AKI Flashcards
1
Q
AKI is best measured with?
A
Creatinine
2
Q
prerenal cause of AKI?
A
shock, sepsis
3
Q
glomerulonephritis cause?
A
Post strep GN, Immune responce
4
Q
Post strep GN sxs?
A
Oligouria, edema, HTN, RBC casts
5
Q
Post strep GN tx?
A
ICS
6
Q
RBC casts?
A
Post Strep GN
7
Q
ATN is pathognomonic to
A
brown casts
8
Q
ATN sxs?
A
oligouria, Sepsis (prerenal leads to renal = ATN)
9
Q
low urine NA, High BUN/Cr (>20x)
A
prerenal - Na less than 1%
10
Q
High urine NA, Low BUN/ Cr
A
renal failure - loss NA
11
Q
Aminoglycosides can cause?
A
AKI
12
Q
AKI tx?
A
IVF, NO CONSTRAST
13
Q
ATN from a crush injury, burns, heat stroke - myoglobin plugs + no red cells is?
A
Rhabdomyolysis
14
Q
Rhabdomyolysis diag?
A
CK - surrogate for myoglobin
15
Q
ATN tx?
A
IVF (make urine) + Furosimide-> dialysis
