urine output--but does not help anyhting else
What are indications for Renal Replacement therapy (Dialysis)
AEIOU
Acid-base abnorm
Electrolye imbalance
Intoxication
Fluid Overload
Uremia
What are type of RRT
Intermittent hemodislyssi (4hr)
Continous Renal Replacement
What is recovery time for Pre-renal and need for RRT is it reversible
recovery time 48hrs
Rare for RRT
Usually reversible
What is recovery tiem for Fuctional ARF, and need for RRT, and reversible
recovery hrs-days
Rare for RRT
Ususally reversible
What is recovery time for ATN, Need for RRT, and Reversible
Revcovery 7-21 days
Need for RRT (oliguic 85%)
non-oliguic 30-40%
reversible 60%
What is recovery tiem for post-renal, need for RRT, and reversible
recvoery 48hrs
Need for RRT rare
Reversbile
Contrast Dyes are used for CT scans, and can cause
CIN contrast induced nephropathy
What are 2 ways that cause CIN
1. Direct toxicity (decrease antioxidant, and increases free radicals)
2. Ischemia (vasoconstrtion)
How should a contrast agent be choosen
one with lower osmolar, and iodine content
What are some risk factors for CIN
Pre-existing renal
Dehydration
Heart failure
High volume of contrast
Hyper or Hypotensin
Contrast toxicity can occur within minutes, so interventions need to start prior, include
Fluids
NAC
Sodium Bicard
What is benefit of fluids
dilute contrast media
prevent vasoconstriction
avoid tubular obstruction
What is fluid chose
1. Oral intake and
2. NS (NaCl)
What is benefit of NAC
antioxidant
free radical scanvenger
NAC should be given with
IV hydration
THe hypothesis is that the contrast injury is from free radicals generated in an acid envirotion, what is benfit of Sodium Bicarb
increase medullary pH, and slows radical production
Does Fenoldopam help prevention CIN
NO
Maintaining a blood glucose between 80-110 reduced
CIN