Metabolic Medicine Flashcards
What LFT lowered as part of acute infection?
Albumin (negative acute phase protein)
Hyperkalaemia blood gas?
Metabolic acidosis (compete with hydrogen across cell membranes in distal tubule)
Beta blocker electrolyte derangement?
Hyperkalaemia
LMWH and unfractionated heparin electrolyte derangement?
Hyperkalaemia
Hypocalcaemia features?
- Tetany
- Perioral paraesthesia
- Chronic = depression, cataracts
- ECG = Prolonged QT
Trousseau’s sign in hypocalcaemia?
- Carpal spasm if the brachial artery occluded by inflating the blood pressure cuff and maintaining pressure above systolic
- Wrist flexion and fingers are drawn together
- Seen in around 95% of patients with hypocalcaemia and around 1% of normocalcaemic people
Chvostek’s sign?
- Tapping over parotid causes facial muscles to twitch
- Seen in 70% of patients with hypocalcaemia and around 10% of normocalcaemic people
Hypercalcaemia management?
- 3-4L normal saline per day
- Following rehydration bisphosponates may be used = take 2-3 days to work with maximal effect being seen at 7 days
- Others = calcitonin (quicker effect than bisphosphonates), steroids in sarcoidosis
Hypercalcaemia Rx in pt who cannot tolerate aggressive fluid resuscitation?
- Loop diuretics e.g. furosemide
- Should be used with caution as may worsen e- derangement and volume depletion
SIADH causes?
- Malignancy = SCLC, pancreas, prostate
- Neurological
- Infection = TB, pneumonia
- Drugs = Sulfonylureas, SSRI, TCA, Carbamazepine, Vincristine, Cyclophosphamide
- PEEP, Porphyrias
SIADH Rx?
- Slow correction to avoid CPM
- Fluid restrict
- Demeclocycline = reduces responsiveness of collecting tubule cells to ADH
- ADH (vasopressin) receptor antagonists have been developed
Primary prevention statin?
Atorvastatin 20mg OD
Secondary prevention statin?
Atorvastatin 80mg OD
Primary prevention statin criteria?
- 10 year cardiovascular risk QRISK2 >=10%
- Most Type 1 Diabetics
- CKD if eGFR < 60ml/min/m^2
Secondary prevention statin criteria?
- Known IHD
- Cerebrovacular disease
- PAD
QRISK2 use age cutoff?
85
When should QRISK2 not be used?
- T1DM
- eGFR <60 and/or albuminuria
- Familial hyperlipidaemia
When to consider familial hypercholesterolaemia?
- Total cholesterol > 7.5
- Personal/FHx premature CHD (<60 y/o)