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2024 - Élo - Qbank > Renal > Flashcards

Renal Flashcards

1
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How is plasm volume measured?

A

Radiolabeling albumin

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How is extracellular volume measured?

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Inulin or mannitol

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Patient with Addison’s disease experiences what kind of volume shift?

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Hypoosmotic volume contraction

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What cells synthesize renin? Where are they located?

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Juxtaglomerular smooth muscle cells contained in the afferent arteriole

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How are RBCs prevented from filtration in the glomerulus?

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Fenestrated capillaries

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What is the equation for renal clearance?

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Clearance of substance X = (urine concentration of X * urine flow rate)/plasma concentration of X

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If clearance of substance is less than GFR, what does this mean?

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Net tubular reabsorption of substance

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If clearance of a substance is greater than GFR, what does this mean?

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Net tubular secretion of substance X

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9
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What is renal clearance?

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Volume of plasm cleared of a substance per unit of time

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10
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Inulin can be used to measure what?

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GFR or extracellular volume

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11
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How is effective renal plasma flow estimated?

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Para-aminohippuric acid clearance

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12
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How is renal blood flow calculated?

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Renal plasma flow / (1-Hct)

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13
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What affect does probenecid have on penicillin?

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It increases the half life of penicillin by inhibiting penicillin secretion in the proximal tubule via blocking the PAH transporter

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14
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Penicillin is secreted in the kidney by what transporter? Where?

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Para-aminohippuric acid transporter in proximal tubule

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15
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What is the equation for calculating filtration fraction?

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GFR/RPF

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16
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What is a normal filtration fraction?

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20%

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17
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How do you calculate the filtered load?

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GFR x plasma concentration

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18
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How is renal plasma flow estimated?

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Para-aminohippuric acid

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19
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With an increased filtration fraction, what happens to protein concentration in peritubular capillary blood? What affect does this have on the nephron?

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Increased protein concentration in peritubular capillary blood; which leads to increased reabsorption of water in the proximal tubule

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20
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What affects does decreased filtration fraction have on peritubular capillaries and the nephron?

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Decreased protein concentration in the peritubular capillaries and decreased reabsorption of water in the proximal tubule

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21
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In dehydration what happens to GFR, RPF, and FF?

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Decrease in GFR, large decrease in RPF, and therefore increase in filtration fraction

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22
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What affects do prostaglandins have on afferent arteriole? NSAIDs?

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Vasodilate; NSAIDs cause vasoconstriction, could result in decreased GFR and therefore ischemia to kidney

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23
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How is the excretion rate calculated?

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Urine flow rate x urine concentration of substance

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24
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What is the reabsorption rate?

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Filtered - excreted

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25
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What is secretion rate?

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Excreted - filtered

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26
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What is the equation for FENa?

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(Plasma creatinine x Urine Na) / (Urine creatinine x Plasma Na)

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27
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What is seen on light microscopy from a section of the proximal convoluted tubule?

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Simple cuboidal epithelium with brush border

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28
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What is seen on light microscopy from a section of the distal convoluted tubule?

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Simple cuboidal epithelium with NO brush border

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29
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What type of epithelium is seen in the thin descending loop of Henle?

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Simple squamous

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30
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What region of the nephron does PTH act to increase calcium reabsorption?

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DCT

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31
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Where does PTH act in the kidney? What does it do?

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Proximal to increase phosphate excretion and DCT to increase calcium reabsorption

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32
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What is Winter’s formula?

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Pco2 = 1.5 [HCO3-] + 8 +/- 2

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33
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What is winters formula used for?

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In simple metabolic acidosis, it can be used to calculate predicted resp compensation

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34
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If measured Pco2 is greater than the predicted Pco2 from winters formula, what is going on?

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Concomitant respiratory acidosis

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35
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If measured PCO2 is less than predicted PCO2, what is going on?

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Concomitant respiratory alkalosis

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36
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What drugs/nephrotoxins can cause Fanconi syndrome?

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Ifosfamide, cisplatin, tenofovir, expired tetracyclines, lead poisoning

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37
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Expired tetracyclines can cause what syndrome?

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Fanconi syndrome?

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38
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What is fanconi syndrome?

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Generalized defect in reabsorption in PCT; cannot reabsorb glucose, aa, HCO3, and PO4

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39
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Fanconi syndrome can result in what acid/base disorder?

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Metabolic acidosis - proximal tubular acidosis

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40
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Barter syndrome is a defect in what transporter?

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NKCC2

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41
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What part of the renal tubule is affected by Bartter syndrome?

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Thick ascending limb

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42
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What is the inheritance pattern of Bartter syndrome?

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Autosome recessive

43
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How does bartter syndrome present?

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Hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis with hypercalciuria; similar to chronic loop diuretic use

44
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What is the inheritance pattern of Gitelman syndrome?

45
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What transporter is affected by Gitelman syndrome?

A

NaCl channel in DCT

46
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What labs are seen in Gitelman syndrome?

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Hypocalciuria hypomagnesemia, hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis

47
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What is the inheritance pattern of Liddle syndrome?

48
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What transporter/channel is affected by Liddle syndrome?

A

ENaC channel

49
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Liddle syndrome results in what types of labs?

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Increased Na reabsorption - resulting in HTN; hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, decreased aldosterone

50
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What enzyme is defective in syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess?

A

11 beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

51
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What is the mechanism of the enzyme 11 beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase?

A

Converts cortisol (active) to cortisone (inactive)

52
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How does syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid present?

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Hypertension, hyperkalemia, metabolic alkalosis; low serum aldosterone levels

53
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What disorder can be acquired from glycyrrhetinic acid?

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Syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess

54
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Where is ACE made?

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Kidney and lungs

55
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What affect does AGII have on the posterior pituitary?

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Increases release of ADH

56
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What is the mechanism by which ANP vasodilates?

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Increases cGMP, relaxing the vascular smooth muscle

57
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What affect does ANP have on renin and aldosterone?

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Reduces secretion of both renin and aldosterone

58
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What is nesiritide?

A

Recombinant BNP; used for treatment of heart failure

59
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What affect does ANP and BNP have on sodium?

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Increases its filtration without increasing reabsorption; net effect is loss of both Na and water

60
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What increases the secretion of renin?

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Low Na sensed by macula densa, low BP sensed by JG cells, and sympathetics acting on beta1 receptors

61
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What does the macula densa do?

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Senses NaCl; if low - it promotes the secretion of renin from the JG cells

62
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Angiotensin II constricts what vasculature?

A

Efferent arteriole

63
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Where in the kidney is dopamine secreted from?

64
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What affect does dopamine have on the kidney?

A

Promotes natriuresis; low doses promotes vasodilation; high doses promotes vasoconstriction

65
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What is fenoldopam?

A

Dopamine receptor agonist - used in hypertensive emergencies

66
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How is Epo regulated in the kidney?

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Low oxygen states, HIF1alpha is not hydroxylated, and therefore is not degraded, resulting in transcription of erythropoietin

67
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Where in the kidney is 1,25-OH D3 formed?

68
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What is the action of 1alpha-hydroxylase?

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Converts 25-OH D3 to 1,25-OH D3

69
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What is ANP, BNP’s effect on the afferent and efferent arteriole?

A

Constricts efferent arteriole while vasodilating the afferent arteriole, resulting in increased GFR

70
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When is PTH secreted?

A

Decreased serum calcium, increased plasm PO4, or decreased plasm 1,25-OH D3

71
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When is aldosterone secreted?

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Decreased blood volume (in response to AGII) and increased serum K+

72
Q

Patient with high serum digitalis presents to the ER. What will you see on EKG? Why?

A

Peaked T waves and wide QRS due to hyperkalemia

73
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Patient used way too much of his beta-adrenergic agonist. What effect does this have on K+? What will you likely see on ECG?

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Results in hypokalemia (shifts K into cells); U waves and flattened T wave on ECG

74
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What affect does low serum calcium have on the ECG?

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QT prolongation

75
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What are signs and symptoms of low serum calcium?

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Prolonged QT interval on ECG, tetany, Chvostek sign (twitching), spasm (Trousseau sign)

76
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Patient presents with increased urine frequency, abdominal pain, back pain and anxiety. Additionally, patient states she think she passed a renal stone. What is the likely cause?

A

Hypercalcemia

77
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What are signs and symptoms of high serum calcium?

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Abdominal pain, bone pain, renal stones, increased urine frequency, anxiety/altered mental status

78
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What is seen on ECG in low serum magnesium states?

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Torsades de pointes

79
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What additional lab findings do you see with low serum magnesium?

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Low serum calcium, low serum potassium

80
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What are the signs and symptoms of hypermagnesemia?

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Low DTR, lethargy, bradycardia, hypotension, cardiac arrest, hypocalemia

81
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What are the signs of increased PO4 in serum?

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Renal stones, metastatic calcifications, hypocalcemia

82
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What are the results of low serum PO4?

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Bone loss, osteomalacia (adults) and rickets (children)

83
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What is Conn syndrome?

A

Primary hyperaldosteronism

84
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What affect does salicylates have on acid/base status?

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Early - respiratory alkalosis; late - anion gap metabolic acidosis

85
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What does HARDASS stand for in acid/base status?

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Non-anion gap metabolic acidosis; hyperalimentation, addison disease, RTA, diarrhea, acetazolamide, spironolactone, saline infusion

86
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What is type I RTA?

A

Distal renal tubular acidosis - defect in ability of alpha intercalated cells to secrete H+ and therefore no new HCO3 production, resulting in metabolic acidosis

87
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How does renal tubular acidosis present?

A

Symptoms of volume depletion; normal anion gap (hyperchloremic) metabolic acidosis

88
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What drugs cause distal renal tubular acidosis?

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(Type I); amphotericin B and lithium

89
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What is the urine pH in distal renal tubular acidosis?

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> 5.5 (because distal tubule is unable to secrete fixed acid)

90
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Other than drugs, what else can cause distal renal tubular acidosis?

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Congenital - obstruction; autoimmune (Sjogrens), analgesic nephropathy, sickle cell anemia

91
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What drugs cause proximal renal tubular acidosis?

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(Type 2) - acetazolamide and aminoglycosides

92
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What is proximal renal tubular acidosis?

A

Defect in PCT HCO3 reabsorption

93
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What is the urine pH in proximal renal tubular acidosis?

94
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Distal renal tubular acidosis is associated what electrolyte imbalance?

A

Hypokalemia

95
Q

Distal renal tubular acidosis results in increased risk for what?

A

Calcium phosphate kidney stones

96
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Proximal renal tubular acidosis is associated with what electrolyte imbalance?

A

Hypokalemia

97
Q

Proximal renal tubular acidosis increases risk for what?

A

Hypophosphatemic rickets

98
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What is a distinguishing feature of type 4 RTA?

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Hyperkalemia (both type I and type II have hypokalemia)

99
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What is the cause of type 4 RTA?

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Hyperkalemic states - hypoaldosteronism, aldosterone resistance, K+ sparing diuretics, ACE inhibitors and ARBs are examples

100
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What drugs can cause type 4 RTA?

A

Spironolactone, ACEi, ARBs

101
Q

What serotypes of S pyogenes cause PSGN?

A

M12, M4, M1

102
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PSGN is what type of HSR?

103
Q

Goodpasture syndrome results in rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis. What type of HSR is this?

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