Renal Disease Flashcards
Dan Hladky, CAA
Renal Impairment
Evaluating Renal Function
Creatinine Clearance
Staging of kidney disease using GFR
Serum Creatinine
Creatinine Clearance Formula
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
Function decreases, BUN rises
Rises with more protein
Normal 10-20 mg/dL (Not reliable marker for GFR)
Higher than 50, usually renal impairment
Acute Renal Failure (ARF)
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)
Complications of Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)
Hyperkalemia
Ampule (1g) of calcium will immediately lower the peak of the T wave
Hypocalcemia
Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) Symptoms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEnp2ss8VoA (Flapping Tremor)
CRF Stages
Uremic Frost
Manifestation of Renal Failure
Hemodialysis (3)
Peritoneal Dialysis
Dialysis Complications
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome