MKSAP Nephro VII

Question 1

Thiazides are generally less effective in patients with lower glomerular filtration rates (eGFR

Answer 1

30

Question 2

Pt with difficult to control HTN with CKD. Already on a bunch of meds but not a diuretic. Which do you add?

Answer 2

Loops

Question 3

Side effects of paclitaxel (2)

Answer 3

subacute diffuse ILD, peripheral neuropathy

Question 4

Which chemo can induce acute kidney injury is characterized by polyuria, tubular injury, hypomagnesemia, and proximal renal tubular acidosis with Fanconi syndrome?

Answer 4

Cisplatin

Question 5

Control of sodium balance is an essential component of blood pressure management in patients with kidney disease; dietary sodium restriction to <2000 mg/d combined with appropriate use of ____ diuretics is recommended.

Answer 5

loop

Question 6

The kidney failure risk equation uses four variables (____, ___, ___, and ___) to predict 2-year and 5-year risk of end-stage kidney disease in patients with stages G3 to G5 chronic kidney disease.

Answer 6

age, sex, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and albuminuria

Question 7

___ is formed by serum amyloid A protein, an acute phase reactant produced in various inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis; confirmation of AA renal amyloidosis requires a kidney biopsy.

Answer 7

AA amyloid

Question 8

There is no benefit in starting renal replacement therapy (RRT) in asymptomatic patients or at an arbitrary estimated glomerular filtration rate cutoff compared with careful clinical management and initiating RRT for _____ or ___.

Answer 8

symptoms or metabolic abnormalities that are refractory to medical treatment.