Renal Flashcards

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WBC casts on UA

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Acute pyelonephritis; acute TI nephritis

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RBC casts on UA

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Nephritic syndrome

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2
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Renal tubular cell cast/ granular cast:

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ATN

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3
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Fatty cast

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Nephrotic syndrome

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4
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Waxy cast

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CRF

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5
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Spokes on a wheel; sponge like kidneys

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ARPKD

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6
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Subepthelial humps on EM

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Post strep GN

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7
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Subepithelial deposits with spike and dome appearance

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Membranous GN

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8
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Estimated creatinine clearance formula

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Cockcroft Gault formula

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9
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Normal human body fluid osmolality

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280-295

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10
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Hyponatremia is almost always due to

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AVp

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11
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Sodium should not be corrected >10mM within the 1st 24 hrs for patients with chronic hyponatremia due to increased risk for

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Osmotic demyelination syndrome

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12
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Electrolyte abnormality in clay ingestion

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Hypokalemia (<3.6)

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13
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Electrolyte abnormality in thyrotoxicosis or excessive caffeine intake

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Hypokalemia due to cellular influx

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14
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Electrolye imbalance assoc with magnesium deficiency

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Hypokalemia

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15
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Most common cause of hyperkalemia

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Decreases renal excretion

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16
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Bicarbonate is given in severe metabolic acidosis except in

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Hypercarbic acidosis

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17
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Classic lesion of secondary hyperparathyroidism

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Osteotis fibrosarca cystica

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18
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Leading cause of morbidity and mortality in CKD patients

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Cardiovascular disease

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19
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Anemia is universal in CKD

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4

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20
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Severe efferent arteriolar vasoconstriction produces what effect

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Donnan effect(decrease jn GFR due to increase in glomerular capillary oncotic pressure)

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21
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Autoimmune disease where antibodies are directed against a3 NC1 domain of collagen IV

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Anti GBM disease

22
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May result from mutations affecting any of the five ion transport proteins in TAL

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Bartter’s syndrome

23
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Bartter’s syndrome mimics what drug

A

Loop diuretics

24
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Due to mutations in the thiazide sensitiv Na Cl contransporter, NCCT in DCT

A

Gitetlman’s syndrome

25
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Gitetlman’s syndrome mimics what drug

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Thiazide diuretics

26
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Mimics a state of aldosteroe EXCESS by the presence of early and severe hypertension, but plasma aldosterone and renin levels are low

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Liddle’s syndrome

27
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Triad of lead nephropathy

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Saturnine gout, hypertension, renal insufficiency

28
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ONION skinning; can be accompanied by glomerular collapse and hematuria

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Scleroderma Renal crisis- most severe manifestation

29
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Most common protein in urine and produced in the thick ascending limb of the Loop of Henle

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Uromodulin/Tamm Horsfall protein

30
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Hallmark of AKI

A

Azotemja

31
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Indication for therapy with ACE or ARBs;

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protein excretion >300

32
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Thyroidization of the kideny occurs in what diseaae

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Chronic GN, Tubulointerstitial nephritis, pyelonephritis

33
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Most common cause of GN throughout the world

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Malaria and schistosomiasis

34
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Wire Loop apperance

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Lupus nephritis

35
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Key finding in Neprhritic syndrome

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RBC cast

36
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Most common form of GN worldwide

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IgA nephropwthy

37
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More common in granulomatosis with polyangitis

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Wegener’s

38
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More common in microscopic polyangitis or Churg strauss

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Anti MPO Ab

39
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1st line therapy for minimal change disease

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Prednisone

40
Q

Lesion in HIV associated nephropathy

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Focal segmental GN

41
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Schistosoma species most commonly associated with clinical renal disease

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Mansonj

42
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Lumpy bumby deposits of IgG and C3, subepitelial humps on electron microscopy

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PSGN

43
Q

Most common adult cause of nephrotic syndrome

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Membranous GN

44
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Spike and dome appearance

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MGN

45
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Most common cause of death in CKD patiets

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CAD/mi

46
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Complication of UTI in diabetic patients

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Renal papillary necrosis

47
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Mc cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults

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Membranous (why? It has many members)

48
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RTA type: inability to secrete H in DCT

A

I

49
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RTA type: Inability to reabsorb HCO3 in PCT

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II

50
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RTA type: decreased aldosterone

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IV

51
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Most sensitive test for SLE

A

Ana

52
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Number of criteria required for SLE

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4/11

53
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Most common/severe form of lupus nephritis

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Diffuse proliferatuve( why? Diffuse na, nag proliferate pa)