Week 4 Flashcards
Why is serum creatinine not an ideal test for monitoring rejection after a kidney transplant?
Serum creatinine is insensitive for rejection and when changes in it are caused by rejection, it is often a late indicator. Other causes of changes in serum creatinine include dehydration, medication, infection, allergic reaction, etc.
Lecture: 210 Kidney Transplantation
Objective: 4. Explain the limitations of serum creatinine as a monitoring tool for kidney transplant recipients.
The permanent kidney is formed from what 2 metanephric structures?
The ureteric bud and metanephrogenic mesenchyme
Lecture: 218 Pediatric Nephrology
Objective: 1. Describe key points in fetal kidney development and how disturbances in these processes can lead to common causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children.
What are the 4 most common congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract?
1) Hydronephrosis
2) Renal Cysts
3) Renal Dysplasia
4) Renal Agenesis
Lecture: 218 Pediatric Nephrology
Objective: 1. Describe key points in fetal kidney development and how disturbances in these processes can lead to common causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children.
A 2 year-old is brought to your pediatric clinic by his patients after they noticed swelling in his legs. Urinalysis reveals a protein:creatinine ratio of 3.5 and blood chemistries reveal hyperlipidemia and a serum albumin of 2.2 mg/dL. What is the most likely diagnosis?
This is a textbook case of Nephrotic Syndrome. 80% of nephrotic syndrome in patients under the age of 6 is due to Minimal Change Disease.
Lecture: 218 Pediatric Nephrology
Objective: 4. Form a differential/be able to perform initial investigation of common kidney-related pediatric complaints (hematuria, proteinuria, UTI).
