Shilpa J renal Flashcards
How to manage uraemic bleeding?
- Dialysis
- Correct anaemia
- DDAVP- corrects 30-50%, takes hours
NOT platelets as uraemic proteins are still present and will make useless
What things give you linear staining?
Anti GBM disease
membranous sometimes- more granular
albumin in diabetic nephropathy
Citrate chelates…
calcium
poor prognosis lupus nephritis on biopsy
glomerulosclerosis
Best for GFR?
Timed albumin excretion
Strongest predictor of mortality on dialysis?
Albumin
BP target CKD diabetic?
125/80
vs 130/80 non
Minimal change more common in what people?
Atopic
Urinalysis in ATN?
Tamms horsfall (hyaline)
Calcitriol does what to phosphate in gut?
Increase reabsorption
CV risk if normal eGFR and microalb?
double CV Risk
In PCKD is it number or size of cysts for prognosis?
Number
AIN most common urinalysis
bland
Greatest RR increase cancer post transplant? Most common
RR kaposi sarcoma
Overall scc then lymphoma
How does ureteric reflux present?
In adults with hypertension
and Proteinuria
Grade 1- just in ureter
Grade 2- to renal pelvis
Grade 3- dilatation of renal pelvis
Grade 4- tortuous ureter, dilated, blunt fornices but preserved papilalry impression
Grade 5- crazy dilated and just a blob, no papillary impression