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• The termchronic renal failure applies to the
process of continuing significant irreversible
reduction in nephron number, and typically
corresponds to CKD stages 3–5.
• End-stage renal disease represents a stage of
CKD where the accumulation of toxins,
fluid, and electrolytes normally excreted by
the kidneys results in the uremic syndrome.
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• The normalannual mean decline in GFR with age from the peak GFR (~120
mL/min per 1.73 m2
) attained during the third decade of life is ~1 mL/min per
year per 1.73 m2
• Reaching a mean value of 70 mL/min per 1.73 m2
at age 70.
• The mean GFR is lower in women than in men.
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Epidemiology
• Incidence inINDIA is nearly 1,50,000 new CKD
patients that emerge annually.
• 60-70 thousand need urgent renal replacement.
• Frequency of disease causing CKD revealed DM
(30%), Ch glomerulonephritis (20%), HTN(14%),
VUR(13%), obstructive uropathy(9%), other
causes (11%).
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Differentiation of acutefrom chronic
kidney disease
History Long standing history suggests CKD
Renal osteodystrophy Radiographic evidence of osteitis
fibrosa cystica, osteomalacia
Renal Size
Small kidneys (<9cm) CKD of any cause
normal or enlarged (9-12 cm) Acute Kdiney disease of any cause
CKD
HIV nephropathy
Diabetic nephropathy
Amyloidosis
Enlarged kidneys (>12 cm) Autosomal dominant PCKD
Tuberous sclerosis
Obstructive nephropathy
Renal Biopsy Histologic diagnosis
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Causes of AcuteFactors on
CKD
• Dehydration, GI illness, Vol.
depletion
• Hypotension due to overuse of
antihypertensive treatment
• Accelerated HTN
• Cardiac failure, tamponade
• Nephrotoxic agents (antibiotics,
analgesic, cisplatinum)
• Contrast media
• Infection (sepsis, endocarditis,
UTI)
• Obstruction
• Renal papillary necrosis
• Atheroembolic disease
• Renal vein thrombosis
• Flare up of primary disease
• Hyprecalcemia, hyponatremia
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Pathophysiology of uremia
(1)Theaccumulation of toxins normally undergoing
renal excretion, including products of protein
metabolism;
(2) The loss of other renal functions, such as fluid
and electrolyte homeostasis and hormone
regulation; and
(3) Progressive systemic inflammation and its
vascular and nutritional consequences
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Clinical abnormalities in
Uremia
Fluid, electrolyte and Acid-Base disturbances
Endocrine-metabolic disturbances
Neuromuscular disturbances
Cardiovascular and pulmonary disturbances
Dermatological disturbances
Gastrointestinal disturbances
Hematologic and immunologic disturbances
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Fluid electrolyte andacid
base disorders
• Sodium and Water Homeostasis
• Glomerular tubular imbalance dietary intake of sodium
>>> urinary excretion sodium retention and attendant
extracellular fluid volume (ECFV) expansion hypertension
(which accelerate the nephron injury).
• When an extrarenal cause for fluid loss is present, these patients
may be prone to ECFV depletion because of the inability of the
failing kidney to reclaim filtered sodium adequate - lead to acute-
on-chronic kidney failure and result in overt uremia
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Potassium Homeostasis
• InCKD, urinary potassium excretion, which is predominantly mediated by
aldosterone-dependent secretory events in the distal nephron segments
augmented potassium excretion in the GI tract.
• Hyperkalemia may be precipitated by-
Increased dietary potassium intake, protein catabolism, hemolysis,
hemorrhage, transfusion of stored red blood cells, and metabolic acidosis,
medications (ACE inhibitors, ARBs, and spironolactone and other
potassium-sparing diuretics)
• Hypokalemia is not common in CKD and can be due to reduced dietary
potassium intake, in association with excessive diuretic therapy or
concurrent GI losses.
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Metabolic Acidosis
• CKDpts produce less ammonia and, therefore, cannot excrete the normal
quantity of protons in combination with this urinary buffer.
• Hyperkalemia, if present, further depresses ammonia production.
• With worsening renal function, the total urinary net daily acid excretion
is usually limited to 30–40 mmol, and the anions of retained organic acids
can then lead to an anion-gap metabolic acidosis.
• Thus, the non-anion-gap metabolic acidosis that can be seen in earlier
stages of CKD may be complicated by the addition of an anion-gap
metabolic acidosis as CKD progresses.
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Treatment
The dietaryintake of salt and use of loop diuretics,
occasionally in combination with metolazone, may
be needed to maintain euvolemia.
• Otherwise, patients with CKD and an intact thirst
mechanism may be instructed to drink fluids in a
quantity that keeps them just ahead of their thirst.
• Intractable ECFV expansion, despite dietary salt
restriction and diuretic therapy, may be an
indication to start renal replacement therapy.
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• Hyperkalemia oftenresponds to dietary restriction of potassium,
• Potassium-binding resins, such as calcium resonium or sodium polystyrene, can
promote potassium loss through the GI tract and may reduce the incidence of
hyperkalemia in CKD patients.
• Intractable hyperkalemia is an indication of dialysis.
• The renal tubular acidosis and subsequent anion-gap metabolic acidosis in
progressive CKD will respond to alkali supplementation, typically with sodium
bicarbonate.
• Recent studies suggest that the replacement should be considered when the
serum bicarbonate concentration falls to 20 mmol/L to avoid the protein
catabolic state seen with even mild degrees of metabolic acidosis
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Disorders of Calciumand Phosphate
Metabolism
• The principal complications of abnormalities occur in
the skeleton and the vascular bed, with occasional
severe involvement of extraosseous soft tissues.
• The major disorders of bone disease can be classified
into
high bone turnover with increased PTH levels
(including osteitis fibrosa cystica, the classic lesion of
secondary hyperparathyroidism)
low bone turnover with low or normal PTH levels
(adynamic bone disease and osteomalacia).
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Other Complications ofAbnormal
Mineral Metabolism
• Calciphylaxis is a devastating condition seen almost exclusively
in patients with advanced CKD.
• It is heralded by livedo reticularis and advances to patches of
ischemic necrosis, especially on the legs, thighs, abdomen, and
breasts.
• Pathologically, there is evidence of vascular occlusion in
association with extensive vascular calcification
• Risk factors –
Hyperparathyrodism,
Warfarin
Oral Calcium
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Treatment
• The optimalmanagement of secondary hyperparathyroidism and
osteitis fibrosa is prevention.
• CKD patients should be given phosphate-binding agents.
• These are agents that are taken with meals and complex the dietary
phosphate to limit its GI absorption. Examples are calcium acetate
and calcium carbonate.
• A major side effect of calcium-based phosphate binders is total-body
calcium accumulation and hypercalcemia, especially in patients with
low-turnover bone disease.
• Sevelamer, a non-calcium-containing polymer, also functions as a
phosphate binder; it does not predispose CKD patients to
hypercalcemia
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• Calcitriol therapymay result in hypercalcemia
and/or hyperphosphatemia through increased GI
absorption of these minerals.
• analogues of calcitriol are available (e.g.,
paricalcitol) that suppress PTH secretion with less
attendant hypercalcemia.
• Current KDOQI recommendations call for a target
PTH level between 150 and 300 pg/mL,
recognizing that very low PTH levels are
associated with adynamic bone disease and
possible consequences of fracture and ectopic
calcification.
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• The inflammatorystate associated with a reduction
in kidney function is reflected in increased circulating
acute-phase reactants (inflammatory cytokines and
C-reactive protein) and fall in the "negative acute-
phase reactants," such as serum albumin and fetuin.
• The inflammatory state appears to accelerate
vascular occlusive disease, and low levels of fetuin
may permit more rapid vascular calcification,
especially in the face of hyperphosphatemia.
• Hemodialysis leading to episodes of hypotension
and hypovolemia can aggravate coronary ischemia.
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Heart Failure
• Abnormalcardiac function secondary to myocardial
ischemia, left ventricular hypertrophy, and
cardiomyopathy, in combination with the salt and
water retention often results in heart failure or
even episodes of pulmonary edema.
• Heart failure can be a consequence of diastolic or
systolic dysfunction, or both.
• Other CKD-related risk factors, including anemia
and sleep apnea, may contribute to the risk of heart
failure.
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Hypertension and LeftVentricular
Hypertrophy
• Hypertension is one of the most common complications of CKD.
• It develops early during the course of CKD and is associated with
adverse outcomes - development of ventricular hypertrophy and
a more rapid loss of renal function.
• Left ventricular hypertrophy and dilated cardiomyopathy are
among the strongest risk factors for cardiovascular morbidity
and mortality in patients with CKD and are related primarily to
prolonged hypertension and ECFV overload.
• In addition, anemia and the placement of an arteriovenous
fistula for hemodialysis can generate a high cardiac output state
and consequent heart failure
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Management of Hypertension
•Two goals of therapy:
to slow the progression of the kidney disease itself,
to prevent the extrarenal complications of high blood pressure, such
as cardiovascular disease and stroke.
• In CKD patients with diabetes or proteinuria > 1 g per 24 h, blood
pressure should be reduced to 125/75, if achievable without
prohibitive adverse effects.
• Salt restriction and diuretics should be the first line of therapy.
• The ACE inhibitors and ARBs slow the rate of decline of kidney
function, even in dialysis patients, S/E- hyperkalemia.
• Use of a kaliuretic diuretic, such as metolazone, can improve
potassium excretion in addition to improving blood pressure control.
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Management of Cardiovascular
Disease
•Lifestyle changes, including regular exercise, should
be advocated but are not often implemented.
• Hyperhomocysteinemia may respond to vitamin
therapy, including oral folate supplementation, but
this therapy is of unproven benefit.
• If dietary measures are not sufficient, preferred lipid-
lowering medications, such as statins, should be
used. Again, the use of these agents has not been of
proven benefit for patients with advanced CKD
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Pericardial Disease
• Pericardialpain with respiratory accentuation, accompanied
by a friction rub, is diagnostic of uremic pericarditis.
• Classic electrocardiographic abnormalities include PR-interval
depression and diffuse ST-segment elevation.
• Pericarditis can be accompanied by pericardial effusion that
is seen on echocardiography and can rarely lead to
tamponade.
• Pericarditis is observed in advanced uremia, and in
underdialyzed, nonadherent patients than in those starting
dialysis.
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Treatment
• Uremic pericarditisis an absolute indication for the urgent
initiation of dialysis.
• Because of the propensity to hemorrhage in pericardial
fluid, hemodialysis should be performed without heparin.
• A pericardial drainage procedure should be considered in
patients with recurrent pericardial effusion.
• Nonuremic causes of pericarditis and effusion include viral,
malignant, tuberculous, and autoimmune etiologies.
Anemia
• A normocytic,normochromic anemia is
observed as early as stage 3 CKD and is
almost universal by stage 4
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• Pathophysiologic consequences-
decreased tissue oxygen delivery and utilization,
increased cardiac output,
ventricular dilatation, and
ventricular hypertrophy.
• Clinical manifestations –
angina,
heart failure,
decreased cognition
mental acuity,
impaired host defense against infection.
growth retardation in children with CKD.
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Treatment
• Current practiceis to target a hemoglobin concentration of 100 to 115 g/L.
• Recombinant human EPO and modified EPO products, such as darbopoetin-alpha
• Iron supplementation is usually essential to ensure an adequate response to EPO
in patients with CKD because the demand for iron by the marrow frequently
exceeds the amount of iron that is immediately available for erythropoiesis
(measured by percent transferrin saturation), as well as the amount in iron stores
(measured by serum ferritin).
• For the CKD patient not yet on dialysis or the patient treated with peritoneal
dialysis, oral iron supplementation should be attempted. If there is GI intolerance,
the patient may have to undergo IV iron infusion, often during the dialysis
session.
• An adequate supply of other major substrates and cofactors for red cell
production must be assured, including vitamin B12 and folate.
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• Anemia resistantto recommended doses of
EPO in the face of adequate iron stores may
be due to combination of the following:
acute or chronic inflammation,
inadequate dialysis,
severe hyperparathyroidism,
chronic blood loss or hemolysis,
chronic infection, or
malignancy.
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• Blood transfusionincreases the risk of –
Hepatitis
Iron overload
Transplant sensitization (production of allo-
antibodies that sensitizes the patient to
donar kidney antigens)
• Should be avoided unless anemia fails to
respond to EPO and the pt is symptomatic
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Abnormal Hemostasis
• Prolongedbleeding time, decreased activity of platelet
factor III, abnormal platelet aggregation and
adhesiveness, and impaired prothrombin consumption.
• Clinical manifestations include an increased tendency to
bleeding and bruising, prolonged bleeding from surgical
incisions, menorrhagia, and spontaneous GI bleeding.
• The latter condition results in hypoalbuminemia and
renal loss of anticoagulant factors, which can lead to a
thrombophilic state.
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Treatment
• Abnormal bleedingtime and coagulopathy in patients with renal
failure reversed temporarily with desmopressin (DDAVP),
cryoprecipitate, IV conjugated estrogens, blood transfusions,
and EPO therapy.
• Optimal dialysis correct a prolonged bleeding time.
• Certain anticoagulants, such as fractionated low-molecular-
weight heparin, may need to be avoided or dose-adjusted in
these patients, with monitoring of factor Xa activity where
available.
• Use conventional high-molecular-weight heparin, titrated to the
measured partial thromboplastin time, in hospitalized patients
requiring an alternative to warfarin anticoagulation.
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Neuromuscular Abnormalities
• Peripheraland autonomic neuropathy ,abnormalities in muscle structure
and function are all well-recognized complications of CKD.
• Retained nitrogenous metabolites and middle molecules, including PTH,
contribute to the pathophysiology of neuromuscular abnormalities.
• Clinical manifestations of uremic neuromuscular disease usually become
evident at stage 3 CKD.
• Early manifestations of CNS complications include mild disturbances in
memory and concentration and sleep disturbance.
• Neuromuscular irritability, including hiccups, cramps, and fasciculations or
twitching of muscles, becomes evident at later stages.
• In advanced untreated kidney failure, asterixis, myoclonus, seizures, and
coma can be seen.
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• Peripheral neuropathyusually becomes clinically evident after the patient
reaches stage 4 CKD, although electrophysiologic and histologic evidence
occurs earlier.
• Initially,involvement of
sensory nerves >motor,
lower extremities >upper, and
distal parts of the extremities >proximal.
• The "restless leg syndrome“ is also seen in patients
• If dialysis is not instituted soon after onset of sensory abnormalities,
motor involvement follows, including muscle weakness.
• Evidence of peripheral neuropathy without another cause (e.g., diabetes
mellitus) is a firm indication for starting renal replacement therapy.
• Successful renal transplantation may reverse residual neurologic changes.
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Gastrointestinal and Nutritional
Abnormalities
•Uremic fetor, a urine-like odor on the breath, derives from the
breakdown of urea to ammonia in saliva and is often
associated with an unpleasant metallic taste (dysgeusia).
• Gastritis, peptic disease, and mucosal ulcerations can lead to
abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and GI bleeding.
• These patients are also prone to constipation, which can be
worsened by the administration of calcium and iron
supplements.
• The retention of uremic toxins also leads to anorexia, nausea,
and vomiting.
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• Protein-energy malnutritionis an indication for
initiation of renal replacement therapy.
• Assessment for protein-energy malnutrition should
begin at stage 3 CKD.
• Assessment includes dietary history; serum albumin
concentration; and measurement of urinary protein
nitrogen .
• Adjunctive tools - skinfold thickness, mid-arm
muscle circumference, and additional laboratory
tests such as serum pre-albumin and cholesterol
levels.
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Endocrine-Metabolic Disturbances
• Glucosemetabolism is impaired in CKD,
• Because the kidney contributes to insulin removal from the
circulation, plasma levels of insulin are slightly to moderately
elevated in most uremic patients, both in the fasting and
postprandial states.
• Because of this, patients on insulin therapy may need
progressive reduction in dose as their renal function worsens.
• Many hypoglycemic agents require dose reduction in renal
failure, and some, such as metformin, are contraindicated
when the GFR is less than half of normal.
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• In womenwith CKD, estrogen levels are low, and menstrual
abnormalities and inability to carry pregnancies to term are
common.
• When the GFR has declined to ~40 mL/min, pregnancy is
associated with a high rate of spontaneous abortion, with only
~20% of pregnancies leading to live births, and pregnancy may
hasten the progression of the kidney disease itself.
• Men with CKD have reduced plasma testosterone levels, and
sexual dysfunction and oligospermia.
• Sexual maturation may be delayed or impaired in adolescent
children with CKD, even among those treated with dialysis.
• Many of these abnormalities improve or reverse with intensive
dialysis or successful renal transplantation.
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Dermatologic Abnormalities
• Anemicpatients may be pale
• Defective hemostasis may show multiple ecchymoses.
• Pruritus
• In advanced CKD, even on dialysis, patients may become more pigmented, and this
is felt to reflect the deposition of retained pigmented metabolites, or urochromes.
• The first lines of management are to rule out unrelated skin disorders, such as
scabies, and to control phosphate concentration.
• In Uremic pruritus- Local moisturizers, mild topical glucocorticoids, oral
antihistamines, and ultraviolet radiation is helpful.
• A skin condition called nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy - progressive subcutaneous
induration, especially on the arms and legs is seen.