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Causes of prerenal AKI

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Pump: HF, MI
Leaky Vessels: Cirrhosis, nephrosis, gastrosis
Low volume: diarrhea, dehydration, diuresis, hemorrhage
Tubing issue: RAS, FMD

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Causes of postrenal AKI

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Obstruction leading to hydronephrosis
Ureter:Stones, cancer
Bladder: Stones, cancer, neurogenic bladder
Urethra: Stones cancer, neurogenic, BPH, foley clog

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Causes of renal AKI

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Glomerular issue
Tubular issue (ATN)
Intertitial issue (AIN)
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Glomerulonephritis

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RBC casts on UA – rule out nephrotic syndrome

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Nephrotic syndrome

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> 3.5mg protein, edema, increased cholesterol

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Acute interstitial nephritis

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Caused by drugs (beta lactams) or infection. WBC casts, eosinophils, rash, fever.

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Acute tubular necrosis

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Caused by ischemia, drugs/toxins (iv contrast, myoglobin, aminoglycosides). Brown muddy casts

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Phases of intrarenal pathology

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Prodrome with increased creatinine,
oliguric phase with decreased urine,
polyuric phase with increased urine.

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How to calculate FeNa?

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Clearance of Na/GFR

=Urine Na/Plasma Na * Plasma Cr/Urine Cr

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Lab findings suggestive of prerenal pathology?

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BUN:Cr >20

FeNa

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Normal GFR

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> 90

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Stage II CKD and how to treat

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GFR between 60 and 90

Aggressively treat comorbidities = BP

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Stage III CKD and how to treat

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30-59

Aggressively treat comorbidities

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Stage IV CKD and how to treat

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GFR 15-29. Put on transplant list, create AV fistula if symptomatic

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Stage V CKD and how to treat

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GFR

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Indications for acute dialysis

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Acidosis
Electrolyte abnormalities (hyper K)
Ingestion of toxins
Overload
Uremia
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How to decrease risk of contrast induced nephropathy?

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IV NS, or use deiodinated contrast.

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First step in working up hyponatremia?

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Calculate vs measured serum osms

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How to calculate S Osm?

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2Na +Glu/18+Bun/2.8

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Normal S osm?

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270-280

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How to correct Na if hypertonic hyponatremia?

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For each 100 BG above 100, add 1.6 to Na.

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Causes of euvolemic hyponatremia

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RATS
RTA IV
Addisons
TSH
SIADH
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Action of PTH

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PTH maintains level of Ca in blood
Increased PTH activates osteoclasts to increse serum ca,
in kidney, PTH will resorb ca, excrete phos, and convert Vit D to active form to absorb more ca and phos.

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Correction of ca for albumin

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99% of calcium is albumin bound. Normal albumin is 4, if albumin reads 3, then need to add 0.8 to Ca.

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Signs of hypocalcemia
Tetany, chvostek sign (tap facial nerve), trousseau's sign (bp cuff for 3 mins causes tetany), perioral tingling
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How to work up hypocalcemia
Check albumin. If it corrects because albumin is low, then check ionized calcium level. If that's low, replete with IV calcium
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Signs of hypercalcemia?
Stones, moans, bones, psychiatric overtones.
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How to work up hypercalcemia?
Recheck calcium levels, if normal do nothing. If high, then give IVF, then calcitonin. Long term hyperca, give bisphosphonates. Don't give loop diuretics because this has fallen out of favor.
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Primary, secondary, tertiary hyperparathyroidism
Primary is autonomous PTH adenoma Secondary is due to early renal failure Tertiary hyperPTH is due to multple autonomous adenomas.
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How does patient with hyperPTH present? Lab values?
Bone pain, pathologic fractures, brown tumors. Increased PTH, increased CA, decreased phos. Don't need vitamin D
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How to determine 1 from 2 and 3 hyper PTH?
Sestomibi scan.
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How to treat hyperparathyroidism
Resect and cinacalcet to prevent tertiary hyperparathyroidism
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Hypercalcemia of malignancy
Cancer can cause hyperca from mets or from PTHrp. | Treat with bisphosphonates.
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Hypervitaminosis D
From granulomas. Increases Ca, decreases PTH, increases phos
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Hyper Ca of immobilization
Causes Ca and phos to rise, and pth to decrease
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Familial Hypercalcemic Hypocalciuria
Asymptomatic increase of calcium with decreased urinary calcium
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HypoPTH
Usually iatrogenic. Decreased PTH, Decreased Ca. Tx with IV Ca
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PseudohypoPTH
Due to insensitivity to PTH. | Causes increased PTH, but decreased Ca.
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Vitamin D deficiency.
Decreased Ca and phos, increased PTH, osteopenia. Dx with 1,25oh D level Tx with ca and vitamin d or high dose vitamin D Also treat with bisphosphonates if severely osteopenic.
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CKD induced hypocalcemia
Decreased Vitamin D conversion causes decreased Ca and Phos, so increased PTH. (2 hyperparathyroidism)
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Causes of hyperkalemia
Iatrogenic, trauma, hypoaldosteronemia (acei, arb, spironolactone), ESRD, diet
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How to work up hyperkalemia
Recheck, then get an EKG, if any changes (peaked T waves, long qrs, give ca gluc, will eventually cause torsades. If no ekg changes, not emergent so give kayexalate or lasix.
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Treatment options for hyperkalemia
Insulin w/D50, bicarb or albuterol, decreases EC K but no change inTBK Kayexalate Diuretics Dialysis
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Hypokalemia
From GI losses or renal losses (hyperaldosteronism, diuretics, barters syndrome, gittleman's) Ekg shows flat T waves and U waves. Just replete K. PO is better than IV. If peripheral
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How to work up kidney stone?
Do a UA first, no blood, no stone. Then do spiral CT scan or ultrasound if pregnany
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How to treat kidney stone
Fluid, pain meds, tamsulosin
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How to treat kidney stone between 5 mm and 3 cm
Lithotripsy
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How to treat kidney stone >3cm
Surgery, then later, strain urine and type, followed by 24 h urine catch.
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Types of stones
Ca oxalate (envelope), radioopaque Struvite (coffin), radioopaque, proteus Cysteine (hexagon), radiolucent Uric acid (rhomboid), radiolucent, gout or increased turnover.
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Simple renal cyst (pt, dx tx)
Patient: asymptomatic, small no loculations. | No need for diagnostic tests or treatment
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Complex renal cyst
Patient has a flank mass that can cause infection and hematuria. Evaluate with CT, u/s if pregnant. Then biopsy, tx: resection
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RCC
Flank mass, increased EPO, hematuria. CT scan or us if prenant. DO NOT BIOPSY. Tx: nephrectomy, ex vivo pathology. Spreads hematogenously.
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ARPKD
Infants. Complete renal failure, aneuric. Dx with ux. Radially oriented cysts.
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ADPKD
Flank mass, infections, bleeds. CT scan. Biopsy. Supportive then transplant.
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Minimal change disease
Associated with hodgkins, children
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FSGS
Associated with blacks, aids, heroin use.
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Membranous
In whites, hep b and c, solid tumors
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MPGN
Hep B and C, C3 nephritic factor.

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