FA Renal Flashcards
Hypernatremia urine osmolality <300
Rise with desmopressin
Does not rise with desmopressin
Central DI
Nephrogenic DI
How quickly do you correct hypernatremia?
<0.5mEq/L/hr
Hyponatremia with euvolemia or hypervolemia treat
Water restriction +- diuretics
What causes hypokalaemia?
Insulin, B agonists, alkalosis, diarrhoea, NG tube, vomiting, etc.
If hypokalaemia is not responding to K+, check which levels?
Magnesium
PTH independant hypercalcemia
raised 25, OH vit D: Vit D toxicity
raised 1,25: Sarcoid, lymphoma
Increased PTHrP: malignancy
Normal: myeloma, hyperthyroid, immobilization
Treat hypercalc.
Fluids +- calcitonin (can use furosemide and bisphosphonates)
Who gets hypo magnesium?
Alcoholics
What blood gas is seen in aspirin overdose
Resp alk (first)
Metabolic ac (later)
Vision loss, metabolic acidosis high gap
Methanol
Envelope shaped stones, metabolic high gap
Ethylene
Intrinsic AKI BUN:Cr
<15:1
Prerenal BUN:Cr
> 20:1
Instrinic AKI causes
ATN AIN
BP in CKD target
130/80
Thiazides work on
DCT