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33/10/2015
Renal failure
This term is used primarily to denote failure of the excretory function of the kidney leading
to retention of nitrogenous west products of metabolism, other renal function fail as the
regulation of fluid and electrolytes and the endocrine function.
Therefore wide range of clinical manifestation may occur
Renal failure may be classified into:
1- Acute renal failure
2- Chronic renal failure
Acute renal failure:
Definition: A.R.F is defined as sudden, rapid, and usually reversible loss renal function,
which develops over period of days or weeks.
Classification of A.R.F:
A) Pre- renal A.R.F
1- Sever extracellular volume depletion {like; gastrointestinal bleeding, sever
gastroenteritis, antepartum hemorrhage}
2- Decrease renal perfusion {like heart failure}
3- Renal arterial obstruction {like renal emboli}
In above causes under perfusion initially causes reversible change .subsequently acute
tubular necrosis or other causes longer and lasting but usually temporary intrinsic renal
failure
B) Renal parenchyma A.R.F
1- Acute tubular necrosis (85%) like toxic septic renal failure
2- Tubulointerstital nephritis (10%) mostly drug induced
3- Nephrotoxicity (aminoglycoside radio- contrast media)
4- Glomerular disease {either primary or component of systemic disease 5%}
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C) Post renal A.R.F
1- Intratubular obstruction (acute rate nephropathy)
2- Intra pelvic and peri pelvic obstruction (stage horn stone or kidney stone).
3- Urethral stone (stone, clot, external compression)
4- Bladder outlet obstruction, prostatic hypertrophy.
Established A.R.F
Occur under prolonged sever under perfusion lead to A.T.N, this is the most common
causes of A.R.F
Two type of A.T.N are recognized:
1- Case duo to ischemic usually follow period of shock during which renal blood flow is
generally reduced this is due to swilling of endothelial cell Of glomeruli and edema
of interstitial blood flow is reduced due to vasoconstriction due to vasopressin TX,
noradrenaline ,angiotensin 2
2- Nephrotoxic A.T.N: similar change occur and it is due to direct toxicity of causative
agent gentamycin amphotericin B
Clinical future
1- Patient present with oliguria (less than 500ml/day).
Anuria (absence of urine) is rare and usually indicates acute U.T obstruction
2- In 20% of case the urine volume is normal or increased (non- oliguria A.R.F)
3- Excretion is in adequate and plasma urea and creatinine increase
4- Disturbance of water and electrolytes occur hyperkalemia is common and serious.
5- Metabolic acidosis develop unless it is prevented by loss hydrogen ions through
vomiting or aspiration of gastric content
6- Hypocalcaemia due to reduced production 1, 25 vit D common.
The patient complain of anorexia nausea vomiting, alter drowsiness, apathy, and
confusion, muscle twitching hiccoughs, fits and coma occur.
the respiratory rate increase due to acidosis, pulmonary edema, or respiratory infection
Pulmonary edema may result from administration of excessive amounts of fluid and
because increase pulmonary capillaries permeability (acute respiratory distress
syndrome)
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Anemia is common due to excessive blood loss ,hemolysis ,or decrease erythropoietin
There is bleeding tendency due to disordered platelate function and disordered
coagulation cascade.
Gastro intestinal hemorrhage may occur , although this is less common with effective
dialysis and the use of agents that reduce acid secretion
Server infection may complicate acute renal failure because of depressed humeral and
cellular immune system
Management of acute renal failure
In established acute renal failure:
1- Control of fluid and electrolyte balance:
a) Daily fluid intake should equal urine output plus 500ml, to cover insensible loss.
Febrile patent require more.
b) Restriction of Na and K.
c) Patient should Wight daily and large change in body Wight due to the development of
edema or signs of fluid depletion indicate that fluid should be reassessed
d) If abnormal loss occur as diarrhea.
2- protein and energy intake
:
a) In patient whom dialysis to be avoided dietary protein is restriction to about
(40gm/day.)
b) To reduce endogamous protein catabolism by giving as much energy as possible in
form of fat and carbohydrate
c) Patient treated by dialysis may have more protein intake (70gm/day)
d) Parenteral nutrition by may be required because of vomiting or diarrhea
Emergency resuscitation
1-hyperkalemia (plasma K more than 6 mml/l
Must be treated to prevent life threatening cardiac arrhythmia
2-If circulatory blood volume is low , it must be corrected by transfusion with
appropriate fluid
3-Patient with pulmonary edema usually require dialysis
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Other line of therapy:
1-Obstruction should be relived urgently
2-Corticosteroid and immunosuppressed drugs are of value in acute renal failure G.N
and tubule-interstitial nephritis.
3-control of blood pressure is very important in malignant hypertension
4-pelvic or urethral obstruction may need percutaneous nephrostomy.
Recovery of acute renal failure
This is usually indicated by gradual return of urine output and then steady improvement
of plasma biochemistry towards normal
Patient with ATN and after relive of U.T obstruction develop diuretic phase and fluid
should be giving to replace the loss with NaCl and NaHCO3, after few day the urine
volume falls to normal.
Prognosis:
in uncomplicated acute renal failure , such as that due to simple hemorrhage mortality is
low even when renal represent therapy is required
In acute renal failure complicated by series of infection and failure of multiple organ
mortality is 50-70%
Outcome is determined by the severity of underlining disorder and by complication
rather than by renal failure itself.