Kidney Disorders 03.27.2019
Kidney Disorders 03.27.2019
Kidney Disorders 03.27.2019
Report
Melanie Nelson, PGY-2
03.27.2019
2 month old ex-32 week female discharged at
6 weeks of life presents for f/u visit. Relatively
uncomplicated NICU course. Family has been
struggling with the feeding plan at home.
•PO + NG = 40 ml q3, usually takes 20 ml PO
•Neosure, 27 kcal/oz
Differential?
Case
Differential?
GI Endo
- Hyperconcentrated feeds - CAH
- Volume depletion → metabolic acidosis → - Primary adrenal insufficiency
transcellular buffering - Pseudohypoaldosteronism
Renal ID
- Rhabdomyolysis - Pyelonephritis
- Type 4 RTA
- CKD Other
- Pseudohyperkalemia
Hem/Onc - Normal K in a ex-preterm infant
- Tumor lysis
- Hemolysis
- Sickle cell
Differential?
Mismanagement
[transcellular Not enough
Too much intake
movement, lysis, excretion
etc.]
Differential?
GI Endo
- Hyperconcentrated feeds - CAH
- Volume depletion → metabolic acidosis → - Primary adrenal insufficiency
transcellular buffering
ID
Renal - Pyelonephritis
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Type 4 RTA Other
- Pseudohypoaldosteronism - Pseudohyperkalemia
- CKD - Normal K in a ex-preterm infant
Hem/Onc
- Tumor lysis
- Hemolysis
- Sickle cell
Aldosterone
problems and other
kidney weirdness
RAAS
Aldosterone
Aldosterone Problems
● Decreased production
○ CAH
○ Primary adrenal
insufficiency
○ Hypoaldosteronism
● Resistance
○ Pseudohyopaldosteronism
Type 1
● Disruption of the gradient
○ Pseudohypoaldosteronism
Type 2
Pseudohypoaldosteronism
100%
RTA - Types
Distal RTA
Proximal RTA
Hypoaldosteronism
Type 1 RTA
● Blocked secretion of H+ via H-ATPase
and H-K-ATPase pump
○ Hypokalemia
○ Relatively alkaline urine (>5.5)
○ Ca-containing kidney stones
● Associated with
○ Sjogren’s syndrome
○ Amphotericin B
● Treatment
○ Alkali therapy (NaHCO3 or
NaCitrate)
Type 2 RTA
● Blocked reabsorption of HCO3
○ Many different enzymes and transporters
○ Often also lose phosphate, uric acid,
glucose, amino acids, others
○ Hypokalemia
○ Fanconi syndrome = global PCT dysfunction
caused by cystinosis, tyrosinemia, glycogen
storage disease
● Treatment
○ Alkali therapy (NaHCO3 or NaCitrate)
Voltage-Dependent RTA
● Decreased distal Na delivery
OR defective Na transport
○ Reduced electrical
gradient
○ Reduced potassium
excretion → Hyperkalemia
○ HyperK limits NH4
formation → acidosis
● Treatment: Improve Na
delivery
Voltage-Dependent RTA
● Decreased distal Na delivery
OR defective Na transport
○ Reduced electrical
gradient
○ Reduced potassium
excretion → Hyperkalemia
○ HyperK limits NH4
formation → acidosis
● Treatment: Improve Na
delivery
Type 4 RTA
● Hypoaldosteronism
○ Hyperkalemia
○ Acidemia 2/2 reduced H+
pump activity
● Causes
○ Any drug that interferes
with RAAS
○ Primary isolated hypoaldo
(present like CAH)
● Treatment
○ Fludrocortisone
Aldosterone
problems and other
kidney weirdness
How to tell the difference
HyperK: Voltage-dependent vs HypoK: Type 1 vs Type 2
hypoaldo vs pseudohypoaldo
● Urine pH
● Urine pH ○ <5.3 → appropriately acidic
○ >5.5 → voltage-dependent RTA urine, not an RTA
○ <5.5 → hypoaldo of some ○ >5.5 → Maybe an RTA
variety (probably distal)
● Plasma Renin ● Fractional excretion of HCO3
○ High → hypoaldo ○ >15% → proximal RTA
○ Low/normal → ● Urine anion gap (estimates
pseudohypoaldo urine ammonium)
● Aldosterone ○ >0 → Distal RTA
○ High → pseudohypoaldo I
○ Low/normal →
pseudohypoaldo II
Case
Plasma renin: 1.1 ng/mL/hr (normal)
Aldosterone: 42.8 ng/kL (normal)
Aldosterone/Renin ratio: 38.9 (HIGH)
Cortisol: 14.1 mcg/dL (normal)
ACTH: 29 pg/mL (normal)
Case
Normal Na, cortisol, and blood pressure (not CAH or adrenal insufficiency)