2: Lab Results in HTN Flashcards
What are possible causes of the following lab results?
Hematuria, proteinuria, pyuria, bacteria in urine.
- Occult renal dx
- Chronic UTIs
What are possible causes of the following lab results?
Elevated BUN and creatinine levels.
- Acute kidney injury
- Chronic kidney dx
What are possible causes of the following lab results?
Hyper- or hyponatremia, hyper- or hypokalemia, hypercalcemia.
- Endocrine or genetic forms of HTN
What are possible causes of the following lab results?
Anemia
- Kidney dx
- Rheumatologic dx
- Chronic dx
What are possible causes of the following lab results?
Elevated total cholesterol or other lipids.
- Evaluate for comorbidities
What are possible causes of the following lab results?
Hyperglycemia.
- DM
- Corticosteroid use
What are possible causes of the following lab results?
Low or absent plasma renin activity.
- Endocrine or genetic forms of HTN
What are possible causes of the following lab results?
Positive pregnancy test.
- Pregnancy
- Pre-eclampsia
What are possible causes of the following lab results?
Mass on renal or bladder US.
- Wilm’s tumor
- Neuroblastoma
- Pheochromocytoma
What are possible causes of the following lab results?
Vascular malformation on US.
- Arteriovenous malformation
What are possible causes of the following lab results?
Bilaterally small kidneys on US.
- Chronic kidney dx
What are possible causes of the following lab results?
Discrepancy in kidney sizes on US.
- Past perfusional insults
- Renal scar
- Renal artery stenosis
- Renal hypoplasia
- Renal vein thrombosis
What are possible causes of the following lab results?
Bilaterally large kidneys with or without cysts.
- Cystic kidney dx
What are possible causes of the following lab results?
Hydronephrosis, thickened bladder.
- Obstructive uropathy
- Vesicoureteral reflux
- Obstructive kidney stone
What are possible causes of the following lab results?
Renal tubers.
- Tuberous sclerosis
