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Nephro Flashcards

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presents with hypovolemia and hyponatremia with high urine sodium, but always occurs due to neurologic insult (injury/sx)

A

Cerebral salt wasting

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in prevention of renal calcium stone recurrence, what is the mechanism of thiazide diuretics

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inc renal calcium reabsorption

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in prevention of renal calcium stone recurrence, what is the mechanism of potassium citrate

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inc urinary citrate concentration

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dietary interventions for all renal calcium stones

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inc fluid
dec sodium (⬆️ renal calcium reabsorp)
inc citrate (binds urinary calcium)
inc potassium (⬆️ urinary citrate excretion
dec animal protein (⬇️ urinary calcium exc

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marker of skeletal muscle damage and its serum elevation (>1000U/L) confirms the diagnosis in the appropriate clinical setting

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creatine phosphokinase

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types of diabetes insipidus and their responsiveness to exogenous ADH (DDAVP)

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central DI: ✅ responsive
nephrogenic DI : ❎ ineffective

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