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Renal Flashcards

1
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Indications for dialysis in acute renal failure?

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Hyperkalaemia (>6.5 of with ECG changes)
Acidosis pH <7.1
Refractory pulmonary oedema
Severe symptomatic uraemia
Uraemic pericarditis

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Basic driver for NAGMA?

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Loss of bicarb

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Basic driver for HAGMA?

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Exogenous source of acid in the plasma

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NAGMA causes?

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RTA
Diarrhoea
Acetazolamide
Ureteric diversion

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HAGMA causes?

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MUDPILES (5 are poison)

Methanol poisoning
Uraemia
DKA
Paraldehyde poisoning
Iron poisoning
Lactic acidosis, liver failure
Ethylene glycol poisoning
Salicylate poisoning

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6
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3 most accurate lab measurements of GFR?

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Insulin clearance
Chromium-labelled EDTA
Iohexol

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Loop diuretic site of action?

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Ascending arm of LoH
Compete for chloride-binding sites

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Site of action of thiazides?

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Distal tubule
Compete for chloride-binding sites

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Where do trimethoprim, cimetidine and many diuretics enter the tubular filtrate?

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Proximal tubule

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Spironolactone site of action (aldosterone receptors)?

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Distal tubule AND collecting duct

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Where does lithium enter the filtration system? (and sometimes hence cause NDI)

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Collecting duct

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Non-renal causes of proteniuria?

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Fever
Severe exercise
Skin disease
UTI

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Tubular cells casts in urine microscopy?

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ATN or interstitial nephritis

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Hyaline casts in urine microscopy?

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Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein (NORMAL)

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15
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Granular casts in urine microscopy?

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Non-specific

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Red cell casts in urine microscopy?

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GN or tubular bleeding

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17
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Leukocytes casts in urine microscopy?

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Pyelonephritis or ATN

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18
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Potential SE of MRA?

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Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis - use MRA with caution in eGFR <30

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19
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Type 1 vs type 2 RTA

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Type 1 = distal (far more common than type 2 (proximal)

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20
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Contrast nephropathy time to onset?

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2-5 days

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21
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Diabetic Nephropathy Stages?

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HS2MP (High Speed 2 Manchester Picadilly)

Hyper (High): Stage 1
Silent (Speed 2): Stage 2
Microalbumin (Manchester): Stage 3
Proteinuria (Picadilly): Stage 4

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Most common peritoneal dialysis organism?

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Staph epidermis

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23
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Post-step GN vs IgA nephropathy post URTI?

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Post-strep GN is 1-2 weeks (post is well post)
IgA more rapid, 1-2 days (A comes first)

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Creatinine rise in 48 hours for AKI?§>26

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26

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Which test is most useful when determining whether there is prerenal uraemia or acute tubular necrosis?

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Urinary sodium

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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?

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Calciphylaxis

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27
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3 factors affecting traditional eGFR result?

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Red meat
Pregnancy
Muscle mass (e.g. amputees, body-builders)

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28
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Components of MDRD equation for eGFR?

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Creatinine
Age
Ethnicity
Gender

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29
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/Cranial causes of DI

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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

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Wolfram’s sydrome?

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DIMOAD

Cranial DI
Diabetes
Optic atrophy
Deatness

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31
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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

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Renal artery stenosis

MRA

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32
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How does calcium resonium work?

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Decreases enteral absorption of potassium to increase excretion

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33
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Nephrotic syndrome patient who develops flank pain and haematuria?

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Renal vein thrombosis

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34
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BPH management?

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First line A-1 e.g. tamsulosin
Second line 5 alpha reductase e.g. finasteride

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35
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Staghorn composition?

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Struvite (ammonium magnesium phosphate)
AMP

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36
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Mechanical valves INR?

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aortic: 3.0
mitral: 3.5

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37
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Prevention of oxalate stones?

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cholestyramine or pyridoxine

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38
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Prevention of calcium stones?

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Thiazide

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39
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Time to use for AV fistula?

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6-8 weeks

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40
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Why are you hypercoaguable in nephrotic syndrome?

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Loss of antithrombin III

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Most common cause of GN?

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IgA nephropathy

42
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Does IgA progress to ESRF?

43
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Histology of IgA?

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Mesangial proliferation
IgA complex deposition
Elevated complement
(remember this is also seen in HSP)

44
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How do you differentiate between IgA and HSP given that the histology is the same?

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HSP affects multiple systems, IgA only kidneys

45
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What do you need to give alongside gosrelin for prostate Ca?

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Cyproterone acetate

46
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What is Tolvaptan used for and how does it act?

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ADPKD
Vasopressin 2 receptor antagonist

47
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Effacement/fusion of podocytes?

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Minimal change disease
(you can only see this on electron microscopy however hence minimal change)

48
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Nephrotic syndrome in children? What do you do? Second line treatment?

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Assume minimal change
Give steroids
Cyclophosphamide

49
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Driver of minimal change?

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Cytokine driven damage to the podocytes allowing leakage

50
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Prognosis in minimal change?

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Overall good
1/3 one episode
1/3 infrequent relapses
1/3 frequent relapses which stop before adulthood

51
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Androgen receptor blocker used in prostate Ca?

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Bicalutamide

52
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Antibodies in primary membranous GN?

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anti-PLA2R

53
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Alcohol induced polyuria mechanism?

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Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) suppression in the posterior pituitary gland

54
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Most likely renal outcome of HSP?

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Full recovery
1/3/ have a relapse

55
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Renal, eye disease and deafness?

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Think alports

56
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Anterior lenticonus?

57
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Type of collagen deficiency in Alport’s?

58
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Inheritance in Alport’s (most commonly)?

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X linked dominant

59
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Splitting of the macula densa and “woven-basket appearance”?

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Alport’s

60
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Gene in Alport’s?

61
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Bladder Ca RFs

A

Smoking
Exposure to aniline dyes
- for example working in the printing and textile industry
- examples are 2-naphthylamine and benzidine
Rubber manufacture
Cyclophosphamide

Risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder include:
Schistosomiasis
Smoking

62
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Vitamin D supplementation in advanced CKD?

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Alfacalcidol

63
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Congo red staining: apple-green birefringence?

64
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Unwell patient, triad of pulmonary haemorrhage, GN, anti-GBM antibiodies

A

Anti-GBM disease (Goodpasture’s)

65
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Most common form of PKD?

66
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Chromosomes affected in ADPKD?

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PKD1 - 16
PKD2 - 4

67
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Dialysis-related amyloid?

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B2 microglobulin amyloid
Presents like PMR with carpal tunnel

68
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Where is EPO produced?

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Interstitial fibroblasts in the renal cortex

69
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Untreated UTI in a diabetes who then presents with obstructive symptoms?

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Renal papillary necrosis

70
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Small calculi in the papillary zones with surrounding increased density on excretion urography?

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Medullary sponge kidney

71
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Peritoneal dialysis patient with sepsis but dialysis culture shows lots of organisms including anaerobes?

A

Think bowel perf

72
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Bone minerals in CKD

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High - phosphate
PTH

Low - Calcium
Vitamin D

73
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Most important HLA to match for transplant?

A

DR
(directly relevant)

74
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Ig responsible for hyperacute graft rejection?

75
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Idiopathic membranous GN (typical in middle aged person presenting with nephrotic syndrome) antibody?

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Antiphospholipase A2

76
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Spike and dome appearances on renal biopsy? Subendothelial deposits?

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Membranous GN

77
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ADPKD, which type is more common?

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Type 1 (85%)

78
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Chromosome abnormalities in ADPKD?

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Type 1 - chromosome 16
Type 2 - chromosome 4
(there are more of type 1)

79
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Treatment sometimes used in ADPKD?

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Tolvaptan (vasopressor receptor 2 antagonist)

80
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GPA history and nephritic syndrome biopsy findings?

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Crescentic GN

81
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Electrolyte side effect of plasma exchange?

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Hypocalcaemia

82
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Biopsy findings in Goodpastures?

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IgG deposition (linear)

83
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Sounds like Conn’s but HIGH plasma renin?

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Bilateral RAS

84
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Associations of IgA nephropathy (other than URTI)?

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Alcohol cirrhosis
IBD
HSP

85
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Treatment in severe HUS?

A

Plasma xchange

86
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Heroin use and GN?

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Focal segmental GN

87
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Most common cardiac feature in ADPKD?

A

Mitral prolapse

88
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CMV treatment post transplant?

A

Ganciclovir - severe
Valaciclovir/valganciclovir - mild

89
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PJP treatment post renal transplant?

90
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Sounds like Conns, normotensive, hypokalaemic, high renin and aldosterone BUT low magnesium?

A

Gitelman syndrome

91
Q

Renal biopsy in HIV nephropathy?

A

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with collapsed tuft and tubuloreticular structures

92
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Most important function of proximal convoluted tubule?

A

Sodium reabsorption

93
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GN in partial lipodystrophy?

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Mesagiocapillary type 2

94
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Mesangiocapillary GN associatons?

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Partial lipodystrophy (type II)
Hep C

95
Q

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis associations

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Diabetes
Heroin use
HIV

96
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Goodpasture HLA assoc?

97
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Anti rejection med causing hyperkalaemia?

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Tacrolimus

98
Q

Timing of CMV/EBV post transplant?

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CMW around 6 weeks post
EBV around 6 months post

99
Q

Familial renal cancer?

100
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Cast nephropathy vs light chain deposition disease in myeloma

A

Cast often severe and irreversible renal damage, progressive with Bence Jones proteinuria AND NORMAL ALBUMIN

Light chain deposition often mild dysfunction with significant albuminuria

Renal amyloidosis AL - nephrotic syndrome with mild impairment and lamda deposition on the membrane

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