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Unit 3 Module 3: Urinary/Renal Flashcards

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Up or down in CKD? calcium

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down (inverse to phosphorus, so when the phosphorus can’t be excreted, it goes up)

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If only one ureter is blocked, will that cause acute renal failure?

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No, can still excrete through the other ureter. But bilateral ureter blockages or blockages further down will cause ARF.

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Four symptoms related to fluid and electrolyte imbalance in ARF

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hypertension
hypervolemia
heart failure
edema
hyperkalemia (stage 5)
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ARF Phase 3:

name, symptoms, duration

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Diuretic phase
Symptoms:
- increased urine output
- electrolyte imbalance
- dehydration
days to weeks
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5
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Can AKI patients have permanent kidney dysfunction?

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Yes

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6
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Why does poor activation of vitamin D cause osteodystrophies?

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it causes hypocalcemia (which then also triggers hyperparathyroidism)

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Most patients are in which stage of CKD?

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3 (GFR 30-59)

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8
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up or down in kidney failure: phosphorus

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up (excreted by kidney)

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What are causes of low blood flow to the kidneys which would cause pre-renal failure?

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Hypovolemia, shock, sepsis, drugs like NSAIDs, low cardiac output

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Why does acid-base imbalance lead to osteodystrophies?

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skeletal buffering – the kidneys leave the blood too acidic, so the bones try to compensate

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11
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Which stage CKD patients need dialysis?

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5 (GFR <15)

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What are the three types of ARF?

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pre-renal
intrarenal
postrenal

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Why do patients urinate a lot in phase 3 ARF?

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In the diuretic phase, the kidney is healing but doesn’t concentrate urine very well.

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Stage 5 GFR

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<15

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ARF Phase 1:

name, symptoms, duration

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onset phase
asymptomatic
hours to days (typically <48 hours)

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What is the most common type of intrarenal failure?

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ATN: acute tubular necrosis

they’re easily damaged because they’re sensitive to ischemia and toxins

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Why does low blood flow cause pre-renal failure? (Hypovolemia, shock, sepsis, drugs like NSAIDs, low cardiac output)

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There isn’t a pressure gradient to filter waste.

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18
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What are the four functions of the kidneys?

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eliminate waste
fluid/electrolyte
regulate blood pH
regulate blood pressure

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If we give a patient fluids and their status improves, which type of AKI is it?

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prerenal – it improves because there’s more bloodflow in the kidneys

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Up or down in CKD? GFR

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down

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21
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Normal BUN

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10-20 mg/dL

ARF: elevated

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CKD GI problems

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anorexia, nausea (early morning), metallic taste

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ARF GFR is elevated or decreased?

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Decreased

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24
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Which organ systems are affected by poor elimination of nitrogenous wastes?

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  • cardiovascular (pericarditis, bleeding)
  • immune
  • integumentary (itching from high levels of phosphate)
  • GI (nausea)
  • neurologic (peripheral neuropathy)
  • sexual
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ARF BUN/creatinine is elevated or decreased?

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Elevated (15-20:1 ratio)

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26
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Do patients recover from CKD?

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No. They need kidney transplants ultimately.

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27
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CKD patients have progressively higher albumin in their urine. That makes sense with which systemic symptom?

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Edema. Remember, albumin draws fluid out of the 3rd space into the vasculature. If it’s getting peed out: edema.

28
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As the nephron number goes down, [hyper/hypo]filtration occurs

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hyperfiltration at the glomerulus occurs

29
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Normal creatinine

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0.6-1.2 mg/dL

ARF: elevated

30
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Normal GFR

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120-130 mL/min

ARF: Decreased

31
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Up or down in CKD? BUN

32
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What are causes of ischemia leading to intrarenal failure?

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infection, inflammation, nephrotoxic drugs

33
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CKD sexual dysfunction

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decreased sex hormones -> decreased libido

34
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up or down in kidney failure: pH

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down (metabolic acidosis)

35
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Why does CKD cause anemia?

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Kidneys produce erythropoetin which drives red blood cell production

36
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Up or down in CKD? creatinine

37
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Stage 3 GFR

38
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Under what conditions is AKI reversible?

A 
We identify it early
We identify (and treat) the cause
39
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Why does poor phosphate elimination cause osteodystrophies?

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Phosphate and calcium have an inverse relationship, so it causes hypocalcemia (which then also triggers hyperparathyroidism)

40
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What portion of the cardiac output goes to the kidneys?

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20-25%

They’re greedy!

41
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ARF BUN/creatinine ratio

42
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What’s the relationship between aging and CKD?

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  • Natural decrease in kidney function with age (usually doesn’t need dialysis)
  • more comorbidities
43
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Normal relationship between BUN and creatinine

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10:1 BUN:creatinine (direct)

44
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CKD cardiovascular symptoms

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Coagulopathies, pericarditis

45
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Up or down in CKD? Hemoglobin/hematocrit/RBC

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down: lack of erythropoeitin (+ chronic blood loss, iron deficiencies, hemolysis)

46
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ARF Phase 4:

name, symptoms, duration

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Recovery phase

3-12 months

47
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CKD integumentary symptoms

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skin disorders: discoloring - sallow, dry, pruritis (itching), uremic crystals on skin (stage 5 pre-dialysis)

48
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Stage 1 GFR

49
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Underlying disease process of CKD

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Non-functioning nephrons replaced by scar tissue

50
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What are the top two causes of CKD?

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  1. Diabetes (due to vascular damage)

2. HTN (sustained pressure causes damage to the glomerulus)

51
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CKD neuro symptoms

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peripheral neuropathy

52
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What is the etiology of intrarenal failure?

53
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What does oliguric mean?

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Decreased urine output, from oli (scanty) + uric (urine).

Oliguric is phase 2 of ARF, sometimes called anuric

54
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What are the two key characteristics of AKI (compared to chronic)

A 
reversible
abrupt onset (<48 hours)
55
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ARF Phase 2:

name, symptoms, duration

A 
*this is the big one where patients usually present*
Oliguric/anuric phase
Extremely symptomatic:
- Low urine output
- fluid volume overload
- fluid/electrolyte imbalance
- acid/base imbalance (metabolic acidosis)
- azotemia -> uremia
1-2 weeks
56
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Stage 4 GFR

57
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Stage 2 GFR

58
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Is azotemia or uremia worse?

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Uremia (in A-Z order, AZotemia is first and Uremia is last). Uremia, from Greek for urine + in the blood – not in the toilet where it belongs.

59
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What is the etiology of postrenal failure?

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obstruction that blocks urine excretion (so urine backs up and the toxins that should be excreted cause internal damage)

60
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Up or down in CKD? Potassium

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up (excreted by kidney)

61
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up or down in kidney failure: albumin

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down (glomeruli allow protein to pass through and get excreted)

62
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CKD immune symptoms

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impaired immune function, increased risk of infection d/t dialysis

63
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Azotemia vs. uremia: which has symptoms or signs of renal failure?

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Uremia – azotemia just has elevated BUN and creatinine

64
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What are the four phases of ARF

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onset
oliguric/anuric ( from scanty or no + urine)
diuretic (from through + urine)
recovery

65
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As glomerular permeability and RAAS go up, what process occurs?

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Nephrotoxic inflammation and remodeling -> fibrosis in the kidneys

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