2. 1) Excretory – primary :by urine formation
2) Regulation of volume & electrolyte
composition of ECF
3) Regulation of acid-base balance
4) Endocrine function – produce & secrete:
erythropoietin, renin, calcitriol(1,25-
DHCC)
5) Site of neoglucogenesis – not primary: in
starvations- esp. from glutamine
3. collective term for a variety of individual tests
and procedures that can be done to evaluate
how well the kidneys are functioning.
Primarily reflects two basic mechs.– Glomerular
ultrafiltration & Tubular reabsorption/secretion
Practically, divided into 3 groups –
1) Analysis of urine & blood
2) Specific assessment of renal clearance
3) Additional special Tests
4. Early detection of possible renal damage &
assessment of its severity
Measure progression of the renal
impairment & efficacy of corrective therapy
Predict when renal replacement therapy
may be necessary
Monitor safe & effective use of drugs, which
are principally eliminated through urine.
5. A) PHYSICAL :
1)Volume > 800-2500 ml/dintake~2.5 L/d
Polyuria >2.5L Chronic GN
Anuria ,Oliguria
2) Appearance > clear
Turbid (alkalinity d/t prolonged standing l/t
ppt of Ca/Mg-phosphates,↑phosphate ,
presence of pus d/t UTI)
7. 5) Sp. Gravivity & Osmolality >
1.003 to 1.030 & 50-1200 mOsm/kg (depends
on state of hydration of the body)
Early morning urine sample(=after overnight
fast)if SG>1.018 & Osm>600 ≡Normal
SG is simplest to measure but unreliable(in
presence of HMW substances) for evaluating
renal concentrating ability.
SG decreased,increased & fixed(1.010=CRF)
8. 1) Reaction > mild acidic pH avg.6 (=4.5-
7.5)
normal short PP alkaline tide
Protein rich diet acidic
Vegetable rich diet alkaline also in type II
DTA, UTI by urease producing organisms,
Acetazolamide therapy, alkali ingestion.
9. 2) For abnormal urinary constituents :
I) Proteins >
Normal upto 150 mg/d—routinely undetected
Proteinuria albumin predominates
By– a) heat & acetic acid test
b) Sulphosalicylic acid test
c) Esbach’s albuminometer
10. II) Reducing Sugars >
Normally absent – glucose/fructose/galactose
When renal threshold is exceeded
By Benedict’s Test
III) Blood >
Normally does not appear
By Benzidine Test
11. IV) Ketone Bodies >
Normally not present
By- Rothera’s Test & Gerhardt’s test.
V) Bile salts >
Only in early phases of obstructive
jaundice
By- Hay’s test & Petenkoffer’s test
12. VI) Urobilinogen > N ~1 - 3.5 mg/d
↑ in persistent fevers, hepatobiliary diseases,
haemolytic jaundice
By- Ehrlich’s test & Schlesinger’s test
VII) Bile-pigments >
Bilirubinuria=↑conj.Bilirubin hep/post-hep jaun
By- Modified Fouchet’s Test
13. Imp findings in the urinary sediment includes---
I) Casts >> proteinaceous plugs
Formation favoured by sluggish flow
Various shapes c/t tubules in which
formed cellular or non-cellular
Types Hyaline, RBC, WBC, Granular,
Broad waxy etc.
14. II) Crystals >>
Ca-oxalate/phosphate, Triple phosphate--
common
May be normally found risk of stone in future
Urate or Cysteine crystals pathologic
III) Cells >>
RBCs, WBCs, pus cells, Sq.epithelial, Tubular
epithelial cells
15. Strip impregnated with reagents for the
substances in question within a urine sample.
By comparing the colour-change(in the paper-
squares)with the standardized colour-charts.
Modern dipsticks with multiplied zones:
Can detect/measure: Protein, hemoglobin,
glucose, urobilinogen, ketones, leukocytes,
specific gravity, and pH
A promising tool everywhere at the level of
primary care!!!
16. There is no plasma constituent whose conc.
depends solely on the functionality of kidneys.
Frequently used are 2 normal metabolic wastes
Excreted by kidneys accumulates in renal
dysfunction ↑blood levels
I) Blood Urea Nitrogen >> 8-25 mg%
begin to rise only after 50% renal damage
II) Plasma Creatinine >> 0.6 – 1.5 mg%
More reliable as BUN is subjected to variations
17. Vol. of plasma that is cleared of a substance in
unit time, by its’ urinary excretion ml/min
Calculated as: C = UV/P
Predominantly determine GFR: Relationship as
—
Correlated more directly with the status of kidney
function employed to assess GFR,RPF &
GFR = C No reabs, No
Secret
INULIN
GFR > C Much reabs, No Secret Gluc, AA, Na+, Cl-
GFR < C No reabs, Much Secret PAH, Diodrast
18. Characteristics of an Ideal Marker :
Constant rate of production (or for exogenous
marker can be delivered IV at a constant rate)
Freely filterable at the glomerulus (minimal
protein binding)
No tubular reabsorption/secretion
No extrarenal elimination or metabolism
Availability of an accurate & reliable assay
For exogenous markers-- safe, convenient, readily
available, inexpensive & physiologically inert
19. Various markers used :
A) Exogenous >>
1) Inulin (gold standard but technically demanding)
2) Non-radiolabelled contrast media (e.g. Iohexol)
3) Radiolabelled compounds (e.g. 99m Tc-DTPA)
B) Endogenous >>
1) Creatinine (marginally overestimates—most widely
used in clinical practice)
2) Urea (one of the 1st
markers– not used at present)
20. Approximation of bedside GFR with limited
accuracy by “Cockroft & Gault formula”
Most widely used & best validated for adults
Ccr =(140-Age)x(Wt in Kg)/(Plasma
Creatinine x72)
[Correction factor for females = 0.85]
value to such formulas for GFR prediction is likely
to increase when an accurate plasma creatinine
assay is performed along with inhibition of
tubular secretion by cimetidine/probenecid.
21. Applying “Fick’s Principle” to
kidney :
Amount of a sub excreted by kidney in unit time(UV)
=RPF X renal A-V diff. in its plasma conc.(Pa - Pv)
RPF(ml/min) =UV / (Pa - Pv)
Criteria of the marker to be used
:
Almost totally extracted from plasma with each
passage through kidney
Not metabolised/stored/produced by kidney
22. Use of PAH Clearance to measure
RPF/RBF:
Cont. low dose PAH inf. plasma conc. Constant
All PAH excreted in urinePv(PAH)=0eliminated
≡> RPF = UV/Pa(PAH) = Clearance of PAH(C-PAH)
10% RPF perfuses non-excretory portionsERPF
True RPF = ERPF/0.9
RBF = true RPF / (1 – Haematocrit value)
Normal ERPF = 600-650 ml/min/1.73 sq.mt BSA
23. A) TESTS FOR TUBULAR FUNCTIONS:
I) Urine Conc. Test >>
Early dinner no food/fluid after 6 PMbladder
emptied @ 7AM discarded specimens
collected @ 8 AM & 9AMatleast one should hv
SG >1.022 or Osm >850 mOsm/kg
II) Vasopressin test >>
No fluid after 6 PM s.c. ADH(5U)inj.@8PMurine
samples collected separately till 9AMatleast
one should SG>1.020 or Osm>800
24. III) Urine Dilution Test >>
Pt. completely empties bladder after overnight fast
drinks 1L waterhourly urine specimens
collected for next 4 hrsatleast 700ml will be
excreted & atleast one should hv SG <1.004
IV) Urine Acidification Test >>
Fasting from midnightcomplete bladder emptying
@morningOral Am.Cl.(0.1gm/kg) with 1L water
given hourly urine samples collected for next 6
hrs. atleast one should hv pH of 5.3 or less
25. V) Dye Excretion Test or PSP
Test>>
Phenolsulphonphthalein(Phenol red)—
filtetred & secreted.
600 ml water drink f/b IV 6mg PSPhourly
urine samples collected40-60% should be
excreted in 1st
hr. & another 20-25% should
excrete in 2nd
hr
Excretion<50% over 2hrs. abnormal
27. Plain radiograph of abdomen
IVP
USG, CT Scan, MRI Scan
Radionuclide studies
Strictly speaking, these are not considered to be
RFTs, but very useful in present day clinical
practice for structural & functional assessment of
kidneys.