Renal Flashcards
What are the 6 D’s of hypernatremia?
Diuresis Dehydration DI Docs (iatrogenic) Diarrhea Disease
What is the treatment for hypernatremia if hypovolemic with hemodynamic instability?
NS
What is the equation for free water deficit?
total body water x ([serum Na/140] - 1)
What fluids should be used to replace free water deficits with hypernatremia?
D5W or PO water
What is the rate of free water replacement with hypernatremia? Over how long?
0.5 mEq/hr over 48-72 hours
What is the diagnosis for hypernatremia with:
-Urine osmolality less than 100
Central DI
What is the diagnosis for hypernatremia with:
-urine osmolality 100-300
Nephrogenic DI
What is the ddx for hypernatremia with:
-High urine osmolality (over 600)
Extrarenal losses (v/d) Na gain (hypertonic saline)
What is the calculation for serum osmolality?
2[Na] + glucose/18 + bun/2.8
What is the general treatment for hypervolemic and euvolemic hyponatremia?
Water restriction +- diuretics
How fast should hyponatremia be corrected in a day?
No more than 8 mEq/L/day
Correcting hyponatremia too fast can cause what?
Central pontine myelinolysis
When is hypertonic saline always indicated for the treatment of hyponatremia?
If seizing and below 120
What are the causes of isotonic hyponatremia? (4 substances)
Hyperlipidemia
Hyperproteinemia
Glucose
Mannitol
What are the causes of hypertonic hyponatremia? (3 substances)
Glucose
Mannitol
Contrast agents
What are causes of hypovolemic hyponatremia when U[Na] is LESS than 10?
Loss of water
- v/d/NG suction
- Skin losses
- 3rd spacing
What are causes of hypovolemic hyponatremia when U[Na] is MORE than 10?
Inappropriate loss of free water (Na follows water)
- Diuretics
- Urinary obstruction
- Addison’s
- Bicarbonaturia
What are causes of isovolemic hyponatremia when urine osmolality is over 100? (4)
Producing concentrated urine inappropriately
- SIADH
- Drugs
- Hypothyroidism
- Glucocorticoid deficiency
What are causes of isovolemic hyponatremia when urine osmolality is under 100? (2)
Excreting excess free water
- Psychogenic polydipsia
- Beer potomania
What are causes of hypervolemic hyponatremia when U[Na] is LESS than 10? (3)
too much water, and holding onto too much water
- CHF
- Cirrhosis
- nephrotic syndrome
What are causes of hypervolemic hyponatremia when U[Na] is MORE than 10? (3)
Too much volume, not holding onto electrolytes
- AKI
- CKD
Which type of RTA causes hyperkalemia?
III
Which HTN drug (besides diuretics) can cause hyperkalemia?
beta blockers
What are the three major, non-specific s/sx of hyperkalemia?
- Areflexia
- Weakness
- Intestinal colic
What are the ECG changes associated with hyperkalemia?
Tall, peaked T waves
Wide QRS
PR prolongation
Over what level does hyperkalemia require emergent treatment?
6.5 mEq/L
What are the components of the C BIG K mnemonic for the treatment of hyperkalemia?
- Calcium gluconate
- Bicarb / beta-2 agonists
- Insulin
- Glucose
- Kayexalate
What other mineral deficiency needs to be corrected prior to correcting K?
Mg
What are the non-specific s/sx of hypokalemia?
- Muscle weakness
- Ileus
- Hyporeflexia
What are the ECG manifestations of hypokalemia?
- T wave flattening
- U waves
- ST segment depression
What are the components of the CHIMPANZEES mnemonic for causes of hypercalcemia?
- Ca supplementation
- hyperPTH or hyperthyroidism
- Iatrogenic
- Milk-alkali syndrome
- Paget’s disease
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Neoplasm
- ZE syndrome
- excess vit A
- excess vit D
- Sarcoid
What is the the effect of loop diuretics on Ca levels?
Lose calcium
What are symptoms of hypercalcemia?
- stones
- Bones
- Abdominal groans
- Psychiatric overtones
What are the ECG findings associated with hypercalcemia?
Short QT
What is the treatment for hypercalcemia? What is 2/2 granulomatous diseases?
- IV hydration
- Steroids for granulomatous diseases
What are the s/sx of hypocalcemia?
- Abdominal cramps
- Tetany
- Perioral and acral paresthesias
Chvostek and Trousseau’s sign are seen with what derangement of calcium (high or low)?
HypOcalcemia (O face)
What two tests are the most fruitful for the workup of hypocalcemia?
PTH
Ionized Ca
What are the ECG manifestations of hypocalcemia?
Prolonged QT
What is the treatment for hypocalcemia, besides “treating the underlying disorder”?
Mg and Ca supplements
What are the three major causes of hypomagnesemia?
- Decreased intake (short bowel syndrome, TPN)
- INcreased loss (diarrhea, alcoholism)
- DKA
What is the formula for correcting Ca levels for hypoalbuminemia?
Corrected = total serum + 0.8*(4-serum albumin)
What are the components of the MUDPILERS mnemonic for the causes of anion gap metabolic acidosis? What is the treatment for each?
- Methanol: fomepizole
- Uremia: dialysis
- DKA: insulin/fluids
- Paraldehyde/phenformin
- Iron, INH: lavage, charcoal
- Lactic acidosis: IVF
- Ethylene glycol: fomepizole
- Rhabdo: IVFs
- Salicylates: alkalinize urine (Na bicarb)
Hypomagnesemia will not allow for correction of what metabolic disorders?
Hypokalemia
Hypocalcemia
Urine Ca oxalate crystals are nearly pathognomonic for what intoxication?
Ethylene glycol
What will a fundoscopic exam show with methanol poisoning?
Optic disc hyperemia
What is renal tubular acidosis?
Decrease in H+ secretion or HCO3 reabsorption by the kidneys, leading to a non-anion gap metabolic acidosis
What is the definition of AKI?
Abrupt decrease in renal function (elevation in Cr), and decreased urine output
What is Winters formula (both mathematically, and conceptually)?
PaCO2 = 1.5(HCO3) + 6 +/-2
Used in metabolic acidosis to determine if there is more than one acid/base disorder present
What are the following value with RTA type II:
- Defect
- Serum K
- Urinary pH
- Etiologies
- Treatment
- Complications
- Defect = cannot secrete H+
- Serum K = low
- Urinary pH = over 5.3
- Etiologies = AUtoimmune disorders
- Treatment = replace HCO3
- Complications = nephrolithiasis
What are the following value with RTA type I:
- Defect
- Serum K
- Urinary pH
- Etiologies
- Treatment
- Complications
- Defect = Cannot absorb HCO3
- Serum K = Low
- Urinary pH = 5.3 initially, but lower once serum is acidic
- Etiologies = multiple Myeloma, amyloidosis
- Treatment = Thiazides,
- Complications = rickets, osteomalacia
What are the following value with RTA type IV:
- Defect
- Serum K
- Urinary pH
- Etiologies
- Treatment
- Defect = aldosterone deficiency or resistance
- Serum K = High
- Urinary pH = Less than 5.3
- Etiologies = Hyporeninemic, hypoaldosteronism
- Treatment = Furosemide, mineralocorticoid replacement
What are the components of the AEIOU for indications for urgent dialysis?
- Acidosis
- Electrolyte abnormalities
- Ingestions
- Overload
- Uremic symptoms
What is the definition of CKD?
More than 3 months of GFR less than 60 mL/min
What is the treatment that has been shown to prevent progression of CKD?
ACEIs/ARBs