Day 5- nephrology, infx disease Flashcards
nephrotic syndrome + retinopathy = think?
DM nephropathy
Familial HypOcalcuric HypERcalemia –> Ca levels in Serum and Urine?
- High Ca in Serum
- Low Urine Ca
Blood Ca high next steps?
1) See if related to albumin
2) See if PTH causing
3) Check Urine Ca level
Hyperparathyroidism –> Ca levels in Serum and Urine?
Both high
Sestamibi scan looks for?
Parathyroid adenomas
HypERcalcemia causes what EKG findings?
Short QT syndrome
HypOcalcemia causes what EKG findings?
Long QT syndrome
dysmorphic RBC = think where is the problem?
glomerulus –> glomerular nephritis
RBC casts = think where is the problem?
glomerulus –> glomerular nephritis
Gold standard/best to localize and determine which type of glomerular nephritis ?
Renal biopsy
Anorexia has what type of metabolic derangement?
Hypochloremic Metabolic Alkalosis
WBC casts = think?
Pyelonephritis
sore throat –> >1wk later kidney disease = think?
Poststrep Glomerulonephritis
sore throat –>
IgA nephritis
How to differentiate b/t Poststrep Glomerulonephirtis and IgA nephritis
Timeline!
>1wk from sore throat to kidney disease = PSG
Interstitial nephritis look for what buzzword?
Eosinophil
muddy brown casts = think?
Acute tubular necrosis
muddy brown casts + eosinophils - think?
Interstitial nephritis
anion gap
normal!
anion gap > 15 = think?
MUDPILES
What are 2 main causes of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis?
- HIV
- IV drug use
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis is associated w/ what disease?
Hep C
leg trauma (or trauma not to kidney/abdomen) + hematuria = think?
Rhabdomyolysis
Rhabdomyolysis - helpful labs?
- Urinanalysis
- Serum Creatinine Kinase
tense extremity = think?
compartment syndrome
Na high, K low = think?
HypERaldosteronism
Aldosterone causes what metabolic derangement?
Alkalosis
Spirinolactone and Acetazolamide cause what metabolic derangement?
Acidosis
Furosemide and Thiazides cause what metabolic derangement?
Alkalosis
To determine primary or secondary hypERaldosteronism, look at what?
Renin
- Low - primary hypERaldosteronism
- High - renovascular disease
diffuse mesangial proliferation = think?
IgA nephropathy
What vitamins/electrolytes do you give pts w/ renal failure?
Calcium supplementation
Vit D supp
Treat SIADH (mmm
mild - water restriction
moderate - loop diuretic and nL saline
severe - hypertonic saline
Minimal change disease adult treat?
Oral Steroids
Middle ear stuff
- strep pneumo
- H influenza
Outside ear stuff think?
pseudemonas
salivary gland infection = think?
Mumps virus
recent (w/in 6 mo) hemorrhagic stroke can’t give?
anticoagulants
if grandparent has had chicken pox has contact w/ grandkid w/ chickenpox, and they breakout with Zoster is it related?
NO!
- Zoster is a reactivation of their own chickenpox virus, not a new infx! (caused by stress on body)
pinpoint lesions in nails = think?
these are splinter hemorrhages
THINK: ENDOCARDITIS
esophagitis caused by (3) ?
- Herpes (acyclovir)
- CMV (gancylovir)
- Candida (fluconazole)
Esophagitis w/ BIG ULCER = think?
CMV
pneumonia + alcohol abuse what microbes thinking?
- strep pneumo (for everyone, regardless of AA)
- klebsiella (esp in AA)
- anaerobes (esp in AA - bc of aspiration, should be serious w/ some bad smelling and should be in RLL)
Aspiration pneumonia/abscess treat w/?
Clindamycin