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1
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AAA - 2 types

A

Supra-renal

Infra-renal

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2
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Infra-renal AAA and renal artery relation

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Below the position of the renal arteries

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3
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Supra-renal AAA and renal artery relation

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Involves the renal arteries

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4
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Hyponatraemia - definition

A

Low sodium levels in the blood

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5
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Hyponatraemia - causes

A

Low sodium intake

Large water intake

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6
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Hyponatraemia - management if the patient is dry

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Patient needs salt and water

0.9% saline

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7
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Hyponatraemia - management if patient is euvolaemic

A

Query SIADH

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8
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Hyponatraemia - management if the patient is fluid overloaded

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Restrict water intake

Consider diuretic therapy (to loose salt)

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9
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Rhabdomyalysis - definition

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Muscle injury

Death of muscle fibres and release of their contents into the bloodstream which can cause kidney injury

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10
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Rhabdomyalysis - investigations

A

Urinalysis

- urine has myoglobin in it which is very dark

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11
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Interstitial nephritis causes which abnormalities on urinalysis?

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None

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12
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Fibromuscular dysplasia - definition

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Rare genetic condition which causes narrowing of the renal artery

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13
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Fibromuscular dysplasia is related to atherosclerosis. True or false?

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False

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14
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Fibromuscular dysplasia - who gets it

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Young females

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15
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Fibromuscular dysplasia - associated conditions

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Ehlers Danlos syndrome

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16
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Fibromuscular dysplasia - clinical features

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High blood pressure

17
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Which condition has a string of beads appearance of the renal artery?

A

Fibromuscular dysplasia

18
Q

Tuberculosis pyelonephritis - clinical features

A

Upper UTI
systemic features
Dysuria
Pus in the urine !!

19
Q

Upper UTI symptoms + pus in urine but no organisms grown initially?

A

Tuberculosis pyelonephritis

20
Q

Tuberculosis pyelonephritis - pathogenesis

A

Caseous foci

Typical caseating granulomatous inflammation

21
Q

Complication of BPH

A

Acute urinary retention

22
Q

Management of acute urinary retention

A

Catheterise patient

23
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Urethral injury is commonly associated with which kind of fracture?

A

Pubic rami fracture

24
Q

Investigations for urethral injury

A

Retrograde urethrogram

25
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Management of urethral injury

A

Suprapubic catheter

26
Q

When does a penile fracture typically occur?

A

During sex

27
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Potters syndrome - who gets it

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