IM Flashcards
Creat of normal kidney, CRF, and ESRD
- 8
- 0
- 0 (need dialysis)
Urinalysis of prerenal AKI
Una<10
FEna<1% or FEurea <35%
BUN:Cr >20
Signs of AKI
Elevated creat or decreased urine output
Causes of prerenal AKI
Anything in front of the heart: CHF, MI, diarrhea, dehydration, aggressive diuresis, cirrhosis, gastritis, FMD/RAS
Causes post-renal AKI
Anything behind the kidney: cancer/stones in the ureter, bladder, urethra
BPH, foley, neurogenic bladder
Dx post-renal AKI
CT: stones, US: hydronephrosis
Most common causes of post-renal AKI
BPH, neurogenic bladder, kinked catheter
Most common place of bladder obstruction
Ureter
Muddy casts indicate
ATN
WBC casts or eosinophils indicate
AIN
RBC casts indicate
GN
Next step if RCB casts are seen in UA
R/O nephrotic syndrome:
- proteinuria >3.5g/day
- increased cholesterol
- edema
Phases of ATN
Prodrome: elevated creat, normal urine output
Oliguric: elevated creat, urine output drops
Polyuric: increased urine output
Avoid contrast ATN in existing renal damage
Tons of IVF, n-acetyl-cysteine, stop ACEI/ARBs
Indications for dialysis
Acidosis Electrolytes Ingestion (SLIME) Overload Uremia
Definition of CKD
> 3 decreased GFR (creat ~2)
GFR in renal failure/ESRD
<15
DM drug contraindicated in CKD?
Meformin
Secondary complications of CKD
Anemia (decreased EPO)
HyperPTH (increased phosphate and decreased Ca)
Volume overload
Acidosis
How to correct moderate vs severe hyper and hypo natreamia?
Moderate (both): IV NS
Severe hyper: IV D5W/ hypo: IV hypertonic (3%)
Max Na correction per hour and day?
0.25 mmol/hr
4-6/day
Equation to measure serum osmoles
Serum osmoses = (2*Na) + (glucose/18) + (bun/2.8)
Causes of hypertonic hyponatremia
Elevated glucose, BUN or sugar alcohols
How to correct Na for elevated glucose
For every 100mg glucose above 100, add 1.6 to Na
Causes of euvolemic hyponatremia
RTA
Addisons
Thyroid
SIADH
Treatment for hypercalcemia
IVF (can add furoside after fluids)
Calcitonin if severe, bisphosphonates for chronic
Sx of hypercalcemia
Boans, stones, groans, moans
When would you see elevated PTH-rp
Squamous cell of lung
Sx of hypocalcemia
Perioral tingling, Trousseau and Chvostek
Treatment for hypocalcemia
IV Ca if severe
Next step of Asx hypocalcemia
Check albumin
Order of EKG changes with elevated K?
Peaked T wave, prolonged PR, wide QRS, sine wave
Normal K
- 5-5.5
4. 0-5.5 in hospital/cardiac patients
Sx of hyperkalemia
Areflexia, flaccid paralysis, paresthesias (decreased motor and sensation) and EKG changes
Treat hyperkalemia
- IV Ca gluconate
- Insulin/glucose or bicarb
- Kayexalate (aka sodium polystyrene sulfonate)
Radiolucent kidney stones
Uric acid and cysteine
Radioopaque kidney stones
Calcium and struvite
Diagnostic test for kidney stones
U/A first then non-con CT
Treatment of kidney stones
<5mm: IVF and pain
<7mm: CCB (amlodipine) or terazosin
<1.5cm: lithotripsy or ureteroscopy
>1.5cm: exlap or perc anterograde nephrolithotomy
Classic triad of RCC
flank pain, hematuria, flank mas
Factors that increase risk of RCC
Smoking, ESRD, VHL
How does RCC spread?
Hematogenously
Common complications of RCC
Renal vein thrombosis, anemia/polycythemia
Normal serum pH?
7.4
Normal ABG CO2?
40
Causes of respiratory acidosis
Hypoventilation: Opiates, COPD/asthma/OSA, decreased muscle strength (GB)
Next step after determining metabolic acidosis?
Anion gap
Normal value and equation for serum anion gap?
12
Na-Cl-Bicarb
>12 = anion gap acidosis
Causes of +anion gap acidosis?
Methanol Uremia DKA Propylene glycol Iron and INH Lactic acidosis Ethylene glycol Salicylates
Next step of -anion gap acidosis?
Urine anion gap; Na+K-Cl
What causes +urine anion gap acidosis?
RTA
What causes -urine anion gap acidosis?
Diarrhea
Causes of respiratory alkalosis?
Hyperventiliation: Pain, anxiety, hypoxemia
Next step after determining metabolic alkalosis and its normal value?
Urine Cl; 10
Metabolic alkalosis with urine Cl <10
Volume responsive aka contraction alkalosis
Diuretics, dehydration, emesis, NG
Metabolic alkalosis with urine Cl >10
Not volume responsive; look for HTN
+ Hyperaldosterone (renal arter stenosis or Conn’s)
- Genetic (Barter, Gitelman)
What is the Diamond Classification and what are the components?
IDs risk of CAD based on sx
Substernal chest pain, worse with exertion, better with NTG
Typical is 3/3, atypical is 2/3
When should nitrates be avoided in treatment of angina?
Right sided infarct (II, III, aVF)
Why do we give B-blockers for angina?
Reduce myocardial work, prevent ventricular arrhythmias
When do you do a CABG?
Left main stem or 3 vessel disease
Causes of systolic heart failure?
“cant push blood forward”
Leaky valves, dilated cardiomyopathy, dead muscle, “floppy” muscle (EtOH, HTN, drugs)
Causes of diastolic heart failure?
“cant relax/fill”
Hypertrophy or infiltration (tamponade, effusion)
Most common cause of heart failure?
Hypertension: increases systemic vascular resistance, hypertrophies and then fails
Classic triad of CHF
Exertional dyspnea, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
Sx of left sided heart failure
Orthopnea, crackles, rales, exertional dyspnea, S3 (overly compliant), PND
Sx of right sided heart failure
Hepatosplenomegaly, JVD, peripheral edema, exertional dyspnea, increased JVP
What is BNP used for?
To determine if the patient is volume overloaded or not
How do you diagnose CHF?
BNP
2D echo: systolic failure (EF<55%) or diastolic (nml EF)
Nucelar study
Treating CHF class I-III
Reduce preload and afterload
Reduce preload: reduce fluid by restricting salt (<2g/day) and PO fluids (<2L); add furosemide/nitrates at class II
Reduce afterload: ACE-I or ARBs; add spironolactone or hydralazine at class III
Beta-blocker
Treating CHF class IV
Same drugs as I-III
Add ionotropes: dobutamine and prepare for transplant
When is an AICD considered in CHF?
EF <35%
When do you need to work up a murmur?
Diastolic, symptomatic or > grade 3
Murmur of mitral stenosis?
Diastolic opening snap followed by decrescendo murmur
What indicates the severity of mitral stenosis?
Earlier snap = worse stenosis
How do you treat mitral stenosis?
Preload reduction
Balloon valvotomy/replacement
Sequelae of mitral stenosis
CHF sx, Afib (atrial stretch)
What causes mitral stenosis?
Rheumatic fever
What causes aortic stenosis?
Calcification
Murmur of aortic stenosis
Crescendo-decrescendo at the aorta
Sx of aortic stenosis
Angina, especially with exertion
Syncope
Sequela of aortic stenosis
CHF (bad prognosis, 1-3 years)
Treatment of aortic stenosis
Decrease preload Replace valve (also will require CABG dt loss of ostia)
Murmur of mitral regurg
Holosystolic radiating to axilla
High-pitched, blowing
Sequelae of mitral regurg
Afib (atrial stretch), Pulmonary congestions/CHF, cardiogenic shock (decreased forward flow)
Causes of acute mitral regurg
Ruptured papillary muscle or chordae, endocarditis, trauma
Causes of chronic mitral regurg
2/2 ischemia or MVP