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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 18.
Published in final edited form as: Kidney Int. 2015 Apr 8;88(2):226–234. doi: 10.1038/ki.2015.115

Table 1. Primary and Secondary Criteria for Individual Phenotypes.

Phenotype Acute kidney Injury Glomerular Disorder Nephrolithiasis Tubular Dysfunction
Characteristics
  • ATN1

  • AIN

  • Osmotic nephrosis

  • hematuria,

  • proteinuria

  • Crystalluria

  • Nephrolithiasis

  • Ultrasound findings of stone with or without obstruction

  • Renal tubular acidosis

  • Fanconi syndrome

  • SIADH2

  • Diabetes Insipidus

  • Phosphate wasting

Primary Criteria
  • Rise in Scr that presents as or progresses to Stage 2 (KDIGO) 2-2.9 × reference Scr or higher

  • If child has baseline Scr < 0.5 mg/dL, must double Scr to get to at least 0.5 mg/dL or above


OR
  • Decline by at least 50% from peak Scr over 7 days in relationship to change in drug dosing adjustment or discontinuation within 2 weeks

  • Biopsy proven drug induced glomerular disease (within 4 weeks of stopping drug)


AND
Proteinuria as defined by:
  • 24 hr collection > 1 gram protein

  • UPC or UACR > 0.8

  • Urinalysis 2+ protein100-300 mg/dL albumin

  • Children: 100 mg/m2/day or 4 mg/m2/hr


Hematuria
  • > 50 rbc/HPF

  • Must be new onset following drug exposure with no prior history of nephrolithiasis

  • No evidence of congenital etiology for nephrolithiasis

  • If obstructive, rise in Scr that presents as or progresses to Stage 2 (KDIGO) or higher

  • If non obstructive, then:

  • Urinalysis with crystals

  • Ultrasound with stone

Tubular: Hypophosphatemia
OR
Glucosuria
  • Urinalysis with 3+ glucose without diabetes


OR
Hyperchloremi c metabolic acidosis
AND
Hypokalemia or hyperkalemia
Diabetes insipidus:
  • Hypernatremia > 155 mEq/L on multiple occasions

  • Polyuria > 3L/day

Secondary criteria
  • Oliguric <500ml/day or <0.5ml/kg/hr for12 hrs (KDIGO Stage2)

  • Non-oliguric >500 ml/day, >1mL/kg/hr for 24 hours (pediatrics)

  • Urinalysis findings: granular and muddy casts consistent with ATN, urinary eosinophils, proteinuria

  • FeNa > 1%

  • Negative ultrasound findings

  • Positive gallium scan for AIN

  • Clinical symptoms for AIN: fever, rash, joint pains

  • Culture negative leukocyturia

  • > 50 wbc/HPF

  • Casts

  • RBC; Granular,

  • Absence of secondary disorder that can cause GN: DM, lupus, post infectious, hepatitis etc.

  • Microangiopathic changes in blood

  • Smear, LDH; haptoglobin

  • Nephritic, nephrotic, mixed

  • Urine electrolytes

  • Stone work up

Phosphaturia
  • FePO4 > 5%

  • Urinary PO4 excretion > 100 mg/day


Hypomagnesemia
  • serum magnesium < 1.2 mg/dL


Hypouricemia
  • Serum uric acid < 2 mg/dL


Tubular Proteinuria
  • 24 hr collection < 1 gram protein

  • UPC < 0.8

  • Urinalysis < 2+ protein


Diabetes insipidus
  • Serum osmolality > 300 mosm/kg

  • Urine osmolality < 100mOsm/kg

  • Urine sodium < 10 mEq/L

1

Hemodynamic changes may contribute to ATN, however, in the absence of any specific features are not considered individual criteria for the AKI phenotype.

2

SIADH does not reflect direct tubular damage but rather the impact of a drug on ADH secretion and subsequent impaired water handling.

AIN = acute interstitial nephritis, ATN = acute tubular necrosis, DM = diabetes mellitus, FeNa= fractional excretion of sodium, FePO4 = fractional excretion of phosphorus, GN = glomerulonephritis, HPF = high powered field, LDH = lactate dehydrogenase, RBC= red blood cell, SIADH= syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone, UPC = urine protein to creatinine ratio, UACR= urine albumin to creatinine ratio, WBC = white blood cell.