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What is the ambulatory 24H BP threshold for diagnosis of hypertension?

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> =135/85 (awake)

>=130/80 (24hr)

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With what criteria can you diagnose HTN at 2nd office visit?

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If avg of 1st and 2nd visit >= 140/90 WITH macrovascular disease, DM, eGFR<60

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With what criteria can you diagnose HTN at 3rd office visit?

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If avg BP of all 3 visits >= 160/100

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With what criteria can you diagnose HTN at 5th office visit?

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If avg of all visits >=140/90

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hat clinical/exam/imaging characteristics are suggestive of fibromuscular dysplasia of renal artery? What is the confirmatory test?

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Age <30, non obese women
HTN resistant to >= 3 drugs
Kidneys asymmetrical (>1.5cm diff)
Abdominal bruits, no other athero risk factors
Confirmed FMD of another vascular bed
Family Hx of FMD

Diagnose with CTA

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What are waist circumferences limits for men and women in prevention of hypertension?

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Men <102cm

Women <88cm

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How much sodium should you limit for treatment of hypertension?

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<5g salt a day

<=2g sodium (i.e. <87mmol)

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When should you consider intensive BP therapy as per SPRINT trial?

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Age >= 50 with subclinical/clinical CVD, eGFR 20-60, protein <1g/day, 10 yr CV risk >=15%

Age >= 75

Contraindicated in nonadherence, standing sbp <110, secondary hypertension, inaccurate BP readings

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What are first line hypertensive agents for BP management?

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Long actiing thiazide
ACEi
ARB
Long acting CCB (better for Blacks over ACE/ARB)
Betablocker (only <60 yr. old)

*Can combine ACEi + CCB, ARB + CCB, ACEi/ARB + diuretic

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What are first line treatments for HTN in DM?

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ACEi or ARB for CV dx, CKD, microalbuminuria, CV risk factors

Otherwise can also use CCB, thiazide

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What are BP targets post stroke (first 72 hr)?

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Thrombolysis: treat if >185/110
No thrombolysis: treat if >220/120, aim for 15-25% reduction over first 24hr
If hemorrhagic, keep SBP < 180

After 72hr, target <140/90. ACEi/thiazide preferred

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When can you consider stenting for renovacular HTN?

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Need ALL 3:

  • uncontrolled BP on maximal therapy (4 or more drugs)
  • progressive renal function decline
  • Acute pulmonary edema
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What agents are first line for isolated systolic HTN?

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Thiazide, LONG acting DHP CCB, ARB

a-blocker, b-blocker, ACEi not first line

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What agents are first line for LVH?

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Thiazide, ACEi, ARB, long actigin CCB

Avoid vasodilators (can worsen LVH). Beta blockers not indicated.

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What agents are first line for non diabetic CKD with proteinuria (ACR > 30 or 24hr urine > 500mg/d)?

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ACEi +/- thiazide

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What agents are first line for HTN in CAD?

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ACE or ARB

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What agents are first line for HTN in stable angina?

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CCB, beta blocker

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What agents are first line for HTN in recent MI?

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beta blocker and ACEi

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What agents are first line for HTN in HFrEF?

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beta blocker and ACEi, +/- MRA

Hydralazine + ISDN if can’t tolerate ACEi/ARB

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What are treatments for anti-GBM glomerulonephritis?

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Pulse corticosteroids
Cyclophosphamide
PLEX

Can usually taper immunosuppresants after 3-6 months

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How do you treat ANCA vasculitis/Pauci-immune mediated GN?

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Pulse steroids +/- cyclophosphamide or rituximab
PLEX (if rapidly rising Cr, need for dialysis or diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage)

PLUS

PJP prophylaxis, calcium, vit D, pantoprazole

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What GN is associated with low C3?

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Post-streptococcal/infectious GN

Normally low C3, normal C4, + ASOT (70%), + anti-DNAse B (90%)

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What GN is associated with low C4? What are common causes?

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Membranoproliferative GN

  • HCV
  • Cryoglobulinemia
  • Cancer
  • Complement dysregulation
  • Infections
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What GN is associated with low C3 and C4? How do you treat based on classification?

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SLE nephritis. Can be nephritic and/or nephrotic

Class III/IV (nephritic): Induce with steroids, MMF or cyclophosphamide

Class V (nephrotic): ACEi/ARB for proteinuria and BP control. If worsening renal dysfunction, need to rule out renal vein thrombus and consider renal bx.

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What conditions are associated with IgA nephropathy?
Celiac HIV IBD Cirrhosis
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How do you treat IgA nephropathy?
ACEi/ARB if >0.5-1g/day proteinuria, titrate to <1g/day Adequate BP control Fish oil if persistant proteinuria > 1g/day Steroids ONLY if refractory proteinuria >1g despite treatments
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What are secondary causes of minimal change nephrotic syndrome?
Heme cancer: hodgkin's Drugs: NSAIDs, COX inhibitors, Li Allergies: Bee stings Infections: Syphilis, TB, Lyme
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What are causes of FSGS nephrotic syndrome?
Infections: HIV, ParvoB19 Drugs: Heroin, pamidronate, anabolic sterois, NSAIDs Hyperfiltration: obesity, single kidney
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What are causes of membranous nephrotic syndrome?
``` SLE Cancer: solid tumour >> heme malignancy (CLL) Infections: HBV, HCV, Syphilis Drugs: gold, penicillamine, NSAIDs Rare: sarcoidosis ```
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What are secondary (noduar) causes of nephrotic syndrome?
Amyloid, diabetes.
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How do you manage nephrotic syndrome?
- Treat underlying cause - Na restriction and diuretics - Statins for hypercholesterolemia - ACEi for proteinuria and BP - Prophylactic FULL dose anticoagulation consideration for idiopathic membranous IF albumin <25
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How do you grade ACR?
Grade 1: < 3mg/mmol (normal to mildly increased) Grade 2: 3-30 (moderately increased) Grade 3: > 30 (severely increased)
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What are clinical and biochemical targets for CKD management?
``` BP < 140/90 (130/80 if diabetic) Dyslipidemia stage 1-2 CKD as per gen population LDL <2mmol/L Smoking cessation Optimal diabetic control Proteinuria < 500mg - 1g/day with ACEi ``` ``` K < 5 HCO3 > 22 PO4 and Ca normal range PTH target 2-9x ULN for dialysis pts HGB 100-115, TSAT > 30%, ferritin > 500 ```
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What are contraindications for calcium carbonate for phosphate binding?
Hypercalcemia Adynamic bone disease (reduced osteoblast/clast activity and bone accumulation in CKD patients) Vascular calcification
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What are indications for EPO in CKD? What is the Hgb target?
Hgb < 100 AND anemic symptoms. If concurrent IDA, treat with PO iron, then IV iron prior to starting EPO (target ferritin 500 and TSAT 30%) Target 100-115 (not higher due to associated stroke, CAD, HTN)
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How do you treat hyperparathyroidism of CKD? What is the PTH target?
Calcitriol but only if PO4 and Ca are not high Cinecalcet Surgical parathyroidectomy Target PTH 2-9x ULN in dialysis patients.
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How do you grade 24h urine albumin?
<30mg/day = normal 30-300 mg/day = microalbuminuria > 300mg/day = overt nephropathy
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How do you adjust anion gap for albumin?
Adjusted AG = AG + 0.25 x (40 - alb)
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What are causes of anion gap metabolic acidosis?
MUDPILES ``` Methanol Uremia Diabetic Ketoacidosis Paraldehyde Iron/Isoniazid Lactic acidosis Ethylene glycol Salicylates ```
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What causes increased osmolar gap with AGMA? What causes purely increased osmolar gap?
Osmolar gap with AGMA: Methanol Ethylene glycol Paraldehyde ``` No acidosis: Ethanol Isopropyl alcohol Mannitol Sorbitol ```
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How do you use urine anion gap to determine if bicarb loss is from renal or GI?
Urine anion gap = UNa + UK - UCl If urine AG <<< 0, kidneys working fine (secreting NH4+), bicarb loss is GI If urine AG > 0, (renal loss of bicarb, not secreting acids), = RTA
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What are causes of type 1 RTA (distal)?
Decreased in H+ secretion. CTD (Sjogren's, RA, SLE) Drugs (ampho B)
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What are causes of type II RTA (proximal)?
What are causes of type II RTA (proximal)? Decrease bicarb absorption proximally Fanconi's Myeloma Acetazolamide Tenofovir
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What are causes of type IV RTA?
Hypoaldo states ``` MRA RAAS blocker Calcineurin inhibitor Heparin Diabetes HIV ```
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How do you biochemically differentiate Type I, II and IV RTA?
Type I - very low K, urine pH>5.3, calcium phosphate stones. Type II - low K, variable pH, low serum PO4 and vit D, glucosuria. Type IV - hyperkalemia, pH<5.3.
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How do you treat RTAs?
Type I and II - NaHCO3, K citrate to replace K if low Type IV: florinef if low BP, thiazide if HTN
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How much should you correct a day for hyponatremia? what are the risk factors that limit your correction rate?
Targe 6, maximum 10 ``` If any of below, target 4 max 8 Hypokalemia Malnutrition Alcoholism Liver disease Serum Na < 120 ```
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How fast should you correct for hypernatremia?
max 0.5mmol per hour. (12 per day)
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How does urine K help determine whether hypokalemia is from GI or renal loss?
Urine K < 25 = GI loss (acidosis) Urine K > 30 = renal loss or GI loss (alkalosis) If Urine K > 30: Urine Cl < 20 = GI loss (alkalosis) Urine Cl > 20 = Renal loss
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How many cysts do you need to diagnosis autosomal dominant PKD?
+ FH Age 15-30 >= 3 cysts unilateral or bilat Age 40-59 >= 2 cysts per kidney
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Who do you screen for renovascular HTN?
Patients presenting with >=2 of: - Sudden onset/worsening HTN age > 55 or < 30 - Abdominal bruit - HTN resistant to >= 3 drugs - Increase in Cr >=30% with ACEi or ARB - Other atherosclerotic vascular dx - Recurrent pul edema with HTN surges Screen with Doppler US, captopril renogram, MRA, CTA
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Who do you screen for hyperaldosteronism?
Unexplained spontaneous hypoK < 3.5 or marked diuretic related hypoK < 3.0 Resistant to treatment with >= 3 drugs Incidental adrenal adenoma Screen with plasma renin, aldo level Confirm with saline load/captopril supp test.
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Who do you screen for pheochromocytoma?
- Paroxymal, labile and/or severe >180/110 sustained HTN refractory to therapy - HTN + symptoms of catecholamine excess - HTN triggered by BB, MAO-I, surgery, anesthesia, micturition, changes in abdo pressure - Incidental adrenal adenoma - MEN2A or 2B, neurofibromatosis type 1, Von-Hippel-Lindau syndrome Screen with 24hr urine metanephrines and catecholamines OR plasma metanephrines.
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How do you treat nephrolithiasis?
Increase oral fluids, target urine output >2.5L/d, decrease Na and meat, oxalate restriction (vitamin C), thiazides at high doses if hypercalcemic.
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What cardiac condition is PCKD associated with?
HOCM
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What are the two presentations of IgA nephropathy and how do you treat?
Recurrent asymptomatic hematuria following resp infection or microscopic hematuria with low-moderate grade proteinuria. Treat: - Hematuria/Cr normal = monitor - Hematuria/protein>1g/d = ACE/ARB, statin, fish oil. - Renal dysfunction = immunosuppressive therapy.
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What are causes of nephrogenic DI?
Lithium, hypercalcemia, hypokalemia, renal diseases (obstruction, sickle cell, PCKD, amyloid), drugs (e.g. amphotericin B)

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