ASN QBank Pearls - AKI, ICU Nephrology, HTN, and Pharmacology Flashcards
what filtration fraction is associated with increased clotting on CVVH?
> 25-30%
POSTfilter=(QR + UF)/(QB x (1-Hct)) x 60 min/hr
PREfilter=(QR + UF)/((QB x (1-Hct)) x 60 min/hr) + QR
total body water (TBW)
weight x % body water
- male 0.6, elderly male 0.5
- female 0.5, elderly female 0.45
Na+ requirement formula
TBW x (desired Na+ - serum Na+)
infusion rate formula for hyponatremia
(Na+ requirement x 1000)/(infusate Na+ x time)
- Na+ requirement = TBW x (desired Na+ - serum Na+)
Na+ concentration in 3% saline
513 meq/l
total water deficit formula
TBW x (1 - desired Na+/serum Na+)
electrolyte-free water clearance (EFWC) formula
urine volume × (1 − ((UNa+ + UK+)/SNa+))
free water clearance (FWC) formula
urine volume × (1 − (Uosm/Sosm)
indications for HD in lithium toxicity
- > 5 withOUT CKD
- > 4 WITH CKD
- > 2 with neurologic or cardiac effects and AKI
clearance rate formula
- equal to effluent rate
- (QR + UF) x 1 hr/60 min
fluid overload at time of dialysis initiation has been a/w increased risk of
mortality
have any RRT modalities shown that removal of myoglobin can shorten or prevent the course of AKI from rhabdomyolysis?
no
- in a patient with acute brain injury, what dialysis modality should be avoided?
- why?
- how?
- iHD
- may worsen neurological status
- compromises cerebral perfusion pressure d/t hypotension and disequilibrium
preferir - CRRT
- slow removal of fluids and solutes decreases risk of worsening acute brain injury
what is the MC acid-base disturbance in the immediate postoperative period and is most prominent during the first 24-48 hours after surgery?
metabolic alkalosis
large citrate load from stored PRBC and FFP that’s metabolized to bicarbonate
what are the benefits of using bicarbonate as a buffer in the dialysate or replacement fluid of AKI patients with circulatory problems or liver dysfunction?
- better correction of acidosis
- lower lactate levels
- improved hemodynamic tolerance
what is the likelihood of identifying adrenal cancer or a hyperfunctioning lesion (pheochromocytoma, primary aldosteronism, Cushing’s) in the setting of discovering an adrenal “incidentaloma” mass?
10-20%
what is the BEST way to dose antibiotics for a patient on CRRT at 25 ml/kg/hr?
measure effluent UF and dialysate and calculate a CrCl
what is an independent risk factor for AKI in a patient undergoing surgery?
obesity
what is the most important risk factor for AKI in a patient undergoing surgery?
CKD
what is the “gold standard” test to diagnose white coat HTN?
MAPA
ARB exposure during the second and third trimesters has been a/w
neonatal renal failure and death
can diuretics be continued during pregnancy?
yes, especially in women with sodium-sensitive HTN or edema and when they were already on them
treatment of resistant HTN
- lifestyle modifications
- w/d of interfering meds
- correction of secondary HTN causes
- MR antagonists (spironolactone, amiloride, eplerenone)
a trial published in 2008 demonstrated that antihypertensive therapy in patients > 80 yoa is a/w
- decrease in stroke
- decrease in cardiovascular mortality
older patients with HTN are more likely to be salt-sensitive and responsive to what therapy?
diuretics
in pregnant women with DM what is associated with a high incidence of fetal malformations?
poor glycemic control in the first trimester
patients with AKI in the setting of decompensated liver disease may have HRS, but what must be ruled out first and how?
- intravascular volume depletion
- evaluating clinical response to IVF
- increased hemodynamic instability
- worsening respiratory failure with increased airway pressures and increasing difficulty with oxygenation
- tense abdomen on exam
- oliguric kidney failure
abdominal compartment syndrome
diagnostico pressao intravesical
intervention a/w greatest reduction in the risk for contrast-induced nephropathy
isotonic crystalloids prior to and following iv contrast
acyclovir, methotrexate, ethylene glycol toxicity and TLS can all present with
crystalluria
needle shaped crystals -> acyclovir crystals
amorphous brown-colored precipitates in urine->methotrexate
dumbbell and needle-shaped calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals, and envelope-shaped calcium oxalate dihydrate crystals ->
ethylene glycol toxicity
what is the probability that AKI is d/t AIN when urinary eosinophils are present?
30%
single most probable cause of secondary HTN is
fibromuscular dysplasia
fibromuscular dysplasia is most likely to be identified on
CT angiography
localized kidney ischemia and/or infarction from dissection/contusion of the kidney following trauma
Page kidney
perinephric hematoma compressing renal parenchyma, causing renal ischemia and RAAS activation
tto=RAAS blockade
MOST useful data regarding the salvageability of renal function with renal revascularization
LOW resistive indices
what is the MOST helpful procedure post revascularization during annual f/u renovascular disease?
renal artery duplex US