Miscellaneous Flashcards
AAA - 2 types
Supra-renal
Infra-renal
Infra-renal AAA and renal artery relation
Below the position of the renal arteries
Supra-renal AAA and renal artery relation
Involves the renal arteries
Hyponatraemia - definition
Low sodium levels in the blood
Hyponatraemia - causes
Low sodium intake
Large water intake
Hyponatraemia - management if the patient is dry
Patient needs salt and water
0.9% saline
Hyponatraemia - management if patient is euvolaemic
Query SIADH
Hyponatraemia - management if the patient is fluid overloaded
Restrict water intake
Consider diuretic therapy (to loose salt)
Rhabdomyalysis - definition
Muscle injury
Death of muscle fibres and release of their contents into the bloodstream which can cause kidney injury
Rhabdomyalysis - investigations
Urinalysis
- urine has myoglobin in it which is very dark
Interstitial nephritis causes which abnormalities on urinalysis?
None
Fibromuscular dysplasia - definition
Rare genetic condition which causes narrowing of the renal artery
Fibromuscular dysplasia is related to atherosclerosis. True or false?
False
Fibromuscular dysplasia - who gets it
Young females
Fibromuscular dysplasia - associated conditions
Ehlers Danlos syndrome