Renal Flashcards
Indications for dialysis in acute renal failure?
Hyperkalaemia (>6.5 of with ECG changes)
Acidosis pH <7.1
Refractory pulmonary oedema
Severe symptomatic uraemia
Uraemic pericarditis
Basic driver for NAGMA?
Loss of bicarb
Basic driver for HAGMA?
Exogenous source of acid in the plasma
NAGMA causes?
RTA
Diarrhoea
Acetazolamide
Ureteric diversion
HAGMA causes?
MUDPILES (5 are poison)
Methanol poisoning
Uraemia
DKA
Paraldehyde poisoning
Iron poisoning
Lactic acidosis, liver failure
Ethylene glycol poisoning
Salicylate poisoning
3 most accurate lab measurements of GFR?
Insulin clearance
Chromium-labelled EDTA
Iohexol
Loop diuretic site of action?
Ascending arm of LoH
Compete for chloride-binding sites
Site of action of thiazides?
Distal tubule
Compete for chloride-binding sites
Where do trimethoprim, cimetidine and many diuretics enter the tubular filtrate?
Proximal tubule
Spironolactone site of action (aldosterone receptors)?
Distal tubule AND collecting duct
Where does lithium enter the filtration system? (and sometimes hence cause NDI)
Collecting duct
Non-renal causes of proteniuria?
Fever
Severe exercise
Skin disease
UTI
Tubular cells casts in urine microscopy?
ATN or interstitial nephritis
Hyaline casts in urine microscopy?
Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein (NORMAL)
Granular casts in urine microscopy?
Non-specific
Red cell casts in urine microscopy?
GN or tubular bleeding
Leukocytes casts in urine microscopy?
Pyelonephritis or ATN
Potential SE of MRA?
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis - use MRA with caution in eGFR <30
Type 1 vs type 2 RTA
Type 1 = distal (far more common than type 2 (proximal)
Contrast nephropathy time to onset?
2-5 days
Diabetic Nephropathy Stages?
HS2MP (High Speed 2 Manchester Picadilly)
Hyper (High): Stage 1
Silent (Speed 2): Stage 2
Microalbumin (Manchester): Stage 3
Proteinuria (Picadilly): Stage 4
Most common peritoneal dialysis organism?
Staph epidermis
Post-step GN vs IgA nephropathy post URTI?
Post-strep GN is 1-2 weeks (post is well post)
IgA more rapid, 1-2 days (A comes first)
Creatinine rise in 48 hours for AKI?§>26
26
Which test is most useful when determining whether there is prerenal uraemia or acute tubular necrosis?
Urinary sodium
Intensely painful, purpuric patches with an area of black necrotic tissue that may form bullae, ulcerate, and leave a hard, firm eschar in the context of kidney disease?
Calciphylaxis
3 factors affecting traditional eGFR result?
Red meat
Pregnancy
Muscle mass (e.g. amputees, body-builders)
Components of MDRD equation for eGFR?
Creatinine
Age
Ethnicity
Gender
/Cranial causes of DI
Idiopathic
Head injury
Pituitary surgery
Craniopharyngiomas
Infiltrative
Histiocytosis X
Sarcoidosis
DIDMOAD is the association of cranial Diabetes Insipidus, Diabetes Mellitus, Optic Atrophy and Deafness (also known as Wolfram’s syndrome)
Haemochromatosis
Wolfram’s sydrome?
DIMOAD
Cranial DI
Diabetes
Optic atrophy
Deatness
Rapid worsening of renal function on introduction of an ACEi? (often presents with flash pulmonary oedema)
What is the gold standard Ix according to the latest NICE guidelines
Renal artery stenosis
MRA
How does calcium resonium work?
Decreases enteral absorption of potassium to increase excretion
Nephrotic syndrome patient who develops flank pain and haematuria?
Renal vein thrombosis
BPH management?
First line A-1 e.g. tamsulosin
Second line 5 alpha reductase e.g. finasteride
Staghorn composition?
Struvite (ammonium magnesium phosphate)
AMP
Mechanical valves INR?
aortic: 3.0
mitral: 3.5
Prevention of oxalate stones?
cholestyramine or pyridoxine
Prevention of calcium stones?
Thiazide
Time to use for AV fistula?
6-8 weeks
Why are you hypercoaguable in nephrotic syndrome?
Loss of antithrombin III