Renal Function Tests & Acute Kidney Injury Flashcards
What is a Glomerular function tests?
Discuss serum creatinine
Describe serum uric acid as a test
How can we use the BUN/ Creatinine ratio
Describe serum urea/Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
How can we calculate creatine clearance?
What is clearance? How do we obtain this info?
What the specific gravity of urine?
Describe urine acidification test
Describe urine dilution test
Describe the urine concentration test
What is the PAH clearance test?
What characteristics do we look at in urine analysis?
What do we look for on microscopy in urine analysis?
What are the renal endocrine function tests
What are the normal reference values for the kidneys?
What is acute kidney injury?
What are the stages of acute kidney injury?
What’s the etiology of AKI?
How can decreased ECF volume lead to AKI?
What are
How can altered renal vascular regulation lead to AKI
What causes prerenwl AKI?
Decreased ECF Volume
Altered renal vascular regulation
What are the intra renal causes?
Glomerular
Acute tubular necrosis
Vascular damage
Acute interstitial nephritis
What Glomerular damages lead to AKI?
Describe acute tubular necrosis
How can vascular damage cause AKI?
How can acute interstitial nephritis ?
Describe the pathophysiology of AKI
What are the postrenal causes of AKI?
Compare pretenal anc intrinsic renal
Give an example of finding the etiology
Discuss the work up and management of AKI
