Renal Flashcards
Stage 1 chronic kidney disease may be characterized by:
Transient supraphysiologic glomerular filtration.
________ is responsible for 85% of intra-renal failure.
Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
Chronic kidney disease is characterized by:
Irreversibility.
A nephron tubule consists of all of the following except:
Bowman’s capsule.
What is the creatinine clearance for a 68-year-old man who weighs 100 kg with a serum creatinine of 1.0 mg/dL?
100 mL/min/1.73 m2
Pre-renal causes of acute kidney injury include all of the following except:
Pyelonephritis.
Which of the following GFRs is consistent with a patient with Stage 3 chronic kidney disease?
45 mL/min/1.73 m2
Chronic kidney disease can lead to deficiency in:
Iron.
Decreased GFR that occurs during the post-renal acute kidney injury state is primarily caused by:
Obstruction of renal outflow.
Immune disorders and infectious diseases are typical __________ causes of acute kidney injury.
Intra-renal
Glomerular diseases are usually caused by:
Antigen-antibody complexes.
Nephrotic syndrome is characterized by:
Increased permeability of the glomerular membrane.
Hyponatremia that is a consequence of organ failure will most likely produce which finding?
Hypotonic hypervolemic
The most common cause of hypertonic hyponatremia is:
Hyperglycemia
Nonnephrotic proteinuria, nephrotic syndrome, and chronic renal failure are all consequences of:
Diabetic glomerulosclerosis.
