Renal Flashcards
WBC casts on UA
Acute pyelonephritis; acute TI nephritis
RBC casts on UA
Nephritic syndrome
Renal tubular cell cast/ granular cast:
ATN
Fatty cast
Nephrotic syndrome
Waxy cast
CRF
Spokes on a wheel; sponge like kidneys
ARPKD
Subepthelial humps on EM
Post strep GN
Subepithelial deposits with spike and dome appearance
Membranous GN
Estimated creatinine clearance formula
Cockcroft Gault formula
Normal human body fluid osmolality
280-295
Hyponatremia is almost always due to
AVp
Sodium should not be corrected >10mM within the 1st 24 hrs for patients with chronic hyponatremia due to increased risk for
Osmotic demyelination syndrome
Electrolyte abnormality in clay ingestion
Hypokalemia (<3.6)
Electrolyte abnormality in thyrotoxicosis or excessive caffeine intake
Hypokalemia due to cellular influx
Electrolye imbalance assoc with magnesium deficiency
Hypokalemia
Most common cause of hyperkalemia
Decreases renal excretion
Bicarbonate is given in severe metabolic acidosis except in
Hypercarbic acidosis
Classic lesion of secondary hyperparathyroidism
Osteotis fibrosarca cystica
Leading cause of morbidity and mortality in CKD patients
Cardiovascular disease
Anemia is universal in CKD
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Severe efferent arteriolar vasoconstriction produces what effect
Donnan effect(decrease jn GFR due to increase in glomerular capillary oncotic pressure)