Prep 2 Flashcards
Why are there muddy brown casts in the urine in ATN?
because in acute tubular necrosis tubular cells necrose, and as part of the process red cells leak into the tubule as a response to the injury… and so then these dead tubular cells with hemoglobin look a muddy brown color
Muddy brown casts and epithelial casts, mild pyruia and mild proteinuria think
ATN
Is the urine concentrated or dilute in ATN?
dilute
and you are also losing lots of sodium in the urine
the kidenys basically just stop doing their job
Treatment for ATN
Supportive
Type of casts seen in acute glomerulopnephritis
red blood cell casts
along with hematuria, microscopic or gross
What is BP like in acute glomerulonephritis?
high. you get hypertensive.
The cause of acute interstitial nephritis is usually blank. And the associated symptoms you get with it are….
caused by an allergic reaction to a drug
will get associated fever, rash, and eosinophilia
Urine eosinophils think
acute interstitial nephritis
UA in acute instertitial nephritis
will show…
white cells
red cells
a little protein
and EOSINOPHILS
hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and renal failure =
HUS
How to remove an aspirated foreign body
rigid bronch
A very very thin teen gymnast female has a low free T4, but normal TSH. What does she have?
euthyroid sick syndrome in the setting of being in a negative energy balance state and way, way too thin
Define primary amenorrhea
= no period by age 15
What is euthyroid sick syndrome?
It’s a physiologic adaptation to conserve energy when living in a negative energy balance state
you will have a normal TSH but low free T4
Blank is a condition where serum levels of free T4 are low in patients who have nonthyroidal systemic illness but who are actually euthyroid.
Euthyroid sick syndrome
Delayed puberty in girls is defined as
lack of breast development by age 13
Permanent hypoigonadotropic hypogonadism + anosmia =
Kallman syndrome
Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism is the result of
primary gonadal failure
Name some causes of hypergonadotropic hypogonadism
Turner syndrome (streak, dysfunctional ovaries)
Gonad injury for radiation or chemo
Klinefelter syndrome
Define delayed puberty in boys:
lack of testicular growth to 4 mL (2.5 cm in length) by age 14
Name some causes of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
eating disorder
excessive exercise
systemic illness
Name the 4 categories of delayed puberty:
normal variant constitutional delay
hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
hypergonadotropic hypogonadism
Are x-rays good at picking up femoral neck stress fractures?
NO
Femoral neck stress fracture is a can’t miss diagnosis, but x-ray will usually be normal so you need an MRI
Who usually gets femoral neck stress fractures
teenage girls who do running sports