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Renal causes for haematuria

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Congenital: PCK
Trauma
Infection: pyelonephritis
Neoplasm
Immune: GN, TIN
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Extra-renal causes of haematuria

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Trauma: stones, catheter
Infection: cystitis, prostatitis, urethritis
Neoplasm: bladder, prostate
Bleeding diathesis
Drugs: NSAIDs, frusemide, cipro, cephalosporins

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False positive for haematuria

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Myoglobin, porphyria

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Proteinuria levels

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30mg/dL = 1+
300mg/dL = 3+
PCR < 20mg/mM is normal, >300 = nephrotic

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Causes of proteinuria

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DM
Minimal change Membranous
Amyloidosis
SLE

6
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False -ve proteinuria

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Bence-Jones protein

7
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Microalbuminuria

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Albumin 30-300mg/24h

Causes: DM, ↑BP, minimal change GN

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Casts in the urine

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RBC: glomerular haematuria
WBC: interstitial nephritis or pyelonephritis
Tubular: ATN

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Creatinine - determinants of levels, when does plasma Cr increase

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Creatinine is synthesised during muscle turnover.
Freely filtered and small proportion secreted by PCT
↑ muscle → ↑ creatinine: age, sex, race
Plasma Cr doesn’t ↑ above normal until 50% ↓ in GFR

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Urea - production, high levels, low levels, absorption

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Produced from ammonia by liver in ornithine cycle ↑ ̄c protein meal (e.g. upper GI bleed, supplements) ↓ ̄c hepatic impairment
10-70% is reabsorbed: depends on urine flow.
↓ flow → ↑ urea reabsorption (e.g. in dehydration)

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Isolated high urea vs high urea and creatinine

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Isolated ↑ urea = ↓ flow (i.e. hypoperfusion / dehydration)

↑ U and ↑ Cr = ↓ filtration (i.e. renal failure)

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Creatinine Clearance

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Vol of blood that can be cleared of a substance in 1min
CrC roughly approximates GFR as it is freely filtered and
only a small proportion secreted (~10%) Slightly overestimates GFR
Requires urine concentration from 24h collection
Can use radiolabelled EDTA: very rarely done

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eGFR

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Modifiation of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation
Serum Cr, sex, age, race
Obviates need for urine collection

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Problems - eGFR

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Validated for patients ̄c established renal failure: ?applicable to general population.
Most elderly people are in ≥ stage 3 CRF by eGFR: may not progress or impinge on their health.
eGFR is too pessimistic in mild renal impairment