Nephro Flashcards
Best initial test nephrology?
UA and BUN/Cr
2 parts to UA
Dipstick or microscopic analysis
Etiology of mild, moderate, or severe proteinuria?
Mild (
Best initial/more accurate/most accurate for protein?
UA/Protein-to-creatinine ratio where number=grams/24 hour/Renal biopsy determines cause
What is only protein detectable on dipstick and what you do for others?
Albumin. Bence jones with electrophoresis.
Pyuria indication and etiology?
WBC in urine. Inflammation, infection, allergic interstitial nephritis
How do you confirm wbc in urine have eosinophil?
Wright and hansel stains
> 35 with painless hematuria next best step?
Cystoscopy and CT urogram
False positive tests for hematuria on dipstick, but - on microscopic analysis with no RBC?
Hemoglobinuria secondary to hemolytic anemia or myoglobinuria secondary to rhabdomyolysis
Dysmorphic RBC etiology?
glomerulonephritis
When you use cystoscopy?
Hematuria with no hx infection or trauma and renal U/S or CT has no etiology and bladder sonography has mass for possible biopsy or recurrent UTI or abnormal urine cytology
Red cell cast etiology?
Glomerulonephritis
White cell cast etiology?
Pyelonephritis or AIN
Eosinophil cast etiology?
AIN
Hyaline cast etiology?
Dehydration concentrates urine and normal Tamm-Horsfall protein percipitates or concentrates into a cast
Broad,waxy cast etiology?
Chronic renal disease (eg dialysis)
Granular “muddy brown” cast?
ATN; they are collection of dead tubular cells.
Fatty casts?
Nephrotic syndrome
Tx of elderly patients with impaired thirst response and prenal azotemia as result?
IV crystalloid (0.9% NS)
2 drugs that can cause prerenal azotemia?
NSAIDs (constrict afferent) and ACE (dilate efferent)
5 causes prerenal azotemia?
1) Hypotension (SHOCK-various types)
2) Hypovolemia (diuretics, burns, pancreatitis)
3) Renal artery stenosis
4) CHF/Cirrhosis/Hypoalbulinemia (leakage)
5) Drugs (NSAIDs and ACE i)
5 causes postrenal azotemia?
1) Prostate hypertrophy or cancer
2) Cervical cancer
3) Urethral stricture
4) Neurogenic bladder
5) Retroperitoneal fibrosis (bleomycin, methylsergide, or radiation)
5 causes intrarenal or intrinsic azotemia?
1) ATN (NSAIDs, aminoglycosides, cisplatin, cyclosporine, amphotericin, vancomycin, acyclovir, contrast agents, or prolonged ischemia)
2) AIN (eg penicillin or cephalosporin sulfa)
3) Rhabdo/hemoglobinuria
4) Crystals from hyperuricemia/hypercalcemia/hyperoxaluria
5) Bence jones from myeloma
Best initial test AKI lab and best initial imaging?
BUN/Cr, Renal sonogram