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AKI

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- 1What are the NICE specifications for AKI?- Urine output <0.5ml/kg/hr for 6 hrs
- >50% rise in creatinine over 7 days
- >26 micromol rise in creatinine over 48hrs - 2AKI criteria: stages

- 3What might occur, indicating severe AKI?- Uraemia (vomiting, pruritis, pericarditis, encephalitis)
- Hyperkalaemia
- Pulmonary oedema (unless pre-renal cause) - 4What are the three categories of AKI and which is the most common in hospital patients?Pre-renal, renal and post-renal
Pre-renal is most common (75%) - 5What is the basic explanation of pre-renal AKI?When the blood supply to the kidney is interrupted
- 6What are the two main causes of pre-renal AKI?- Shock: hypovolaemia, cardiogenic, distributive
- Renovascular obstruction: embolus, aortic dissection, renal artery stenosis & thrombosis, or ACEIs given in bilateral RAS - 7What can result from prolonged interruption in blood supply?Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
- 8What happens as a result of ANT?Porous tubular membranes -> loss of concentrating power as ATN develops
Blockage of tubules by necrosed cells - 9How does the urine change as ATN develops?Initially urine osmolality is high (>500mosmol/kg), and urine sodium is low
As it develops, urine is isotonic with plasma (<400mosmol/kg) and has high sodium - 10What is the basic explanation for post-renal AKI?Obstruction to the outflow of the urinary tract
- 11Name causes of post-renal AKIRenal calculi
Ureteric/urethral strictures
Clots
External/internal malignancy
Prostatic enlargement
Phimosis/paraphimosis - 12What are the three separate mechanisms/pathologies by which renal AKI can occur?- Acute tubular necrosis (85%)
- Interstitial nephritis (10%)
- Glomerular disease (5%) - 13What are the renal causes of ATN?Drugs: aminoglycosides, cephalosporins, radiological contrast, NSAIDs
Toxins: heavy metals, myoglobinuria or HUS - 14How does myoglobinuria occur and how does it classically present?Follows rhabdomyolysis
Dark urine - 15What is the cause of HUS?Occurs in children following diarrhoeal illness from E.Coli O157
or
following an URTI in adults - 16What is the triad for HUS?Thrombocytopenia
Haemolysis
ATN - 17How does interstitial nephritis differ from ANT?Damage is not limited to the tubular cells and bypasses the basement membrane to cause damage to the interstitium
- 18What is the most common cause of interstitial nephritis and how do you manage it?Antibiotics (also diuretics, allopurinol and PPIs)
Withdraw drugs and start short course of oral steroids - 19What are your general 1st line examinations and investigations for AKI?Obs
Abdominal examination
Bloods: FBC, U&Es, bicarbonate, phosphate, CRP, clotting, creatinine kinase (myoglobinuria), nephritic screen
ABG
Urine dip and MCS
ECG
Renal USS - 20What is included in a nephritic screen?-ANCA & anti-GBM (RPGN)
-ANA, dsDNA and complement (SLE)
-Immunoglobulins, serum electrophoresis (myeloma)
-Rheumatoid factor
-Hep B/C (MCGN)
-ASO (post-strep) - 21How might you approach assessing whether an AKI is pre-renal?- Look for signs of shock
- Listen for renal bruits and take a vascular history (AF/IC) if suspecting arterial pathology - 22How might you approach assessing whether an AKI is post-renal?- Order an abdominal USS to show distended bladder/hydronephrosis
- Examine the prostate in older males - 23How might you approach assessing whether an AKI is renal?- Take a meticulous drug Hx and enquire about recent infections, joint pains, rashes
- Order a urine dip to look for +ve blood/protein
- Red cell casts on microscopy (diagnostic for glomerulonephritis) - 24What is included in your general AKI management?A-E assessment
Halt any potentially damaging drugs
Restrict potassium intake - 25What is must be included in your management of post-renal?Referral to urology for appropriate treatment
- 26What must be included in your management of renal AKI?- Assess fluid status, with volume replacement
- CVP measurement may be necessary
- If there is urine output following fluid, continue large quantities of fluid +/- diuretics (furosemide stress test)
*If no urine output or if complications, nephrologist input is necessary - 27Furosemide stress testFurosemide 1mg/kg given after fluid resuscitation, and urine output measured and replaced at 2 hrs
Volume of fluid output at 2 hrs can be used to demonstrate likelihood of progression to AKIN stage III - 28What are the indications for acute dialysis?- Refractory hyperkalaemia
- Pulmonary oedema
- Acidosis
- Uraemic pericarditis/encephalopathy
- Complete anuria
- Drug OD - 29What is the general pattern of urine output if the AKI is improving?After one week of oliguria, there will be one week of polyuria before return to normal kidney function
- 30What are the common electrolyte abnormalities in AKI?- Rapidly progressive uraemia
- Hyperkalaemia
- Hypernatraemia (unless pre-renal)
- Metabolic acidosis
- Hypocalcaemia/hypophosphataemia (more common in CKD) - 31What symptoms can uraemia give?Symptoms progress from:
- anorexia
- vomiting
- pruritis
to:
- encephalopathy (confusion, drowsiness, fitting)
- haemorrhagic episodes - 32What, other than AKI, might cause hyperkalaemia?- Pseudohyperkalaemia
- Drugs: supplements, K sparing diuretics, ACEIs, NSAIDs
- Acidosis e.g. DKA
- Addison's/Tumour Lysis Syndrome/burns - 33How does hyperkalaemia present on an ECG?- Tall, tented T-waves
- Widened QRS complex
- Flattened P waves / prolonged PR interval - 34When do you initiate emergency management of hyperkalaemia?Potassium >6.5mmol/L
or
ECG changes - 35What is the emergency managment of hyperkalaemia?1. Continuous ECG monitoring
2. 10ml of 10% calcium gluconate IV (repeat at 5 min intervals (mx. 3 doses) until ECG normal)
3. 50ml of 50% glucose with 10U ACTRAPID insulin over 30 mins (large vein)
4. Consider 10mg salbutamol nebs
5. If pH <7.2, consider sodium bicarbonate IV if advised by renal registrar
6. Recheck K after 2 hrs
7. Can give calcium resonium (long term)
8. Ensure underlying cause is treated
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- (Urology) Surgery Fichas sobre AKI, creado por Liam Musselbrook el 18/07/2017.
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