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Chronic Kidney Disease Flashcards

1
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Chronic kidney disease is the presence of kidney damage for 3 months or more, usually detected as which lab value?

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Urinary albumin greater than 30 mg/day

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There are three characteristic “failures” in chronic kidney disease. These are?

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  1. ) Excratory failure (accumlination of excess nitrogen)
  2. ) Regulatory failure (abnormal conservation or excretion of fluids and electrolytes)
  3. ) Biosynthetic failure (inadequate production of ammonia, Vit. D, or EPO
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Measures the amount of plasma filtered across glomerular capilaries (mL/min)

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GFR

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A normal GFR is?

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120 ml/min/1.73 m2

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A product of muscle breakdown produced at a relatively constant rate

  • freely filtered by glomeruli
  • Minimal to no reabsorption
  • 10% secretion
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Creatinine

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6
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Overestimates GFR slightly

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Creatinine

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GFR declines with age, but creatinine tends not to change due to parallel decrease in?

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Muscle mass

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What is the Schwartz equation for estimating GFR in children ages 1 to 17?

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eGFR = 0.413 x height

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9
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A cysteine protease produced by all cells that is completely filtered by the glomeruli

  • New method for GFR calculation
  • Not readily available
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Cystatin C

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10
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The BUN to creatinine ratio is usually 10-15:1. This ratio is disproportionally increase in which 6 situations?

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Volume depletion, GI bleeding, Corticosteroid use, High protein diet, Obstruction, or any catabolic state

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BUN is disproportionally decreaed in which 3 situations?

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Low protein diet, Liver disease, Malnutrition

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Increased glomerular permeability to macromolecules and is a marker of kidney damage when persistently elevated

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Proteinuria in CKD

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Increased Urinary Albumin Excretion is a sensitive marker for CKD due to which three diseases?

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DM, GN, and HTN

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A history of prior abnormal renal function/progression is of utmost importance in the evaluation of?

-i.e. prior abnormal urinalyses to distinguish from AKI

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CKD

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In addition to prior history of kidney damage, two other important factors of evaluating CKD are?

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GFR estimate (eGFR) and Albuminuria/Proteinuria

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16
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Ultrasound of kidneys in CKD typically shows?

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Small and echogenic kidneys

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17
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What are 5 major laboratory findings in CKD?

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Elevated BUN and creatinine, Anemia, Metabolic Acidosis, and Hypocalcemia/hyperphosphatemia

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In CKD, we may see a urinary sediment containing red blood cells, leukocytes, and casts, which may indicate

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GN, tubulointerstitial disease, vascular disease, or urologic disorders

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In the progression of renal disease, we see endothelial damage in the form of detachment of

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Glomerular epithelial cells

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20
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In the progression of renal disease, we see production of

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Cytokines

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21
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This results in further nephron dropout setting up a cycle leading to

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ESRD

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22
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In CKD, we want to reduce blood pressure to?

  1. ) Normal Case?
  2. ) With significant proteinuria?
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  1. ) Less than 140/80

2. ) Less than 130/80

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23
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Have benefits beyond their degree of BP lowering and are more effective with low salt diet or addition of diuretics

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ACE inhibitors

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24
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In type II DM with CKD, we especially want to treat with

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ARBs

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25
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Is it recommended to use ACEi’s and ARBs?

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NO

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26
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7-10 days following initiatin of ACEi or ARB, we need to check BMP for?

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Creatinine, and K+

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Inhibition of agiotension II (by use of ACE inhibitors) slows deterioration in CKD by?

-This decreases proteinuria

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Decreasing intraglomerular hypertension and changing glomerular barrier size

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28
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The benefit of ACEi’s is mostly seen in patients with significant

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Proteinuria

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29
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We want to recommend a low protein diet in CKD patients with GFR values of

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Less than 30-60

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30
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May play a role in the hyperfilitration seen in recently giagnosed DM

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IGF-1

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31
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In DM, we can prevent progression to CKD with?

-Prevents transition to macroalbuminuria

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RAS inhibition

32
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A major risk factor for long-term loss of kidney function is?

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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

33
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An episode of AKI increases risk of developing CKD

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4x

34
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Metabolic Acidosis is one thing that can cause CKD progression, we can slow this with

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NaHCO3 suplementation

35
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Normally, we filter about 25,000 mEq of Na per day and excrete about 100-150 mEq. So normal FENa is

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Less than 1%

36
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We need to excrete progressively larger fractions of filtered load to stay in balance on usual intake as

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GFR decreases

37
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In CKD, urine osmolarity may be fixed at

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300 mOsm/kg

38
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In CKD, we see an increase in stool excretion of

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K+

39
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K+, Na+, and Water restriction are all important in

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CKD

40
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In HYPERkalemia, we can stabilize cardiac conduction by treating with

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Calcium Gluconate

41
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In HYPERkalemia, we can help move K+ INTO cells, by treating with which three things?

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Glucose and insulin, NEbuized albuterol, and HCO3-

42
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We can also treat HYPERkalemia with cation exchange resins such as?

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Kayexelate (Na+ polystyrene sulfonate), and Veltassa (patiromer)

43
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Common in CKD when eGFR is less than 25ml/min

-Due to decreased ammonia excretion

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Metabolic Acidosis

44
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In patient’s with normal renal function, even a SLIGHT decrease in plasma HCO3- induces tubular cells to

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Increase NH4 production and H+ secretion

45
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For patient’s withg CKD, we need to maintain HCO3- in normal range using non K+ containing HCO3- cupplements or citrate salts such as

A

Bicitra or Shohl’s

46
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In CKD, we can also see problems with bone and mineral metabolism due to

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Hyperparathyroidism and renal osteodystrophy

47
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A systemic disorder of mineral and bone metabolism due to CKD

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Mineral bone disease

48
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Characterized by abnormalities of Ca2+, phosphorus, PTH, Vit D, bone turnover, etc

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Mineral bone disease

49
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In serum of patients with Mineral Bone Disease, we will often see a

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Lower serum Ca2+, Elevated serum PO4, and Elevated PTH

50
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Secreted by osteocytes and promotes renal phosphate excretion

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Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF 23)

51
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Levels increased early in CKD, stimulated by elevated serum PO

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FGF 23

52
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Increases renal PO4 excretion, stimulates PTH, supresses 1,25 di(OH) Vit. D, diminishing PO4 absorption from intestine

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FGF 23

53
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What are the three major types of Mineral Bone Disease (MBD)?

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Osteitis fibrosa cystica, Adynamic bone disease, Osteomalacia

54
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Most common form of MBD due hyperparathyroidism and osteoclast simulating efects of PTH

-high turnover type

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Osteitis fibrosa cystica

55
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Characterized by low turnover, spontaneously low PTH procution or iatrogenic suppression

-Sometimes caused by aluminum toxicity

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Adynamix bone disease

56
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Lack of bone mineralization. In the past was associated with Al toxicity, hypovitaminosis D

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Osteomalacia

57
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Frequently asymptomatic, but may manifest as joint pain and stiffness, spontaneous tendon rupture, and predisposition to fracture

A

CKD MBD

58
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We also see extra skeletal calcifications in

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CKD MBD

59
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With stage 3-5 CKD, our goals we want to:

  1. ) Correct?
  2. ) Control?
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  1. ) 25OH Vit D deficiency

2. ) Control Phosphorus

60
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We can treat with calcium carbonate and calcium acetate which are

A

Phosphate binders

61
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Sevelamer carbonate; lanthanum carbonate; ferric

citrate (Auryxia); and sucoferric oxyhydroxide (Velphoro) are

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Noncalcium phosphate binders

62
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To help increase Vit. D, we can take which three things?

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Calcitriol, Doxacaldiferol, and paricalcitol

63
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Increases sensitivity of parathyroid calcium sensing receptor to suppressive effect of calcium

A

Cincacalet (ESRD)

64
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Almost universal with severe CKD when creatinine is greater 2-3 mg/dl

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Anemia

65
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CKD anemia is classified as

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Nomorchromic and normocytic

66
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CKD anemia is multifactorial but the major component is decreased

A

EPO production

67
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Binds to erythroid progenitors causing differentiation to erythrocytes

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EPO

68
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Impairs activity, nutrition, quality of life, and contributes to LVH, and high output CHF

A

Anemia

69
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Pre-dialysis (mean hemoglobin 10.1), we can treat with

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EPO stimulating agent

70
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Worsened if hematocrit is raised too quickly

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Hypertension

71
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Our goal Hgb 10-12 g/dL because studies show that in CKD we have increased risk of stroke and higher CV with

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Hgb above 13

72
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Clinical manifestation of severe kidney failure characterized by accumulation of organic waste products normally cleared by the kidney

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Uremia

73
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The surrogate markers for uremia are

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BUN/creatinine

74
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We refer patient for transplant evaluation when GFR is

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Less than 20

75
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Nausea, anorexia, uncontrolled hyperkalemia, and uncontrolled volume overload are some indications for

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Dialysis

76
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What are 4 modalities for ESRD?

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  1. ) Hemodialysis
  2. ) Peritoneal dialysis
  3. ) Conservation management
  4. ) Transplant

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