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Most common cause of death in dialysis patients
Cardiovascular disease
Eye dysfunction in NF T1
Optic giloma
Associated neoplasms of Lynch syndrome
Colorectal
Endometrial
Ovarian
MEN1 associated neoplasms
Parathyroid adenomas
pituitary adenomas
pancreatic adenomas
Initial symptomatic treatment for hyperthyroidism
Propranolol
When to use PTU?
Treat hyperthyroidism in cases when radio ablation is contraindicated (pregnancy)
Cause of pulmonary edema in the setting of aortic dissection
Aortic regurg
Chronic rhino sinusitis, asthma, aspirin or NSAID induced bronchospasm
Aspirin-Exacerbated respiratory disease.
Nasal polyps
Bilateral nasal obstruction, discharge and anosmia
Causes of renal transplant dysfunction early post-op
Ureteral obstruction, acute rejection, cyclosporine toxicity, vascular obstruction, acute tubular necrosis
What test to get if patient has hypertension and hypokalemia
plasma aldosterone/renin ratio
Suspicion of primary hyperaldosteronism
If PAC/PRA >20
Amiloride
potassium-sparing diuretic
Common causes of hyperkalemia
acute or chronic kidney disease
medications
Disorders impairing the renin-angiotensin axis
Aspirin intoxication acid-base disorder
mixed respiratory alkalosis and metabolic acidosis
Exertional heat stroke vs. heat exhaustion
Exertional heat stroke- thermoregulation failure
Heat exhaustion- inadequate fluid and salt replacement W/ NO CNS dysfunction
Pathophys of nephritic syndrome
primary damage to glomeruli
Causes of nephritic syndrome
Poststrep glomerulonephritis IgA nephropathy Lupus MPGN rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
Anasarca, pulmonary and facial edema, hypertension, abnl UA with proteinuria and hematuria
Nephritic syndrome
Painful nodules in the armpit that progress to abscesses
Hidradenitis suppurativa
inflammatory occlusions of folliculopilosebaceous units
Treatment for uric acid kidney stones
alkalization of urine (potassium citrate)
Low-purine diet
Allopurinol
AKI acid/base disturbance
Non-anion gap metabolic acidosis (impaired acid excretion)
OR
Anion gap acidosis (retention of unmeasured uremic toxins)
Criteria for ATN
- BUN:Cr::20:1
- Urine osm 300-350
- Urine Na >20
- FENa >2%
- Muddy brown casts
Muddy brown casts
ATN
RBC casts
Glomerulonephritis
WBC casts
Interstitial nephritis and pyelo
Fatty casts
Nephrotic syndrome
Broad and waxy casts
Chronic renal failure
Drugs that cause acute interstitial nephritis
Penicillins
TMP-SMX
Cephalosporins
NSAIDs
Common complication of nephrotic syndrome
- Coagulopathy (renal vein thrombosis)
- Protein malnutrition
- iron-resistant microcytic hypo chromatic anemia
- Vit D deficiency
- decreased thyroxine levels
- Increased susceptibility to infection
Progression of DM kidney injury
- glomerular hyperfiltration
- Glomerular BM thickening
- Mesangial expansion
- nodular sclerosis
Treatment for kidney stones
hydration, analgesics and alpha blockers
relaxes ureteral muscle
URI 4 days ago, young male, gross hematuria
IgA nephropathy
normal serum complement
Timing of post infectious GN
10-21 days
-children
Post infectious GN labs
- Low C3
- Elevated anti-streptolysin O or anti-DNAse B
Most common cause of ascites
Cirrhosis
Hep C and Alcoholic liver dz
Level of G6PD activity during attack
may be normal
Most common cause of spontaneous deep intracerebral hemorrhage
Hypertensive vasculopathy
Most frequently effecting basal ganglia, cerebellar nuclei, thalamus and pons
Cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage
berry aneurysms
Treatment of metabolic alkalosis
Normal saline
determine if responsive or not
Causes of saline resistant metabolic alkalosis
- primary hyperaldo
- Cushing’s syndrome
- severe hypokalemia (
fever, chills and malaise w/in 1-6 hrs of transfusion
febrile non hemolytic transfusion.
can be avoided by leukoreduction.
decrescendo early diastolic murmur
aortic regurgitation
Most common causes of aortic regurg
Developed countries-biscupid valve
Developing countries- rheumatic heart disease
sensitive lab test for hypovolemia in pt on diuretics
BUN/Cr ratio
looking for (>20:1) pre renal azotemia
Young obese female with headache and normal neuroimaging and elevated CSF
Pseudotumor cerebri
Treatment for pseudo tumor cerebri
weight reduction and acetazolamide
Shunting or opt nerve sheath fenestration to prevent blindness
Diagnosis of myasthenia gravis
Bedside edrophonium test, ice pack test
- Ach receptor antibodies
- CT scan of chest for thymoma
physical exam findings in renovascular disease
resistant HTN
asymmetric renal size
abdominal bruit
Localized pain on anteromedial tibia after trauma with neg callous stress test
pes anserinus pain syndrome
Location of coccidioides
southwest
autoantibodies to RBCs + pallor, jaundice, splenomegaly
positive coombs test
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Peripheral vision loss, cupping of optic disc
open angle glaucoma
tx: timolol drops
Effects of IGF-1
excessive growth of bone and soft tissue
Leading cause of death in acromegaly
cardiovascular
Hypertension, palpable bilateral abdominal masses and microhematuria
AD polycystic Kidney disease
Common complication of ADPKD
- intracranial berry aneurysm
- hepatic cysts (most common!)
- valvular heart dz
- colonic civerticula
- abdominal wall inguinal hernia
rapid onset hirsutism
Androgen secreting neoplasm
test for testosterone and DHEAS
- elevated T w/ nl DHEAS (OVARIAN)
- elevated DHEAS (ADRENAL)
rapid onset hirsutism w/ elevated testosterone and nl DHEAS
OVARIAN TUMOR
Rapid onset hirsutism with elevated DHEAS
Adrenal tumor
what insulin for DKA?
regular insulin IV
Goals of treatment of DKA
- restore intravascular volume (NS)
- correction of hyperglycemia (regular insulin)
- correction of electrolytes (K+)
- treatment of precipitating factors like infection
Treatment for hypercalcemia
Severe (>14)- NS+calcitonin
Bisphosphonates for long term
Characteristics of HHS
Hyperglycemia
increased serum osm
little or no ketonemia or acidosis
gradual onset
cause of milk-alkali syndrome
excess intake of calcium and absorbable alkali.
Thiazide, ACE I, NSAIDs
Anti-TPO and anti-thyroglobulin antibodies
Hashimoto’s
positive urinary cyanide nitroprusside test
cystinuria
UA with hexagonal crystals
cystinuria
AL amyloidosis associated conditions
multiple myeloma
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
AA amyloidosis associated conditions
RA
IBD
chronic infection (osteomyelitis, TB)
Flank pain, low-volume voids +/- occasional high vol voids, renal dysfunction
Obstructive uropathy
Eye injury with contact lens
ulcers
Keratitis–Pseudomonas
Hip pain, limited internal rotation and abduction, normal XR and inflammatory markers.
Osteonecrosis (aseptic necrosis) of femoral head
Causes of hypercalciuria
idiopathic, hyperPTH, dehydration, prolonged immobilization
Cause of nephrolithiasis in pts with Crohn
Increased absorption of oxalate
NNT
1/ARR
Primary medication for COPD
anti-cholinergic (ipratropium and tiotropium)
Bright red, firm, friable, exophytic nodules in HIV pt
Bacillary angiomatosis