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Renal 1 Flashcards

1
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% of CO that goes to kidneys

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25%

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2
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signifies end stage renal disease

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GFR

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3
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size of particles normally filtered by kidneys

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4
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5 functional units of kidney

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vascular supply, glomerulus, tubules, interstitium, collecting system

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5
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most of vasculature located within this area of kidney

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cortex/glomeruli

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6
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sole blood supply of tubules

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efferent arterioles (glomerular damage causes major problems downstream)

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7
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this portion of kidney is at greatest risk for ischemic and ischemic infarction

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tubules

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8
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this portion of kidney is relatively avascular and has lower hematocrit

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medulla

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9
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treatment for HTN caused by kidney problem

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ACE inhibitor

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10
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this causes pre-renal vascular disease

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decreased blood flow to glomeruli

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this is result of pre-renal vascular disease

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decreased GFR, loss ability excrete nitrogen waste, increase BUN and Cr, conservation water and Na (expanded intravascular volume and HTN)

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12
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this causes glomerular kidney disease

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damage glomerular architecture (commonly immune related), vascular disease glomerular capillaries

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13
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result of glomerular disease (due to damage to architecture)

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loss GFR and selective permeability (will see protein and RBC)

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characteristic features of renal disease due to decrease in GFR

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increase BUN and Cr, oliguria, dilution hyponatremia, increased K and phosphate, hypocalcemia, AG metabolic acidosis

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15
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additional problems in glomerular disease due to alteration in membrane filtration

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proteinuria, hematuria, GN

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16
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this is characterized by HTN, Na conservation, azotemia W/O proteinuria or hematuria

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pre-renal disease

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17
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these cells in kidney can regenerate

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tubular epithelium

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18
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these are responsible for concentrating abnormal constituents of the glomerular filtrate, like toxins, lipids, proteins

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tubular cells (epithelium sheds and tubular casts form)

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19
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major goal/function of tubules

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urine concentration

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20
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hallmarks of tubular disease

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loss of urine concentrating ability (end-stage), metabolic acidosis, formation tubular casts

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21
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this causes metabolic acidosis in tubular disease

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loss of bicarb

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22
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interstitial disease is associated with this

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loss EPO and anemia

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23
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interference with blood flow of this area of kidney causes production of renin and angiotensin II -> leading to HTN

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interstitium

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24
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this is result of loss of prostaglandin production in interstitial disease

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renal vasoconstriction, vascular insufficiency, HTN

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25
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loss of this % of GFR signifies renal insufficiency -> azotemia, anemia, HTN

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50-80%

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26
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this signifies renal failure

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GFR

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27
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decrease in GFR with resulting increase in BUN and Cr

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azotemia

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28
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this condition, with early treatment, can have reversible glomerular damage

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acute post-streptococcal GN

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29
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loss of protein (>3.5 g/day) w/o other evidence of filtration or vascular abnormality

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nephrotic syndrome

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30
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loss of tubular function in isolated tubular syndrome causes this to occur

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increased intraglomerular pressure (secondary to tubular collapse/damage), decrease GFR

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31
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Henderson-Hasselbalch equation

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6.1 + log (HCO3/ .03*PCO2)

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32
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normal pH value

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7.4

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33
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increase in PCO2 (hypoventilation) causes this

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respiratory acidosis

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34
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decrease in PCO2 (hyperventilation) causes this

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respiratory alkalosis

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35
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two conditions that will lead to metabolic acidosis

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retention acids renal failure, loss bicarb tubular disease

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36
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increase in total acids leads to this

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metabolic acidosis

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37
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vomiting leads to this

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metabolic alkalosis (lose acids)

38
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diarrhea leads to this

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metabolic acidosis (loss of bicarb)

39
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normal value for HCO3

40
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normal value for CO2

41
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metabolic or respiratory problem will cause CO2 and bicarb (very slightly) to change in same direction?

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respiratory

42
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condition with increased CO2, slightly increased HCO3

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respiratory acidosis

43
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condition with decreased CO2, slightly decreased HCO3

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respiratory alkalosis

44
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metabolic or respiratory problem has change in HCO3 but CO2 remains normal?

45
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condition with decreased HCO3 and normal CO2

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metabolic acidosis

46
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condition with increased HCO3 and normal CO2

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metabolic alkalosis

47
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to normalize ratio in compensation for A/B problem…will HCO3 and PCO2 change in same or opposite direction?

48
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when anion gap is present, this must occur to keep anions equal to cations

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Cl decreases

49
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this occurs to account for decreased bicarb if no anion gap is present

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Cl increases (hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis)

50
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is metabolic acidosis with or without anion gap considered normochloremic?

51
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does tubular or glomerular acidosis cause increase in Cl?

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tubular (lose bicarb, no anion gap)

52
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anion gap greater than this value signifies there is an unknown acid or acid is increased

53
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this condition increases K levels

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acidosis (H+ exchanged for K)

54
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condition with bilateral renal a genesis -> incompatible with life, many stillborn infants (head and extremity malformations)

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Potter’s syndrome/oligohydramnios

55
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true hypoplasia is rare, but most small kidneys are due to this

56
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what part of kidney is most commonly fused in horseshoe kidney?

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lower poles

57
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does horseshoe kidney lie anterior or posterior to great vessels?

58
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this form of polycystic kidney disease is most commonly in children

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autosomal recessive

59
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this cystic renal disease is associated with renal cell carcinoma

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acquired cysts

60
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this is abnormal in multi cystic renal dysplasia (dysplasia of renal components)

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metanephric differentiation

61
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abnormal structures in kidney including islands of cartilage, undifferentiated mesenchyme, immature collecting ducts

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multicystic renal dysplasia

62
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associated conditions with multi cystic renal dysplasia

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ureteropelvic obstruction, ureteral agenesis

63
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hereditary disorder with multiple expanding cysts in both kidneys (ENLARGED kidneys, filled with serous/hemorrhagic fluid) -> presents in 4-5 decade

64
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what causes renal failure in ADPKD?

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expanding cysts destroy parenchyma

65
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mutations associated with ADPKD

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PKD1 (chromosome 16), PKD2 (chromo 4)-> polycystin (in cilia of tubular epithelial cells…secrete fluid)

66
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where do cysts in ADPKD arise from?

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tubular epithelium

67
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morphology of ARPKD

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small cysts cut surface, dilated elongated channels replacing medulla/cortex, dilation collecting tubules

68
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secondary complications of medullary sponge kidney

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calcification, hematuria, infection and renal calculi

69
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cause of acquired cystic disease

70
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cause of renal artery stenosis (uncommon cause of HTN)

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atheromatous plaque at origin of renal artery

71
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stenosis of renal arteries NOT associated with atherosclerosis -> more common in women, 3rd-4th decade

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fibromuscular dysplasia

72
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pathology of fibromuscular dysplasia

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fibrous/fibromuscular thickening intima, media, adventitia

73
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hallmark of renal disease

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dilutional hyponatremia with inappropriate Na loss

74
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tubular disease leads to this A/B condition

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non-AG metabolic acidosis

75
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causes of interstitial disease

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infection, drug toxicity, HS reaction, accompanying tubular or glomerular disease

76
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characteristic of collection system obstruction

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oliguria/anuria w/o glomerular or tubular dysfunction

77
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result of longstanding obstruction of collecting system

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ascending destruction tubular/interstitial, loss GFR

78
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mechanism of most glomerular diseases

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immunologic mechanism/deposition of substances (alters BM)

79
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mechanism of most tubular or interstitial diseases

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toxic mechanism, infection, or obstruction

80
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signs of renal insufficiency

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azotemia, anemia, HTN

81
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causes of acute renal insufficiency/acute renal failure

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pre-renal vascular insufficiency, ATN, acute GN

82
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possible courses of slowly progressive GN

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asymptomatic proteinuria/hematuria, nephrotic syndrome, GN (nephritic), crescentic GN (rapidly progressive)

83
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global symptoms/indicators of renal failure

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oliguria, HTN, electrolyte imbalance, metabolic acidosis

84
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possible causes of pre-renal problem leading to renal insufficiency

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hypotension, CHF, renal artery stenosis, arteriolosclerosis, PAN, scleroderma

85
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electrolyte disturbances in acute renal syndrome

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hyponatremia/calcemia, hyperkalemia/phosphatemia

86
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changes in urine due to acute renal syndrome

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decreased production, increased osmolality

87
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non-renal systemic complication associated with renal failure and azotemia -> due to loss of normal renal function or build up of waste metabolites

88
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mechanism of how nephrotic syndrome leads to HTN

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hypoalbuminemia -> anasarca -> decreased intravascular volume -> RAS activation -> Na and water retention (DIURETICS to treat edema can be FATAL b/c IVV already low)

89
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these are direct results of protein loss in nephrotic syndrome

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reversal albumin:globulin ratio, increased infection (loss of complement/low weight globulin), hyper coagulable state, hyperlipidemia/lipiduria (loss lipoproteins)

90
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lipid appears as these in urine due to loss of lipoproteins -> tubular cells that have reabsorbed the lipid and are shed (lipid casts)

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oval fat bodies

91
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hallmarks of chronic renal failure/uremia

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interstitial fibrosis, vascular insufficiency, loss GFR, tubular dysfunction

92
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systemic symptoms of chronic renal failure/uremia

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anemia, bleeding diatheses, renal osteodystrophy, neurological symptoms

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