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Pp Clues Renal Flashcards

1
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Which part of the nephron concentrates urine?

A

Medulla

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2
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What is the course of the ureter?

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The ureter passes under the uterine artery, and under the deferens.

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3
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What is the 60/40/20 rule?

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60% total body water
40% ICF
20% ECF

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4
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What is Goldblatt’s kidney?

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HTN:Flea-bitten kidney (blown capillaries)

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5
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What is Uremia?

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Azotemia + symptoms

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6
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What is Azotemia?

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↑BUN/Cr

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7
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What is Nephritic kidney disease?

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↑Size of fenestrations => vasculitis

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8
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What is Nephrotic kidney disease?

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Lost BM charge due to deposition on heparin sulfate => massive proteinuria and lipiduria

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9
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What is seen in RPGN (Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis)?

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Crescents

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10
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What is Post-Strep GN?

MCC in children

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Subepithelial, IgG/C3/C4 deposition, ASO Ab

impetigo/pharyngitis

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11
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What is Interstitial Nephritis findings ?

focal segmental necrotizing GN

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Urine eosinophils or eosinophilic casts

asthma/ panca/

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12
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What is Lupus Nephritis?

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Subepithelial
diffuse proliferative GN

decrease complement

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13
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What is MGN?
(Membranoglomerulonephrits)

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Deposition of “something”

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14
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What is MPGN findings (Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis)?

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Tram-tracks (type II has low C3)

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15
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What is MCD (Minimal Change Disease)?

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Kids, fused foot processes, no renal failure, loss of charge barrier

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16
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which conditions shows FSGS (Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis)?

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AA, HIV pts, HTN, Diabetes

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17
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What are the vasculitis w/ low C3?

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“PMS in Salt Lake City”*
Post-strep GN
MPGN Type II
SBE
Serum sickness
Lupus
Cryoglobulinemia

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18
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What is the most common cause of kidney stones?

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Dehydration

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19
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What are the most common
type of kidney stones?

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Calcium phosphate

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20
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What type of kidney stones have coffin- lid crystals?

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Triple phosphate

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21
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What type of kidney stones have rosette crystals?

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Uric acid

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22
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What type of kidney stones
have hexagonal crystals?

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Cystine
COLA

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23
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Enveloped-shaped stones or dumbbell-shaped crystals?

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Oxalate

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24
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What disease has Aniridia?
Absent partial or complete of iris

A

Wilm’s tumor

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25
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What disease has Iridocyclitis?

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Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

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26
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What is Phimosis?

A

Foreskin scarred at penis head
(foreskin stuck smooshed up)

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27
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What is Paraphimosis?

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Foreskin scarred at penis base (retraction of foreskin => strangulates penis)

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28
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What is Urge incontinence?

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Urgency leads to complete voiding (detrustorspasticity → small bladder vol)

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29
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What is Stress incontinence?

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Weak pelvic floor muscles (estrogen effect)

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30
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What is Overflow incontinence?

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Runs down leg but can’t complete
empty of bladder

spastic/tight sphinter

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31
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What structures have one-way valves?

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Urethra, ejaculatory duct

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32
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What structures have fake sphincters?

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Ureters, LES, Ileocecal valve

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33
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What has WBC casts?

A

Nephritis

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34
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What has WBC casts only?

A

Pyelonephritis (sepsis)

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35
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What has WBC casts + eosinophils?

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Interstitial nephritis (allergies)

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36
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What has WBC casts + RBC casts?

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Glomerulonephritis

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37
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What has Fat casts?

A

Nephrotic syndrome

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38
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What has Waxy casts?

A

Chronic renal failure

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39
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What has Tubular casts?

A

ATN

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40
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What has Muddy brown casts?

41
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What has Hyaline casts?

A

Normal sloughing

42
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What has Epithelial casts?

A

Normal sloughing

43
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What has Crescents?

44
Q

How do you measure afferent
renal function?

A

Creatinine (or inulin)

45
Q

How do you measure efferent
renal function?

A

BUN (or PAH)

46
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What is the afferent arteriole’s job?

47
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What happens if you constrict the afferent arteriole?

A

RPF goes down
GFR goes down
FF (GFR/RPF) stays unchanged

48
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What is the efferent arteriole’s job?

49
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What happens if you constrict the efferent arteriole?

A

RPF goes down
GFR goes up
FF (GFR/RPF) goes up

50
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How do you test afferent arteriole function?

51
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What is normal GFR?

A

100 mL/min

52
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How do you test efferent arteriole function?

53
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What happens if you increase plasma protein concentration?

A

RPF stays unchanged
GFR goes down
FF (GFR/RPF) goes down

54
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What is pre-renal failure?

A

Low flow to kidney (BUN:Cr >20)

55
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What is renal failure?

A

Damage glomerulus (BUN:Cr <20)

56
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What is post-renal failure?

A

Obstruction (haven’t peed in last 4 days)

57
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What is the job of the proximal tubule?

A

Reabsorb glucose, amino acids, salt, and bicarb

58
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What is the job of the thin ascending limb?

A

Reabsorbs water

59
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What is the job of the thick ascending limb?

A

Make the concentration gradient by reabsorbing Na, K, Cl, Mg, Ca without water

60
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What is the job of the early distal tubule?

A

reabsorbing NaCl (hypotonic)

61
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What is the job of the late distal tubule and collecting duct?

A

Final concentration of urine by reabsorbing water, excretion of acid

62
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What does the macula densa do?

A

Measures osmolarity

63
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What does the J-G apparatus do?

A

Measures volume

64
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What is Fanconi’s syndrome?

A

Old tetracycline use => urine phosphates, glucose, amino acids

severe electrolite inbalance

65
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What is Bartter’s syndrome?

A

Baby w/ defective triple transporter (low Na, Cl, K w/ normal BP)

66
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What is Psychogenic polydipsia?

A

No concentrating ability →cerebral edema

67
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What is Hepatorenal syndrome?

A

High urea from liver →increase activity of glutaminase→NH4+→GABA→ kidney stops working

68
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What is Type 1 RTA?

A

Distal renal tubular acidosis: H/K in CD is broken→high urine pH (UTI, stones, Li)

69
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What is Type 2 RTA?

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Proximal RTA: bad CA →lost all bicarb → low urine pH (multiple myeloma)

70
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What is Type 3 RTA?

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RTA I + II → normal urine pH (5-6)

71
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What is Type 4 RTA?

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Infarct J-G → no renin → no Aldo → high K (DM,NSAIDS, ACE-I, Heparin)

72
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What is Central Pontine Myelinolysis?

A

Due to correcting Na faster than 0.5mEq/hr

73
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Urachal cyst

A

Urine drains from umbilicus

74
Q

Exstrophy of bladder risk

A

Bladder cancer persists

75
Q

To pee

A

M3 agonist. Bethanecol
B2 Antig: non selective B blocker
A1 antagonist:zozin

76
Q

Not to pee

A

M3 antagonist :oxybutyine
B2 agonist albutorol, terbutaline
A1 agonist Ephedrine
B3 agonist: mirabegran

77
Q

Urge incontinence

drug

A

Oxybutyine
Mirabegram

78
Q

WBC cast

79
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RBC cast

80
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Eosinophil cast
Fatty cast

81
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Waxy cast
Hyaline cast

82
Q

Metanephros give rise to

A

adult kidney

83
Q

2 barriers that prevent protein from leaking out vessel

A

heparin sulphate
small fenestrations

84
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Proteinuria with nephrotic syndrome

A

basement membrane loss neg charge
protein leaks out freely
All protein low

85
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mcc of nephrotic syndrom in children

A

minimal change dz

86
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mcc nephritic syndrome in adult

A

HTN and DM

87
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MCC of nephritic syn in children

A

Berger’s
PSGN

88
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Nephrotic syn in adult

A

FSGN
membranous nephropathy

89
Q

Ig-A nephropathies

A

Berger’s
HSP
Alport’s

90
Q

mcc of membranous nephropathy

A

deposition in the membrane
amyloid
drugs
immune complex(MPGN)

91
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Lipoid nephrosis: Minimal change disease mcc

A

2 weeks post URI
autoimmune: T cells and macrophages and fat deposition
effacement of foot

92
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RTA 1

A

distal H/K defective: high urine PH

93
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RTA II

A

Proximal CA
urine pH is very low 3-4 (distal HK)

94
Q

Acidosis with hypokalemia, look at

95
Q

RTA 3

A

combination of 1 and 2 so the pH is normal with acidic plasma

96
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RTA 4 is associated with

A

diabetes: infarction of JG apparatus
low renin and Aldo

97
Q

crescents in the kidney

A

RPGN
granulomatosis with polyangiitis(Wegener)
Goodpasture’s

98
Q

use to treat ADH by sensitizing receptor

A

Thiazides
hypercalcemia

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