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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in blacks: Clinical course and effects of sickle-cell hemoglobin rheumatoid arthritis diet in ayurveda mobic 15mg with visa. Evidence that microdeletions in the globin gene protect against the development of sickle cell glomerulopathy in humans. Telmisartan use led to regression of proteinuria and improvement in glomerular filtration rate in sickle 39. Neild Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract can result in renal problems and renal failure. The most serious conditions involve bladder outflow obstruction, and many anomalies are now detected antenatally. These cases were previously described as reflux nephropathy or chronic pyelonephritis. With advances in genetics and developmental biology, however, it is becoming clear that many anomalies are caused by primary renal malformations, or renal dysplasia, often associated with congenital malformations of the ureter, bladder, and urethra. This is a change from the view that renal scarring and damage are secondary to the outflow problem and ureteral reflux. Although still somewhat debatable, the British Association for Pediatric Nephrology has stated that the clinical distinction between reflux nephropathy and renal dysplasia is arbitrary and unnecessary. At the fifth week of gestation, the mesonephric (wolffian) duct connects to the allantois and the cloaca. By the sixth week, the urorectal fold appears and divides this cavity, which separates the future urinary system (urogenital sinus) from the rectum (hind gut). Growth of the anterior abdominal wall between the allantois and the urogenital membrane is accompanied by an increase in size and capacity of this bladder precursor. The allantois remains attached to the apex of the fetal bladder and extends into the umbilical root, although it loses its patency and persists as the urachal remnant, the median umbilical ligament, which connects the bladder to the umbilicus. By the seventh week, there is a separate opening of the mesonephric duct into the bladder at what will become the vesicoureteral opening and the area known as the trigone. In males, it gives rise to the posterior urethra, whereas the anterior urethra is formed from the closure of the urethral folds. As the urogenital tract develops, there is simultaneous development of the fetal kidney. The ureteric bud arises from the distal end of the wolffian duct as an unbranched diverticulum (day 28) and invades the adjacent metanephric mesenchyme, initiating the branching collecting duct system within the primitive kidney. Fetal urine reaches the bladder by 8 to 10 weeks and makes a significant contribution to the amniotic fluid by 16 weeks. Renal development is orchestrated by the expression of transcription factors, growth and survival factors, and adhesion molecules. A, the metanephric kidneys first become detectable as small areas in the mesoderm close to the aorta. The primitive epithelial ureter buds off from the mesonephric duct and makes contact with the metanephric mesenchyme. B, Under the influence of signals from the ureter, the mesenchyme condenses and proliferates around the ureteral tip, with simultaneous elongation and branching of the ureteral tip. C and D, A primitive pelvis appears, then branches to form the divisions of the calyces. The branching process continues, with the epithelial system eventually differentiating into the nephrons of the renal parenchyma. F, Growth and development of the urogenital sinus into bladder and outflow tract during weeks 8 to 9. A number of diverse defects can now be unified as it becomes clear they play some key role in peristalsis. This may be caused by defects in smooth muscle development or innervations in the ureter. For example, mice lacking the transcription factor "teashirt 3" fail to develop normal smooth muscle in the ureter and have congenital hydronephrosis without anatomic obstruction. Large Kidneys Enlarged kidneys resulting from congenital problems are usually hydronephrotic or cystic. The differential diagnosis in adults of enlarged kidneys, both congenital and acquired, is shown in Chapter 5. Renal dysplasia A Renal hypoplasia Renal multicystic dysplasia Table 52-1 Definitions of renal dysplasia and malformation. Progressive scarring has been observed in the absence of urinary tract infections and obstruction. Table 52-1 presents the range of dysplastic and other malformations of the kidney. Clearly, abnormalities of the ureter, bladder, and urethra are often associated with renal dysplasia. Renal dysplasia, although typically producing small, irregular kidneys, may be cystic or multicystic renal dysplasia. Renal Dysplasia Renal Hypoplasia (Oligomeganephronia) Renal hypoplasia is defined as a congenitally small kidney (two standard deviations below the expected mean) that lacks evidence of either parenchymal maldifferentiation (renal dysplasia) or acquired disease sufficient to explain the reduced size. The term is often used loosely, however, and most patients with a small kidney and other malformations will have oligomeganephronia. This is a type of renal hypoplasia resulting from a congenital reduction in the number of nephrons. It results from arrested development of the metanephric blastema at 14 to 20 weeks of gestation with subsequent hypertrophy of glomeruli and tubules in the kidney. The hypertrophy and hyperfiltration result in progressive nephron injury and sclerosis later in life. Oligomeganephronia is recognized on renal biopsy by the large size of the glomeruli and tubules and the small number of glomeruli seen in a good core of renal cortex. The 1980s, however, saw a retreat from the paradigm of the primary role of infection, and emphasis was placed on scarring as a result of reflux and the progressive nature of the glomerular lesion associated with glomerular hypertension (or hyperfiltration), so-called reflux nephropathy. Renal Scarring in Adults A practical clinical problem is the differential diagnosis of scarred, asymmetric kidneys. With older patients, the differential diagnosis of scarred or "lumpy bumpy" kidneys widens. Often attributed to analgesic nephropathy in the 1970s, this appearance now is often designated "reflux nephropathy. Missing papillae leave a round hole in the medulla (arrow) and give a clubbed appearance. There is gross scarring and distortion of the calyceal pattern of the right kidney, giving rise to clubbed appearance of the dilated calyces. With reflux, there is a predilection for scarring of the upper and lower poles; with papillary necrosis or analgesic nephropathy, changes are less predictable. The uniformly small shrunken kidney has relative preservation of the calyceal pattern. It can be familial, and the term hereditary renal aplasia is used by pediatricians. It is an autosomal dominant trait with incomplete penetrance and variable expression and can be associated with bilateral renal agenesis or severe dysplasia. The remaining kidney is usually hypertrophic, but it may be ectopic, malrotated, or hydronephrotic with a megaureter. The more severe the dysplasia of the remaining kidney, the earlier is the presentation. The ipsilateral testis and seminal tract are usually absent, and in 10% of cases, the adrenal gland is also missing. Girls can have an absent fallopian tube or ovary or malformation of the vagina or uterus.

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Early diagnosis is achieved through the widespread use of routine plasma calcium determination diet of arthritis discount 15mg mobic overnight delivery. In more than 80% of patients, the disease is caused by adenoma of a single parathyroid gland; 10% to 15% have diffuse hyperplasia of all glands and less than 5%, a parathyroid cancer. Primary hyperparathyroidism can be inherited either as diffuse hyperplasia of the parathyroid glands alone or as a component in multiple glandular hereditary endocrine disorders. The development of the latter may depend on a concomitant elevation of plasma calcitriol. Among the granulomatoses, sarcoidosis results in increased plasma Ca2+, particularly in patients exposed to sunlight. The cause is uncontrolled production of calcitriol by macrophages, a result of 1hydroxylase in the macrophages within the granulomas. Tuberculosis, leprosy, berylliosis, and many other granulomatous diseases are occasionally (but rarely compared with sarcoidosis) the origin of hypercalcemia, probably through the same mechanism. Hypercalcemia may also result from prolonged bed rest, especially in patients with preexisting high bone turnover rates, such as children, adolescents, and patients with Paget disease. Other causes include intoxication by vitamin D or its derivatives, vitamin A overload, and thiazide diuretics. Large doses of calcium (5 to 10 g/day), especially when ingested with alkali (antacids), can also lead to hypercalcemia and nephrocalcinosis (milk-alkali syndrome). Other Causes Jansen Disease Jansen disease is a rare hereditary form of short-limbed dwarfism characterized by severe hypercalcemia, hypophosphatemia, and metaphyseal chondrodysplasia. Clinical Manifestations Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia the severity of clinical symptoms and signs caused by hypercalcemia depends on not only the degree but also the velocity of its development. Severe hypercalcemia can be accompanied by few manifestations in some patients because of its slow, progressive development, whereas much less severe hypercalcemia can lead to major disorders if it develops rapidly. In general, the first symptoms are increasing fatigue, muscle weakness, inability to concentrate, nervousness, increased sleepiness, and depression. Renal-related signs include polyuria (secondary to nephrogenic diabetes insipidus), urinary tract stones and their complications, and occasionally tubulointerstitial disease with medullary and to a lesser extent cortical deposition of calcium (nephrocalcinosis). Neuropsychiatric manifestations include headache, loss of memory, somnolence, stupor, and rarely coma. Ocular symptoms include conjunctivitis from crystal deposition and rarely band keratopathy. Osteoarticular pain in primary hyperparathyroidism has become rare in Western countries because of earlier diagnosis of hypercalcemia. High blood pressure can be induced by hypercalcemia, but it is more frequently a chance association. Hypercalcemia may also increase cardiac contractility and can amplify digitalis toxicity. Other Endocrine Causes Other endocrine disorders associated with moderate hypercalcemia include hyperthyroidism, acromegaly, and pheochromocytoma. In addition, acute adrenal insufficiency should also be considered in the differential diagnosis, although in these patients, hypercalcemia is usually false and results from hemoconcentration. Although this is only the second most frequent cause, its laboratory diagnosis is at present easier than that of tumoral involvement. Note that prolonged hypercalcemia is often associated with (reversible) increased serum creatinine. Cervical ultrasound and sestamibi isotope scanning may be performed to locate a parathyroid adenoma, although some surgeons still consider these examinations unnecessary before an initial neck exploration. However, imaging is indispensable in patients with recurrent hyperparathyroidism and having unilateral neck surgery under local anesthesia. A low serum anion gap may be caused by multiple myeloma, because occasionally the monoclonal IgG is positively charged. However, severe and symptomatic hypercalcemia requires rapid correction, whatever the cause. Initially, the patient must be rapidly rehydrated with isotonic saline to correct the often marked volume depletion, to reduce proximal tubule calcium reabsorption and enhance calcium excretion. Bisphosphonates are the treatment of first choice, especially in patients with hypercalcemia associated with cancer. A reasonable strategy is first to attempt correcting acute kidney injury before administering a bisphosphonate, and to avoid repetitive dosing; a single 60-mg dose of pamidronate can maintain normal [Ca2+] for weeks. However, calcitonin often has no effect, or only a short-term effect, because of the rapid development of tachyphylaxis. Mithramycin is a cytostatic drug with remarkable power to inhibit bone resorption. However, mithramycin is reserved for malignant hypercalcemia, and its cytotoxic effect and side effects (thrombocytopenia, liver function abnormalities) Treatment preclude prolonged administration. Ketoconazole, an antifungal agent that can inhibit renal and extrarenal calcitriol synthesis, has also been proposed in hypervitaminosis D. Corticosteroids can also be used in patients with hypercalcemia associated with some hematopoietic tumors. In rare cases of malignant hypercalcemia, treatment with prostaglandin antagonists such as indomethacin or aspirin can be successful. In moderate and nonsymptomatic hypercalcemia of primary hyperparathyroidism, treatment with estrogens has been tried, at least in female patients. Surgical parathyroidectomy remains an alternative solution in dialysis patients who are unresponsive to medical treatment. Acute hypocalcemia is often observed during acute hyperventilation and the respiratory alkalosis that follows, regardless of the cause of hyperventilation. After excluding false hypocalcemia linked to hypoalbuminemia, hypocalcemia can be divided into that associated with elevated and that associated with low plasma phosphate concentration. Hypocalcemia Associated with Hyperphosphatemia Chronic kidney disease leads to diminished calcitriol production and subsequently a low-normal serum [Ca2+]. The best known clinical signs are Chvostek sign (tapping of facial nerve branches leading to twitching of facial muscle) and Trousseau sign (carpal spasm in response to forearm ischemia caused by inflation of a sphygmomanometer cuff). Patients with acute hypocalcemia may have paresthesias of the lips and the extremities, muscle cramps, and occasionally frank tetany, laryngeal stridor, or convulsions. Chronic hypocalcemia may be associated with cataracts, brittle nails with transverse grooves, dry skin, and decreased or even absent axillary and pubic hair, especially in idiopathic hypoparathyroidism, which is often of autoimmune origin. Hypoparathyroidism may be caused by surgical removal of the parathyroid glands (post thyroidectomy or parathyroidectomy), radiation, autoimmune destruction of parathyroid tissue, or infiltrative diseases. Sporadic cases of hypoparathyroidism are occasionally seen in patients with pernicious anemia or adrenal insufficiency. Urinary calcium excretion is increased only in patients with hypoparathyroidism receiving calcium or vitamin D derivatives, in whom it may lead to nephrocalcinosis; excretion is low in all other patients with hypocalcemia. Determination of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and calcitriol levels may also be useful. Intracranial calcifications, notably of the basal ganglia, are observed radiographically in 20% of patients with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism, but much less frequently in patients with postsurgical hypoparathyroidism or pseudohypoparathyroidism. This may result from insufficient sunlight exposure, dietary deficiency of vitamin D, decreased absorption after gastrointestinal surgery, intestinal malabsorption syndromes (steatorrhea), or hepatobiliary disease (primary biliary cirrhosis). Hyperuricemia or gout may also be associated with low 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels. Hypocalcemia may also be caused by magnesium deficiency, often in conjunction with hypokalemia, which may be caused by inappropriate kaliuresis or diarrhea. Clinical Manifestations As with hypercalcemia, the symptoms of hypocalcemia depend on rate of development and severity. The most common manifestations, Therapy for the patient with hypocalcemia is directed toward the underlying cause. Calcium gluconate is preferred to calcium chloride, which can lead to extensive skin necrosis in accidental extravasation. Treatment of chronic hypocalcemia includes oral administration of calcium salts, thiazide diuretics, or vitamin D.

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A functional brace can be applied at the time of injury, but the brace will likely Open reduction and internal fixation of fracture of both forearm bones permits early muscle activity, minimizing joint stiffness. Gentle passive and active range-of-motion and strengthening exercises help alleviate stiffness (squeezing ball or lump of putty). Lengthening of Achilles tendon and capsulotomy help correct severe equinus contracture deformity. The brace can be tightened to provide firm support about the arm and maintain acceptable alignment of the fracture. When joint stiffness develops, restoring motion requires a long-term rehabilitation program, possibly lasting more than 1 year. After the patient regains joint motion with gentle passive range-of-motion exercises, active exercises are begun to strengthen the atrophied muscles. Manipulation under anesthesia, lysis of adhesions, and capsulotomy is commonly required for a stiff shoulder or elbow joint that has not improved with aggressive physical therapy. When fixed muscle contractures fail to respond to aggressive and prolonged rehabilitation, surgical release of soft tissue may be necessary as a last resort. One of the most effective soft tissue releases is a Z-plasty lengthening of the Achilles tendon for persistent equinus contracture after injury to the ankle. A posterior capsulotomy may also be needed to restore full mobility of the ankle joint. The pain is out of proportion to the severity of the initial injury and often involves the entire limb, not just the injured area. The precise pathophysiology of this disorder is not yet understood, but disinhibition of the sympathetic nervous system in the area of injury is one theory. The first clinical manifestations are redness, swelling, hyperhidrosis, and hyperesthesia of the limb at the injury site as well as proximally and distally. Frequently, the area affected follows the distribution of a specific cutaneous nerve. The initial phase of acute pain and hypersensitivity is eventually followed by brawny skin changes, limb stiffness, loss of function, and severe muscle atrophy. Initial studies investigating elevated three-phase bone scans in the areas of pain revealed the test to be highly sensitive and specific; however, subsequent studies have shown wide variability in results. Besides clinical examination, the most reliable diagnostic tool, which is also therapeutic, includes local anesthetic nerve blocks and lumbar sympathetic ganglion blocks. The most effective management of this potential complication is aggressive prevention. Physical therapist administers gentle passive range-ofmotion exercises to patient anesthetized with epidural sympathetic block cause, the patient should be encouraged to begin active range-of-motion exercises as soon as possible after the injury. After immobilization, the patient should gradually resume normal activities, progressively increasing them as the injury heals. Some patients respond promptly to sympathetic blockade, and a series of sympathetic blocks provides at least temporary relief from pain, allowing the patient to begin a vigorous rehabilitation program. Restoring the limb to pain-free function takes a long time, and patients may need substantial psychological support during the long rehabilitation period. In a nonunion, all of the reparative processes in the fractured bone have ceased but bone continuity has not been restored. The diagnosis of nonunion is made both clinically and radiographically (see Plate 9-13). On clinical examination of a nonunion, the fracture fragments are still mobile after the appropriate healing time. Radiographs show no bony trabeculae spanning the fracture gap in the anteroposterior, lateral, or both oblique views. If the fracture was treated with an internal fixation device, diagnosis is based entirely on the radiographic evidence. The causes of nonunion include inadequate reduction or immobilization of the fracture, interposition of soft tissue in the fracture gap, significant soft tissue loss or vascular damage at the time of the original injury, and osteomyelitis at the fracture site. Several types of nonunion exist, and each nonunion must be classified to select the appropriate treatment. Three main types of nonunion include hypertrophic nonunion, atrophic nonunion, and pseudarthrosis. All three types of nonunion can additionally be described as infected if osteomyelitis is present. In most cases of nonunion, histologic examination shows a gap between the fracture fragments that is filled with a combination of fibrous, cartilaginous, and bony tissue. Because the fibrinous tissue usually dominates in hypertrophic nonunions, these were historically called a fibrous nonunion. Hypertrophic nonunions are characterized by excessive amounts of bony callus formation and occur when there is excessive fracture movement (due to inadequate fixation) in a healthy bone-healing environment. Atrophic nonunions are characterized by minimal to no Histologic section shows false joint lined with synovial membrane and filled with fluid. Atrophic nonunion: Minimal to no callus formation and failure to unite bony callus formation but may also have small amounts of fibrous tissue present. Atrophic nonunions are the result of a poor healing environment devoid of proper biologic requirements of fracture healing, likely owing to soft tissue stripping and devascularization of the bone. Atrophic nonunions can actually also be the result of internal fracture fixation that is too rigid. Studies have shown that fractures require a small degree of "micromotion" to stimulate healing. Extremely rigid fixation devices such as locking plates may actually lead to atrophic nonunion in certain circumstances. In about 12% of nonunions, however, the histologic composition of the fracture gap is quite different. The nonunion site is a cleft filled with fluid and lined with a synovial-like membrane. This type of nonunion, called synovial pseudarthrosis, can also be caused by excessive movement of the fracture fragment during the healing process. Short segment of fibula excised to permit growth-stimulating compression of tibia. In the surgical management of nonunions, the type of nonunion and its cause must first be delineated. No matter which type of nonunion is present, the basic fracture treatment principle of achieving an anatomic reduction with regard to length, rotation, and angulation must be inherent. Surgical treatment of all nonunions should include thorough debridement of all fibrous or nonviable tissue interposing fracture fragments. In atrophic nonunions, a healthy biologic environment supportive of fracture healing must be created. This is also performed by way of autologous bone grafting that may sometimes be in the form of a vascularized bone graft. When treating atrophic nonunions, it is essential to minimize stripping of soft tissue from bone in order to avoid further devascularization. In the treatment of synovial pseudarthrosis, all of the synovial-like tissue is removed from between and around the nonunion fragments. After complete excision of this material, bone autograft is packed in and around the nonunion fragments. Internal fixation is invariably required to secure a synovial pseudarthrosis because the fracture fragments are excessively mobile (which caused the synovial pseudarthrosis to form in the first place). Another important factor in the treatment of nonunions is the need for compression across the fracture site.

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As in primary hypertension, lifestyle modification (salt restriction, weight normalization, regular exercise, and smoking cessation) should be an integral part of the therapy. Most studies suggest that the progressive loss of renal function observed in many glomerular diseases can largely be prevented if proteinuria can be reduced to levels below 0. However, there is also increasing evidence that proteinuria or factors present in proteinuric urine may be toxic to the tubulointerstitium. A low-protein diet will lessen proteinuria but must be advised with great care because of the risk of malnutrition. Special Therapeutic Issues in Patients with Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment of Nephrotic Edema In contrast to the lack of therapies in the past. Loop diuretics must reach the renal tubule to be effective, and transport from the peritubular capillary requires protein binding, which is reduced in hypoalbuminemia. When the drug reaches the renal tubule, it will become 70% bound to protein present in the urine and therefore be less effective. Alternatively, combining a loop diuretic with a thiazide diuretic or with metolazone may overcome diuretic resistance (see Chapter 7). Significant hypovolemia is not often a clinical problem, provided fluid removal is controlled and gradual. Daily weight is the best measurement of progress; ideally it should decrease by no more than 1 to 2 kg/day. A stepwise approach to diuretic use is required, aiming at Treatment of Hyperlipidemia Treatment of hyperlipidemia (or hypercholesterolemia) in patients with glomerular disease should usually follow the guidelines that apply to the general population to prevent cardiovascular disease. In younger adults, statins should be considered if the patient has significant comorbidity (coronary disease, diabetes mellitus, stroke). Dietary restriction alone has only modest effects on hyperlipidemia in glomerular disease, particularly nephrotic syndrome. Side effects of some medications, such as rhabdomyolysis provoked by fibrates, occur more frequently in patients with renal failure. In 1953, this child with anasarca stands in a bowl while edema fluid drips out through small tubes placed through needles in the skin of the feet. The two pictures of the same child were taken 4 days apart, during which time the child lost 4. Immobility as a consequence of edema or intercurrent illness further aggravates the risk. Full-dose anticoagulation with lowmolecular-weight heparin or warfarin should be considered if serum albumin decreases to less than 2 g/dl,13,29 and this is mandatory if a thrombosis or pulmonary embolism is documented. Even when there is anasarca, diuresis should not proceed faster than 2 kg/day in adults to minimize the risk of clinically significant hypovolemia; bid, twice daily. Mechanical ultrafiltration is rarely required for nephrotic edema unless there is associated renal impairment. Especially in nephrotic children, ascitic fluid should be examined microscopically and cultured if there is any suspicion of systemic infection. Parenteral antibiotics should be started once culture specimens are taken, and the regimen should include benzylpenicillin (to cover pneumococci). If serum IgG is less than 600 mg/dl, evidence in an uncontrolled study showed that infection risk is reduced by monthly administration of intravenous immune globulin (10 to 15 g) to keep the IgG levels above 600 mg/dl. Correction of Hypoproteinemia In view of the problems associated with either increased protein administration or dietary protein restriction in nephrotic patients, adequate dietary protein should be ensured (0. In patients with heavy proteinuria, the amount of urinary protein loss should be added to dietary protein intake. In the rare setting of proteinuria so severe that the patient is dying of the complications of nephrotic syndrome, the physician may need to resort to nephrectomy to prevent continued protein losses. If medical nephrectomy alone does not adequately reduce proteinuria, bilateral renal artery embolization can be considered. It is a painful procedure and is not always as successful as might be expected (perhaps because of collateral arterial supply to kidneys, which is not blocked by embolization). A final alternative is bilateral nephrectomy, which carries significant mortality in these severely ill hypoproteinemic patients and is rarely used in adults, Specific treatments for glomerular diseases are discussed in the subsequent chapters; the general principles are discussed here. Because most glomerular disease is thought to have an immune pathogenesis, treatment has generally consisted of immunosuppressive therapy aimed at blocking both the systemic and the local effects. Furthermore, the nonspecific nature of most immunosuppressive treatments results in widespread interruption of immune and inflammatory events at multiple levels. In the acute situation, this broad-based attack is a virtue; in more indolent disease, more specific treatment is needed but is largely unavailable. Despite great increases in the understanding of immune mechanisms in glomerular disease since the 1970s, most immunosuppressive therapies are not yet much more specific or precise. The mainstays of treatment remain agents that were available in the 1960s: corticosteroids, azathioprine, and cyclophosphamide. In many diseases, treatment is based on small series, and good prospective controlled trials are often lacking. If sufficient glomerular damage is present, proteinuria and progressive deterioration of renal function may occur by nonimmune pathways that may not be responsive to immunosuppressive therapies. Unfortunately, good noninvasive markers to assess disease activity are missing in most clinical circumstances. Given the frequent uncertainty of the response to immunosuppressive therapy, it becomes mandatory to weigh the potential benefits against the risks of therapy. Immunosuppression may be associated with reactivation of tuberculosis and hepatitis B infection and can also lead to a hyperinfection syndrome in patients with Strongyloides infection. Therefore, high-risk patients should be screened for these diseases before embarking on therapy. Alkylating agents such as cyclophosphamide and chlorambucil have considerable toxicity. In the short term, leukopenia is common, as is alopecia, although hair will regrow within a few months with discontinuation of therapy. These agents can cause infertility (observed in adults with cumulative doses of cyclophosphamide >200 mg/kg and chlorambucil 10 mg/kg). There is also an increased incidence of leukemias (observed with total doses of cyclophosphamide >80 g and chlorambucil 7 g). Cyclophosphamide is also a bladder irritant, and treatment can result in hemorrhagic cystitis and bladder carcinoma, particularly after therapy lasting more than 6 months. Chlorambucil and cyclophosphamide also require dose reduction in the setting of renal impairment. Given all these concerns, oral treatment with these agents should ideally be limited to 12 weeks. The modes of action and potential adverse effects of corticosteroids, azathioprine, and other immunosuppressive agents occasionally used in glomerular disease are discussed further in Chapter 101. Fixed and reproducible orthostatic proteinuria: Results of a 20-year follow-up study. Disease-specific risk of venous thromboembolic events is increased in idiopathic glomerulonephritis. Lipid abnormalities in the nephrotic syndrome: Causes, consequences, and treatment. Mechanisms of progression and regression of renal lesions of chronic nephropathies and diabetes. The effects of dietary protein restriction and blood-pressure control on the progression of chronic renal disease: Modification of diet in renal disease study group.

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Other extrarenal anomalies include oculomotor apraxia (Cogan syndrome), cerebellar vermis aplasia (Joubert syndrome), and cone-shaped epiphyses of the bones. Other glomeruli show periglomerular fibrosis, and still others have dilation of Bowman space, suggestive of glomerulocystic kidney disease. Multilayered thickening of tubular basement membranes is a prominent histopathologic feature. Moderate interstitial fibrosis, usually without a significant inflammatory cell infiltrate, is interspersed among the atrophic tubules. Microdissection studies indicate that these cysts arise from the loop of Henle, distal convoluted tubules, and collecting ducts. Thus, in the early stages of the disease, neither renal imaging nor histopathology can confirm the clinical diagnosis. However, preclinical studies suggest that new, targeted therapies may have benefit for these patients. Atrophic tubules with irregularly thickened basement membranes are surrounded by interstitial fibrosis. Several factors appear to contribute to stone formation, including urinary stasis within the ectatic ducts, hypercalciuria, and hypocitraturia. The bleeding is usually asymptomatic, unless gross hematuria causes clot-related colic. In those with stones, infections are more likely to occur in female than male patients. Decreased renal concentrating ability and impaired urinary acidification are common clinical features. The pathologic changes are confined to the renal medullary and intrapapillary collecting ducts. Multiple spherical or oval cysts measuring 1 to 8 mm may be detected in one or more papillae. The cysts are frequently bilateral and often contain spherical concretions composed of apatite. The affected pyramids and associated calyces are usually enlarged, and nephromegaly can result when many pyramids are involved. The renal cortex, medullary rays, calyces, and pelvis appear normal, unless complications such as pyelonephritis or urinary tract obstruction become superimposed. Diagnosis Clinical Manifestations Medullary sponge kidney disease is asymptomatic unless complicated by nephrolithiasis, hematuria, or infection. Symptoms typically begin between the fourth and fifth decade of life, but adolescent Abdominal plain radiographs often reveal radiopaque concretions in the medulla. Retention of contrast media by the ectatic collecting ducts appears either as spherical cysts or more often as diffuse linear striations. The latter imparts a characteristic blush-like pattern to the papillae, the so-called bouquet of flowers or paintbrush appearance. B, Ten-minute film from excretory urography shows clusters of rounded densities in the papillae among discrete linear opacities (paintbrush appearance). However, for the majority of patients who have bilateral disease, medical management is sufficient. Patients with persistent hypercalcuria and/or recurrent stone formers may benefit from thiazide diuretics. If thiazides are poorly tolerated or contraindicated, inorganic phosphate therapy may be useful. To avoid struvite stone formation, oral phosphates should not be used in patients with previous urinary tract infections caused by urease-producing organisms. Patients who form and pass stones recurrently may require lithotripsy or surgical intervention (see Chapter 61). Urinary tract infection should be treated with standard antibiotic regimens, and for some patients, prolonged therapy may be warranted. Positive urine cultures, even with relatively insignificant colony counts, must be vigorously pursued. The first mutation, inherited and therefore present in all cells, is necessary but not sufficient to produce tumors. A second mutation occurs after fertilization and is required to induce tumor transformation. In affected individuals over 5 years of age, the most common skin lesions are facial angiofibromas. Angiomyolipomas rarely occur before 5 years, but increase in frequency and size with age. Lymph node and splenic involvement likely represent multifocal origin rather than metastases. Clinical manifestations result from hemorrhage (intratumoral or retroperitoneal) or mass effects (abdominal or flank masses and tenderness, hypertension, renal impairment). However, as with angiomyolipoma, renal cysts tend to increase in size and number over time. The angiofibromas are small red bumps giving a facial rash in a butterfly distribution and on the chin. A, Cut section shows multiple angiomyolipomas in kidney of 60-year-old symptomatic woman. Treatment Tuberous sclerosis complex is a pleiotropic disease in which the size, number, and location of the lesions can be variable, even among affected individuals within the same family. Major and minor criteria have been developed to guide the diagnostic approach (Box 47-1). The median age at presentation for both renal cysts and angiomyolipoma is 10 years, although these lesions have been detected in infancy. Historically, ultrasound screening has been the preferred modality because it does not involve radiation, is fast and relatively inexpensive, and has high sensitivity in detecting the fat-rich angiomyolipomas and renal cysts. However, given the potential for growth and associated complications, such as pain, bleeding, and hypertension, annual imaging is recommended. Larger angiomyolipomas frequently develop microaneurysms and macroaneurysms, and the risk of serious hemorrhage correlates with aneurysms over 5 mm in diameter. When an associated malignancy cannot be excluded, renal-sparing surgery is preferred, such as enucleation or partial nephrectomy. The increased frequency and size of the angiomyolipomas in women and the reports of hemorrhagic complications during pregnancy suggest that female sex hormones may accelerate the growth of these lesions. Therefore, it is prudent to caution patients with multiple angiomyolipomas about the potential risks of pregnancy and estrogen administration. Surgical decompression of cystic kidneys has been suggested, but no significant beneficial effect has been established. This transcriptional dysregulation promotes the pathologic growth and survival of endothelial cells, pericytes, and stromal cells and ultimately their malignant transformation. The mean age of symptomatic presentation is 35 to 40 years, although patients have been diagnosed in adolescence. Deterioration of renal function caused by cystic kidney disease has been reported but is unusual. Tuberous sclerosis complex should be considered in the differential diagnosis of multiple renal tumors. Focal tubular obstruction and renal parenchymal ischemia have both been suggested as etiologic processes. Less likely is the possibility that simple cysts arise from calyceal diverticuli, because simple cysts are often found in the renal cortex, and their frequency increases with age. Age, smoking, renal dysfunction, and hypertension68 have been implicated as risk factors for simple cysts.

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It is best to ask patients to do this on 2 consecutive days rheumatoid arthritis thumb 15 mg mobic amex, to determine the maximum bladder capacity and the total 24-hour urine volume. This should be done before urodynamic investigations, because results can be misleading if bladder is not filled to capacity. Clinical Evaluation Obstruction must always be excluded if there is a change in renal function. In patients with conduits, obstruction can be excluded by infusion of contrast material into the loop (loopogram) and demonstration of reflux up the ureter. Rarely, in patients with large bladders or in transplant recipients, the kidney may become obstructed when the bladder reaches a certain volume. If there is no excretion, the bladder volume can be reduced in 100-ml increments until there is flow down the ureter. Exclude Obstruction Urodynamics Any urodynamic investigation should start with a free urine flow rate. Provided the flow rate is normal and the bladder empties completely (leaving no residual volume on postmicturition ultrasound), it can be assumed that there is no significant bladder outflow obstruction. Complete investigation of abnormalities of bladder and urethral function requires synchronous recordings of intravesical and intrarectal pressures taken during bladder filling and emptying. Surgical Correction of the Urinary Tract A normal bladder acts as a low-pressure, good-volume urine reservoir that is continent, is sterile, and empties freely and completely. A, Time-activity curve showing accumulation of isotope in right kidney that washes out after furosemide, thus excluding significant obstruction. B and C, Images from the same study showing holdup of isotope in dilated right (R) renal pelvis (B) that washes out into the bladder after furosemide (C), excluding significant obstruction. C, the 100-ml increments of fluid removed from bladder result in eventual free drainage of the kidney. When this is not achieved in either a natural or a reconstructed bladder, complications such as sepsis and renal dysfunction can occur. A variety of conduits and continent reservoirs have been developed to replace unusable bladders. Ileal conduit diversion has been most widely used for native kidneys, although deterioration in renal function frequently results from long-term complications, including urosepsis, renal calculi, and most often stenosis, leading to obstruction or to reflux with ureteral dilation. This patient was born with bladder exstrophy and has had a successful renal transplant for 22 years. Her kidney is plumbed into a colonic reservoir, and she catheterizes herself through a continent Mitrofanoff stoma, which is covered by a small piece of plaster in the photograph. It is sometimes appropriate to give prophylactic antibiotics, such as trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin, to eradicate infection. Many patients believe that cranberry juice helps them; it reduces the incidence of Escherichia coli infection but will not treat a symptomatic infection. Tetracycline and oxytetracycline are contraindicated because they cause acute or chronic deterioration in renal function, but doxycycline can be used. Quinolones should not be used for prophylaxis, if possible, because of the risk for inducing resistance. When foreign bodies such as stones remain, attempts to sterilize the urinary tract are unlikely to be successful. If prophylactic antibiotics are no longer effective at preventing infection, it is advisable to stop all antibiotics and to give the patient a supply of antibiotics to treat symptoms arising at home. Similar results may be obtained when renal transplantation is performed in these patients. These forms include augmented bladders draining through the urethra and augmented or intestinal bladders draining through continent stomas. Hypertension and Glomerular Hyperfiltration If renal function is declining with proteinuria and hypertension, glomerular hyperfiltration is likely, although all other causes of renal dysfunction must be excluded. Initially, undiversion was undertaken because of poor results or complications from conduits. Before undiversion is considered, the following four questions must be answered: 1. In particular, the bladder storage pressure must be considered because a low-pressure reservoir must be achieved. The potential capacity of the bladder will often need to be reassessed after a period of bladder cycling, when the bladder is repeatedly filled through a suprapubic catheter and the volume, voiding capacity, and residual volume are determined. If the native bladder is not of sufficient volume and compliance, some form of augmentation will be required. The renal outcome of the two groups was similar whether there was primary renal dysplasia or abnormal bladder function. For patients with urinary diversions, it is important Hypertension is common in the presence of scarred kidneys, but it is usually controlled easily with one or two drugs. Stones Stones that form in the presence of infected urine are typically magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite) or calcium phosphate (hydroxyl apatite, carbonate apatite, calcium hydrogen phosphate [brushite], tricalcium phosphate [whitlockite]). Once the urine is in contact with the colonic mucosa, the urinary sodium exchanges for potassium and the chloride for bicarbonate, and large quantities of ammonium ions are produced by the action of the fecal bacteria on urinary ammonia. The severe acidosis is caused by ammonium ion retention and stool loss of bicarbonate. Patients are managed with large doses of oral sodium bicarbonate, which is titrated to keep the plasma bicarbonate in the normal range (>22 mmol/l). Unlike the sigmoidostomy, in which urine enters a reservoir, the ileal conduit is free flowing, with rapid urinary transit and no reservoir. Therefore, metabolic complications are much less common, although again the bowel can exchange sodium and chloride for potassium and bicarbonate. Patients whose renal failure is secondary to obstruction have significant tubular injury. This may cause problems, in particular with urinary concentration, acidification, and sodium reabsorption. Ileal Conduits Polyuria Nocturia is one of the most significant symptoms in the assessment of patients in whom obstruction or tubular dysfunction is suspected. Overfilling of the bladder or reservoir is an important cause of intermittent upper tract obstruction and deteriorating function. Enterocystoplasty and Intestinal Urinary Reservoirs Salt Depletion Patients with tubular damage may have a salt-losing tendency. Patients typically have a cool periphery and constricted hand veins with no peripheral edema. Increasing salt intake can relieve cramps, improve renal function, and reduce hyperuricemia, but at the cost of increasing blood pressure. With patients who are salt depleted, it is important to give sodium chloride because it is the chloride anion that is deficient and responsible for the reduction in circulating volume. Patients must also be checked regularly to ensure that anastomotic stenoses and highpressure reservoirs do not occur. Second, the bladder and urinary reservoir must be suitable for renal transplantation. If a bladder has just destroyed two good native kidneys, it is likely to do the same to a transplant kidney. Most patients will be maintained on hemodialysis, but it is frequently difficult to establish a good arteriovenous fistula because of chronic hypovolemia and venoconstriction. Patients receiving dialysis often continue to pass 1 liter or more of Acidosis There is often a metabolic acidosis disproportionate to the degree of renal impairment. This is secondary both to a proximal tubular failure of bicarbonate reabsorption and to a distal tubular failure to secrete hydrogen ions. It is our practice to give sufficient sodium bicarbonate to correct the plasma bicarbonate into the normal range. Growing children are particularly vulnerable to osteomalacia, and great care must be taken to correct acidosis and actively manage bone disease. Long-term Complications of Urinary Diversion Pyelonephritis and scarring Calculi Obstruction Strictures Bladder mucus causing obstruction Cancer at intestinal-ureteral anastomosis Hyperchloremic acidosis Delayed linear growth in children Effects of intestinal loss from gastrointestinal tract. Urinary Diversions Ureterosigmoidostomy Fortunately, it is now rare to meet a patient who still has a ureterosigmoidostomy, which was widely used as a technique for urinary diversion until the 1970s. The ureters were anastomosed directly into the sigmoid colon with no disruption of bowel continuity. Although patients start with normal renal function, there is frequently deterioration in function. Stones, infection, and ureteral strictures are common, and patients remain at risk for colonic carcinoma, with a 10% incidence of carcinoma at 20-year follow-up. Patients considered to have normal bladders require at least postmicturition bladder ultrasound and urinary flow rate.

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Odor A change in urine odor may be caused by the ingestion of some foods arthritis diet joints buy cheapest mobic and mobic, such as asparagus. A pungent odor, caused by the production of ammonia, is typical of most bacterial urinary tract infection, whereas there is often a sweet or fruity odor with ketones in the urine. These include maple syrup urine disease (maple syrup odor), phenylketonuria (musty or mousy odor), isovaleric acidemia (sweaty feet odor), and hypermethioninemia (rancid butter or fishy odor). Relative Density the relative density parameter can be measured by specific gravity or osmolality. In the presence of ions, protons are released by a complexing agent and produce a color change in the indicator bromthymol blue from blue to blue-green to yellow. Because nonionized molecules, such as glucose and urea, are not detected by dipstick, this method does not strictly correlate with the results obtained by refractometry and osmolality. With use of dipsticks, significant deviations from true pH are observed for values below 5. Therefore, a pH meter with a glass electrode is mandatory if an accurate measurement is necessary. Urine pH reflects the presence of hydrogen ions (H+), but this does not necessarily reflect the overall acid load in the urine because most of the acid is excreted as ammonia. A low pH is often observed with metabolic acidosis (in which acid is secreted), with high-protein meals (which generate more acid and ammonia), and with volume depletion (in which aldosterone is stimulated, resulting in an acid urine). High pH is often observed with renal tubular acidosis (especially distal, type 1; see Chapter 12), with vegetarian diets (caused by minimal nitrogen and acid generation), and with infection with urease-positive organisms. Clavulanate Abnormally colored urine Abnormally colored urine Glucose Glucose is also often detected by dipstick. With glucose oxidase as catalyst, glucose is first oxidized to gluconic acid and hydrogen peroxide. Through the catalyzing activity of a peroxidase, hydrogen peroxide then reacts with a reduced colorless chromogen to form a colored product. When more precise quantification of urine glucose is needed, enzymatic methods such as hexokinase must be used. False-negative results with glucose detection occur in the presence of ascorbic acid and bacteria. Glucose Albumin Although there is no consistent definition of proteinuria,7 it is accepted that physiologic proteinuria does not exceed 150 mg/24 h for adults and 140 mg/m2 for children. Three different approaches can be used for the evaluation of proteinuria, as described next. The albumin dipstick test is based on the presence of protein in a buffer causing a change in pH proportional to the concentration of protein itself. The dipstick changes its color, from pale green to green and blue, according to the pH changes induced by the protein. The dipstick for protein is sensitive to albumin but has a very low sensitivity to other proteins, such as tubular proteins and light-chain immunoglobulins; thus the dipstick will not detect the overflow proteinuria that can occur in myeloma. Also, dipstick supplies only a semiquantitative measurement of urine albumin, which is expressed on a scale from 0 to +++ or ++++. The presence of hemoglobin is shown as green spots, which result from intact erythrocytes, or as a homogeneous, diffuse green pattern. The most important causes of false-positive results are myoglobinuria, resulting from rhabdomyolysis, and a high concentration of bacteria with pseudoperoxidase activity (Enterobacteriaceae, staphylococci, and streptococci). The 24-hour protein excretion averages the variation of proteinuria caused by the circadian rhythm and is the most accurate for monitoring of proteinuria during treatment. For this reason, we give our patients written, simple but definitive instructions on how to collect urine (see earlier discussion). Another factor to be considered is the timing of the sample, which is influenced by the daily circadian fluctuation of protein excretion in the presence of minimal corresponding variation of creatinine excretion. Thus, the best estimates are probably obtained with morning samples, but not the first void. Also, in the general population, microalbuminuria identifies patients at increased risk of chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular morbidity, and overall mortality. The 24-hour urine collection, initially considered the gold standard method for the detection of microalbuminuria, currently has been replaced by the use of early-morning urine, which minimizes the changes caused by diurnal volume variations. A number of semiquantitative dipstick tests are available to screen for microalbuminuria. Once microalbuminuria is found by dipstick, a standard quantitative method is then used for confirmation, usually immunoassay. Tubular Proteins Low-molecular-weight tubular proteins such as 1-microglobulin, retinol-binding protein, and 2-microglobulin are identified by a qualitative analysis of urine proteins, using electrophoresis on cellulose acetate or agarose after protein concentration or using very sensitive stains such as silver and gold. Bence Jones proteinuria is revealed by urine electrophoresis, whereas light-chain identification requires urine immunofixation. Leukocyte Esterase the leukocyte esterase dipstick test evaluates the presence of leukocytes based on the activity of an indoxyl esterase released from lysed neutrophil granulocytes. Leukocyte esterase may be positive when microscopy is negative and when leukocytes are lysed, because of low relative density, alkaline pH, or a delay in sample handling and examination. False-negative results derive from high glucose (20 g/l) or high protein (5 g/l) concentration or from the presence of antibiotics such as cephalothin and tetracycline (strong inhibition), cephalexin (moderate inhibition), or tobramycin (mild inhibition). False-positive results may occur when formaldehyde is used as a urine preservative and, according to one report, from the presence in the urine of imipenem, meropenem, or clavulanate. This includes most gramnegative uropathogenic bacteria, but not Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus albus, or Enterococcus. A positive test result also occurs with a diet rich in nitrates (vegetables), which form the substrate for nitrite production, and sufficient bladder incubation time. Thus, not surprisingly, the sensitivity of the dipstick nitrites test is low, but specificity is high. Ketones the ketone dipstick tests for acetoacetate and acetone (but not -hydroxybutyrate), which are excreted into urine during diabetic acidosis or during fasting, vomiting, or strenuous exercise. We centrifuge an aliquot of urine within 3 hours from collection and concentrate it by removal of a fixed aliquot of supernatant urine. After this, the sediment is resuspended with a Pasteur pipette, and a fixed aliquot is transferred to the slide and prepared using a coverslip with a fixed surface. More extensive examination may be required in certain clinical settings, such as isolated microhematuria of unknown origin, for which we suggest examination of 50 lowpower fields (lpf) to look for erythrocyte casts. Alkaline pH also impairs the formation of casts and favors the precipitation of phosphates. The various elements observed are quantified as number per microscopic field, and if counting chambers are used, the elements are quantified as number per milliliter. Counting chambers allow a precise quantitation but are rarely used in everyday practice. In the urine, there are two main types of erythrocytes: isomorphic, with regular shapes and contours, derived from the urinary excretory system; and dysmorphic, with irregular shapes and contours, which are of glomerular origin. Unfortunately, there is no agreement on the criteria to use for such classification. Some authors define glomerular hematuria as more than 80% of erythrocytes being dysmorphic; others define the discriminating cutoff as being as low as 10% or 14%. With this criterion, a good correlation was found between urinary sediment and renal biopsy findings in 16 patients with longstanding isolated microhematuria. In these patients, it is important to decide from the early phases of the diagnostic workup whether nephrologic or urologic investigation is needed. However, finding lymphocytes in the urine cannot replace more reliable diagnostic tools such as renal biopsy. In patients with the nephrotic syndrome, macrophages may be engorged with lipid droplets, appearing as "oval fat bodies. However, urinary macrophages are not yet considered diagnostic of any specific condition. The transitional epithelial cells derive from the exfoliation of the uroepithelium, which lines the urinary tract from calyces to the bladder in women and to the proximal urethra in men. This multilayered epithelium has small cells in the deep layers and larger cells in the superficial layers. In small numbers, squamous cells are a normal finding, but in large numbers, they indicate urine contamination from genital secretions.

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The metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance arthritis pathophysiology cost of mobic, visceral obesity, hypertension, hyperuricemia, and dyslipidemia with high triglyceride levels and low amounts of high-density lipoprotein) is often followed by type 2 diabetes. For a long period, insulin resistance is compensated by increased insulin secretion, but a gradual decline in pancreatic -cell function finally culminates in hyperglycemia, and type 2 diabetic patients require treatment with insulin. Type 2 diabetes was typically a disease of mostly elderly adults, but recently it is increasingly seen in adolescents and even in children. The prevalence of nephropathy in diabetic patients varies among different racial and ethnic groups such that it is relatively increased in African Americans, Native Americans, Mexican Americans, Polynesians, Australian aborigines, and urbanized South Asian immigrants in the United Kingdom compared with Caucasians. Although barriers to care seem likely to account for some of these interpopulation differences, genetic factors may also contribute. The frequency is only 17% if there is a first-degree relative with diabetes but without nephropathy. The risk is particularly high in the offspring if the 354 Genetic and Environmental Factors mother had been hyperglycemic during pregnancy, perhaps because this causes reduced formation of nephrons ("nephron underdosing") in the offspring,3 as shown in experimental studies. At present, the pathophysiologic function of such genetic regions is mainly unknown. One of the strongest risk factors is the intake of soft drinks containing added sugars such as sucrose or high-fructose corn syrup. Added sugars contain fructose, which has been shown to induce features of metabolic syndrome in both humans and laboratory animals, and the mechanism may be mediated in part by the ability of fructose to increase uric acid level. The mechanism is linked to the ability of uric acid to induce oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction. Recent studies suggest that one of the mechanisms by which low birth weight increases the risk for hypertension and diabetes later in life is because low birth weight results in an elevation of uric acid that persists from birth throughout childhood. Hemodynamic Changes Hyperfiltration is common in early diabetes but can be corrected with good glycemic control. Note also protein leakage into the filtrate and tubular loading, with endocytosed protein causing an inflammatory reaction that promotes interstitial fibrosis. Over time, development of vascular disease of the afferent arteriole may result in permanent alterations in renal autoregulation that favor glomerular hypertension. For example, shear stress increases glucose transport into mesangial cells by upregulation of specific glucose transporters. Furthermore, shear stress and mechanical strain resulting from altered glomerular hemodynamics trigger autocrine and paracrine release of cytokines and growth factors in the glomerulus. Hyperfiltration increases the colloid osmotic pressure in postglomerular capillaries, facilitating reabsorption of sodium in the proximal tubule. In the presence of hyperglycemia, increased proximal sodium reabsorption may also result from increased activity of the glucose-sodium cotransporter. Glomerular enlargement is associated with an increase in the number of mesangial cells and of capillary loops, thus enhancing the filtration surface area. Enlargement of the glomeruli is the result of cellular hypertrophy, whereas the tubular epithelial cells undergo both proliferation and hypertrophy. The molecular mechanisms involved in glycemia-induced hypertrophy include induction of cell cycle inhibitors such as p27Kip1. An inflammatory state is also suggested by the frequent elevation of serum levels of acute-phase proteins and elevated neutrophil counts. In cultured podocytes, adiponectin administration reduced the permeability to albumin and caused podocyte dysfunction. Endothelial cell dysfunction associated with altered fenestrations and glycocalyx may also contribute to enhanced permeability. Because adiponectin levels are low in patients with the metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes, lack of adiponectin may further contribute to proteinuria. Under physiologic conditions, protein C is activated by the binding of thrombin to its receptor, called thrombomodulin, on glomerular endothelial cells. The formed complex catalyzes the conversion of protein C to its catalytically activated form, which has potent anticoagulant, profibrinolytic, antiinflammatory, and cytoprotective effects. In diabetic nephropathy, the production of activated protein C in the glomerulus is reduced because of suppression of thrombomodulin expression. Decreased functional activity of activated protein C affects the permeability of the glomerular capillary wall and enhances apoptosis of glomerular endothelial cells and podocytes. One of the mechanisms by which glucose may promote tubular disease is by conversion through the polyol pathway to fructose, where it is degraded by local fructokinase to induce oxidative stress and local inflammation. Four different cell types may contribute to matrix accumulation along the glomerular and tubular basement membranes and within the interstitial space: glomerular cells, tubular epithelial cells, macrophages/lymphocytes, and fibroblasts/myofibroblasts. Moreover, hypoxia is exacerbated by the progressive hyalinosis of the afferent and efferent arterioles and loss of peritubular capillaries. Intensive glucose control was associated with a significant reduction in renal events and new-onset microalbumin- uria. The trial did not show a significant effect of intensive control on major macrovascular events. Although this hypothesis is supported by studies in cell culture, validation in animal models remains inconclusive, partly because of the difficulty in measuring superoxide production accurately in vivo. Advanced Glycation End Products Pathway Chronic hyperglycemia can lead to nonenzymatic glycation of amino acids and proteins (Maillard or Browning reaction)27. Both circulating and tissue proteins as well as lipids and nucleic acids may thus be glycated. Preliminary clinical studies suggest beneficial effects on retinopathy, lipids, and proteinuria. The clinical experience with aminoguanidine has been disappointing and riddled with side effects. Polyol Pathway the polyol pathway involves the conversion of glucose to sorbitol and eventually fructose. More recently, laboratory studies have focused on blocking fructokinase, which is in the distal polyol pathway, with more promising results. Hexosamine Pathway Although most of the intracellular glucose is metabolized by the glycolytic pathway, some fructose-6phosphate is diverted into the hexosamine pathway, increasing the concentrations of N-acetylglucosamine. This glucosamine modifies certain transcription factors, such as Sp1 activity, by post-translational O-linked glycosylation. In addition to dietary sources of fructose from added sugars, there is increasing evidence that in diabetic patients, fructose is generated in the kidney, where it is metabolized to generate uric acid and oxidative stress that may mediate renal injury. Thus, both dietary fructose and endogenous production of fructose may be involved in the development of diabetes and its complications. Number of patients by age group, region (developing versus developed countries), and year. This may explain why at least 5% of patients develop apparent de novo diabetes after the start of dialysis. In the past, few type 2 diabetic patients had a chance to live long enough to develop nephropathy. The proportion of type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients who develop proteinuria and elevated serum creatinine concentration is related to the duration of diabetes. There is a major increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the developing world compared with the developed world. For example, in Asia, high mortality from diabetes is most prominent in patients age 50 to 60 years, which translates to a reduction in life expectancy of more than 1 decade. Up to 60% of Asian diabetic patients have microalbuminuria or macroalbuminuria, compared with 30% to 40% reported in Western diabetic populations in cross-sectional surveys. The reasons are complex and include genetic variability,40 differences in lifestyle, and different national health care systems, with variable access to screening programs and early management for diabetes. The strong association of metabolic syndrome with kidney disease has been appreciated only relatively recently. Obese individuals have large kidneys and glomerulomegaly, with increased renal blood flow, increased filtration fraction, and glomerular hyperfiltration. In addition, sleep apnea, which is common in obese individuals, leading to hypoxic episodes, may also contribute to kidney impairment. Thus, renal changes may occur years before the manifestation of type 2 diabetes during obesity and the development of the metabolic syndrome. Somewhat arbitrarily, albumin excretion rates between 0 and 30 mg/day are called normoalbuminuria, and between 30 and 300 mg/day, microalbuminuria. Hypertension and Diabetic Nephropathy If hypertension develops in a patient with type 1 diabetes, it is almost always caused by renal parenchymal disease.