CKD Flashcards
true or false: NSAIDS can cause CKD in the elderly
true
what are typically found on the nail beds in CKD
Mee’s lines, muerckes lines
how will the breath smell in a patient with end stage CKD
ammoniacal fish breath smell
True or false: CKD can cause acute pericarditis
True
what symptoms will chronic kidney disease have
Oliguria, nocturia, polyuria
Anorexia, a metallic taste, vomiting, fatigue,
hiccup, insomnia
Itch, bruising, oedema
what are pre renal causes of AKI
hypotension, fluid loss, hepatorenal syndrome
Renal causes of AKI
primary/secondary GN, acute tubular necrosis, tubulointerstitial disease
post renal causes of AKI
urethral obstruction, prostatic hypertrophy
why do bruising occur in CKD
because of nitrogen retention
what other signs are seen on the arms
skin pigmentation and scratch marks
causes of CKD
- Glomerulonephritis
- Diabetes mellitus
- Systemic vascular disease
- Analgesic nephropathy
- Reflux nephropathy
- Hypertensive nephrosclerosis
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Obstructive nephropathy
tru or false: asterixis can be caused by CKD
True
true or false: CKD can cause hypercalcaemia
false causes hypo
