Acute tubular necrosis

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Acute tubular necrosis

Pathology

Renal and ureteral disorders

Renal agenesis

Horseshoe kidney

Potter sequence

Hyperphosphatemia

Hypophosphatemia

Hypernatremia

Hyponatremia

Hypermagnesemia

Hypomagnesemia

Hyperkalemia

Hypokalemia

Hypercalcemia

Hypocalcemia

Renal tubular acidosis

Minimal change disease

Diabetic nephropathy

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (NORD)

Amyloidosis

Membranous nephropathy

Lupus nephritis

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis

Goodpasture syndrome

Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis

IgA nephropathy (NORD)

Lupus nephritis

Alport syndrome

Kidney stones

Hydronephrosis

Acute pyelonephritis

Chronic pyelonephritis

Prerenal azotemia

Renal azotemia

Acute tubular necrosis

Postrenal azotemia

Renal papillary necrosis

Renal cortical necrosis

Chronic kidney disease

Polycystic kidney disease

Multicystic dysplastic kidney

Medullary cystic kidney disease

Medullary sponge kidney

Renal artery stenosis

Renal cell carcinoma

Angiomyolipoma

Nephroblastoma (Wilms tumor)

WAGR syndrome

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

Bladder and urethral disorders

Posterior urethral valves

Hypospadias and epispadias

Vesicoureteral reflux

Bladder exstrophy

Urinary incontinence

Neurogenic bladder

Lower urinary tract infection

Transitional cell carcinoma

Non-urothelial bladder cancers

Renal system pathology review

Congenital renal disorders: Pathology review

Renal tubular defects: Pathology review

Renal tubular acidosis: Pathology review

Acid-base disturbances: Pathology review

Electrolyte disturbances: Pathology review

Renal failure: Pathology review

Nephrotic syndromes: Pathology review

Nephritic syndromes: Pathology review

Urinary incontinence: Pathology review

Urinary tract infections: Pathology review

Kidney stones: Pathology review

Renal and urinary tract masses: Pathology review

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A 45-year-old man is brought to the emergency department for evaluation following a motor vehicle accident. Trauma chest/abdomen/pelvis CT-imaging demonstrates multiple bilateral fractures, a right humeral shaft fracture, as well as splenic and liver lacerations with ongoing internal hemorrhage. The patient is resuscitated with type O negative blood and is taken to the operating room for repair of the aforementioned injuries. His condition remains stable postoperatively. Following surgery, his temperature is 38.0°C (100.4°F), pulse is 95/min, respirations are 20/min, and blood pressure is 115/70 mmHg. On his second day of hospitalization, his urine output decreases. Urine microscopy demonstrates granular casts and a calculated fractional excretion of sodium (FENa) of 3%. On the patient’s eighth day of hospitalization, a significant increase in urine output is noted. Serum creatinine charting is shown:

 
 
 Laboratory value  Result 
 Urinalysis 
  On admission  Day 2  Day 8 
Creatinine  1.1 mg/dL  3.5 mg/dL  2.3 mg/dL 
   In the coming days, this patient is at highest risk of developing which of the following findings? 

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Aminoglycosides p. 188

acute tubular necrosis p. 627

Cisplatin p. 449

acute tubular necrosis p. 627

Granular casts p. 618

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Heart failure p. 318

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Hemoglobinuria

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Hemorrhage

acute tubular necrosis p. 627

Hypotension

acute tubular necrosis with p. 627

Ischemia p. 208, 691

acute tubular necrosis from p. 626

Lead poisoning p. 427, 432

acute tubular necrosis p. 626

Myoglobinuria

acute tubular necrosis p. 627

Sepsis

acute tubular necrosis p. 627

Shock p. 319

acute tubular necrosis p. 627

Tubular necrosis p. 618, 626, 626

Summary

Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) is a type of acute kidney injury (AKI) that results in the sudden and rapid death of tubular cells in the kidneys. This can lead to a decrease in urine production and an increase in the levels of creatinine and urea in the blood.

ATN may be caused by sepsis leading to hypotension and renal hypoperfusion; ischemia due to renal hypoperfusion, like in hypovolemic shock; but it can also be due to exposure to toxins and nephrotoxic drugs which cause damage to the tubular cells. Such drugs include nephrotoxic antibiotics, contrast agents used during imaging studies, amphotericin B, and toxic heavy metals.

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