EMQ questions Flashcards
From the following list, choose the clinical limitations of measuring Serum Creatinine:
- Useful in investigating renal stone disease
- Useful in diagnosing renovascular disease
- Undergoes tubular secretion
- Invalid in patients on diuretics
- Disproportionately high in patients with dehydration
- Increased in those with high muscle mass
- Disproportionately low in patients with liver disease
- Used as a variable in MDRD eGFR equation
- Undergoes tubular secretion
- Increased in those with high muscle mass
- Used as a variable in MDRD eGFR equation
From the following list, choose the clinical limitations of measuring Intravenous Urogram:
- Useful in investigating renal stone disease
- Useful in diagnosing renovascular disease
- Undergoes tubular secretion
- Invalid in patients on diuretics
- Disproportionately high in patients with dehydration
- Increased in those with high muscle mass
- Disproportionately low in patients with liver disease
- Used as a variable in MDRD eGFR equation
- Useful in investigating renal stone disease
From the following list, choose the clinical limitations of measuring Urinary Sodium:
- Useful in investigating renal stone disease
- Useful in diagnosing renovascular disease
- Undergoes tubular secretion
- Invalid in patients on diuretics
- Disproportionately high in patients with dehydration
- Increased in those with high muscle mass
- Disproportionately low in patients with liver disease
- Used as a variable in MDRD eGFR equation
- Invalid in patients on diuretics
For Trimethoprim, choose the related adverse effects:
- Long term use may cause irreversible renal damage
- Reduces GFR by acting on efferent arteriole
- Increases plasma osmolality
- May cause acute tubular necrosis
- Hyponatremia
- May cause falsely high serum creatinine
- Hypernatraemia
- Hyperkalaemia
- hypokalaemia
May cause falsely high serum creatinine
What clinical diagnosis would give a frothy, foamy urine?
Nephrotic syndrome
What clinical diagnosis would give cloudy urine?
Acute pyelonephritis
What clinical diagnosis would give dark urine with red cell casts?
Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
What clinical diagnosis would give dark urine with no RBCs or red cell casts?
Rhabdomyolysis
What clinical diagnosis would give macroscopic haematuria with no red cell casts?
Bladder transitional cell carcinoma
Choose from the following list which drug can cause acute rhabdomyolysis:
- Bromocriptine
- Large doses of vitamin D
- Statins
- Gabapentine
- Paracetamol
- Frusemide
- ACE inhibitors
- Mannitol
Statins
(also cyclosporin & chloroquine)
Choose from the following list which drug requires reduction in patients with CKD:
- Bromocriptine
- Large doses of vitamin D
- Statins
- Gabapentine
- Paracetamol
- Frusemide
- ACE inhibitors
- Mannitol
Gabapentin
Choose from the following list which drug may cause post-renal failure by inducing retroperitoneal fibrosis:
- Bromocriptine
- Large doses of vitamin D
- Statins
- Gabapentine
- Paracetamol
- Frusemide
- ACE inhibitors
- Mannitol
Bromocryptin
Choose from the following list which drug may cause calcium stone formation:
- Bromocriptine
- Large doses of vitamin D
- Statins
- Gabapentine
- Paracetamol
- Frusemide
- ACE inhibitors
- Mannitol
Large doses of Vitamin D
What is the mechanism of renal injury when caused by laxative abuse?
- Afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction/ renal ischaemia
- Reduction in vasodilatory prostaglandins
- Dilatation of efferent arteriole
- Volume depletion
- Crystal formation
- Cast nephropathy
- Tubular obstruction
Volume depletion
What is the mechanism of renal injury when caused by ACE inhibitors?
- Afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction/ renal ischaemia
- Reduction in vasodilatory prostaglandins
- Dilatation of efferent arteriole
- Volume depletion
- Crystal formation
- Cast nephropathy
- Tubular obstruction
Dilatation of efferent arteriole
What is the mechanism of renal injury when caused by NSAIDs?
- Afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction/ renal ischaemia
- Reduction in vasodilatory prostaglandins
- Dilatation of efferent arteriole
- Volume depletion
- Crystal formation
- Cast nephropathy
- Tubular obstruction
Reduction in vasodilatory prostaglandins
What is the mechanism of renal injury when caused by radiocontrast agents?
- Afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction/ renal ischaemia
- Reduction in vasodilatory prostaglandins
- Dilatation of efferent arteriole
- Volume depletion
- Crystal formation
- Cast nephropathy
- Tubular obstruction
Afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction / renal ischaemia
Which of the following is useful in differentiating renal from pre-renal failure?
- Renal ultrasound scan
- eGFR
- Coronary angiography
- Urinary sodium
- Urinary Potassium
- Serum creatinine kinase
- Serum anion gap
- Urinary osmolarity
Urinary sodium
Which of the following may cause AKI in patients with renal disease?
- Renal ultrasound scan
- eGFR
- Coronary angiography
- Urinary sodium
- Urinary Potassium
- Serum creatinine kinase
- Serum anion gap
- Urinary osmolarity
Coronary angiography