Renal Flashcards
(185 cards)
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What is an acute kidney injury?
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-An abrupt loss of kidney function (within 48 hours) resulting in the retention of urea and other waste products = dysregulation of extracellular volume and electrolytes
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What are the 3 criteria that defines AKI?
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- Increase in serum creatinine of >26.4μmol/L above baseline
- Increase in serum creatinine of >50%
- Oliguira <0.5mL/kg/hr for >6hr
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Who are high risk patients for AKI?
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- CKD
- Diabetics
- Diffuse atherosclerotic disease
- CCF
- Multiple myeloma
- Elderly
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How can the causes of AKI be classified?
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- Pre-renal
- Renal
- Post renal
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What are the pre renal causes of AKI?
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- Volume depletion ie bleeding, D+V, burns
- Oedematous states ie Cardiac failure, cirrhosis, neprhotic syndrome
- Hyptension ie sepsis, shock
- CV
- Medications ie NSAID, COX-2, ACEi, ARB
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What are the renal causes of AKI?
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- Glomoerular disease ie glomerulonephritis, thrombosis
- Tubular injury ie prolonged ischaemia, nephrotoxins
- Acute interstitial nephritis ie drugs, infection, autoimmune disease
- Vascular disease ie Polyarteritis nodosa, vasculitis, renal artery stenosis
- Eclampsia
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What are the post renal causes of AKI?
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- Prostatic hypertrophy
- Calculus
- Blood clot
- Urethral stricture
- Tumour
- Pelvic malignancy
- Radiation fibrosis
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What are the drugs known to cause AKI?
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- NSAIDS
- gentamycin
- antifungals
- antivirals
- radio-iodine contrast
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Who is most commonly affected by AKI?
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-Elderly
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What are risk factors for AKI?
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- Age >65
- CKD with eGFR <60
- Past history of AKI
- CO-existing illness eg cardiac failure, liver disease, diabetes
- Neuroimpairment
- Hypovolaemia
- Symptoms of urological obstruction
- Sepsis
- Use of contrast
- Nephrotoxic Medications
- Perioperative period
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How does AKI present?
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-Decreasing urine volume and rise in serum creatinine
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What are symptoms of an AKI?
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- Decrease in urine output ie oliguria, anuria
- Nausea and vomiting
- Dehydration
- Confusion
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What are signs of AKI?
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- Hypertension
- Large painless bladder
- Fluid overload: ^JVP, pulmonary and peripheral oedema
- Postural hypotension and dehydration
- Pallor, rash, bruising
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What investigations are required for an AKI?
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- Urinalysis and urine microscopy
- Creatinine blood test along with other normals
- Blood film
- Immunology ie bence jones protein, ANCA, complement
- US (if obstruction suspected)
- Other radiology for systemic disease
- BIOPSY
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How does CKD differ from AKI?
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CKD:
- long duration of symptoms
- nocturia
- absence of illness
- anaemia
- hyperphosphatemia
- reduced renal size
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How is AKI managed?
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-Supportive treatment: >treat underlying cause >stop nephrotoxic drugs >monitor fluid and electrolytes >treat acute complications ie K+^, acidosis, pulmonary oedema, bleeding
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What are the indications for dialysis (renal replacement therapy)
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- Hyperkalaemia
- Pulmonary oedema refractory to medical management
- Severe metabolic acidaemia due to kidney failure
- Progressive renal failure (^creatinine)
- Uraemic complications ie pericarditis, altered mental state)
- Fluid overload
- Renal transplant
- CKD 4 or 5
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What is the management bundle for AKI?
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- Haemodynamic restoration (fluids and inotropes)
- Treatment of K+
- Input/output charting and frequent obs
- Urinalysis
- Stop nephrotoxins, drugs with haemodynamic effect, reduce doses of renally excreted drugs
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What is CKD?
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-Abnormal kidney function ie eGFR <60ml/min/1.73m^2 for longer than 3 months
or
-Kidney damage
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What is are risk factors for CKD?
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- Increasing age
- Diabetes
- CVD
- Proteinuria
- AKI
- Hypertension
- Smoking
- African, afro-carribean or asian ethnicity
- Chronic use of NSAIDs
- Untreated outflow obstruction
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Classification of CKD?
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- Stage 1: normal - eGFR >90 ml/minute/1.73 m2 with other evidence of chronic kidney damage (see below).
- Stage 2: mild impairment - eGFR 60-89 ml/minute/1.73 m2 with other evidence of chronic kidney damage.
- Stage 3a: moderate impairment - eGFR 45-59 ml/minute/1.73 m2.
- Stage 3b: moderate impairment - eGFR 30-44 ml/minute/1.73 m2.
- Stage 4: severe impairment - eGFR 15-29 ml/minute/1.73 m2.
- Stage 5: established renal failure (ERF) - eGFR less than 15 ml/minute/1.73 m2 or on dialysis.
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What persistent findings may indicate CKD?
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- Persistent microalbuminuria
- Persistent proteinuria
- Persistent haematuria
- Structural abnormalities ie PCKD
- Biopsy proven glomerulonephritis
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How does CKD present?
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- Usually incidentally on a routine blood or urine test
- Long/progressive disease
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What are the symptoms of severe CKD?
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Anorexia Nausea Vomiting Fatigue Pruritus Peripheral oedema Dyspnoea Insomnia Muscle cramps Pulmonary oedema Nocturia Headache Sexual dysfunction Very severe Hiccups Pericarditis Coma Seizures
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What are risk factors that require screening for CKD?
-AKI
-CVD
>ischaemic heart disease, chronic HF, PAD, Cerebral vascular disease
-Structural renal tract disease, prostatic hypertrophy
-Multisystem disease ie SLE
-FHX of CKD
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Investigations of CKD?
-eGFR
-Biochemistry: k+^, bicarb low, phosphate high
-Haematology: anaemia
-Serology: >autoantibodies: ANA, c-ANCA, p-ANCA, anti-GBM
>Hepatitis
>HIV
-Urinalysis
-Imaging: renal US
-Retrograde pyelogram
-Renal radionuclide scan
-CT (Renal artery stenosis)
-Biopsy
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Management of CKD?
- Explanation and education
- Medication review
- Monitoring of eGFR
- Immunise against influenza and pneumococcus
- CVD prevention and blood pressure control
- Advice for nutrition and physical exercise
- Manage and monitor bone and mineral disorders and treat with vit d supplementation if required
- Treat hyperphosphataemia with calcium acetate
- Renal replacement therapy if required
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When should a patient with CKD be referred?
- GFR <30ml/minute/1.73m2 - with or without diabetes
- ACR >70mg/mmol - unless already known to be caused by DM and being treated
- ACR >30mg/mmol with haematuria
- Sustained decrease in GFR of 25%+ within 12 months
- Hypertension poorly controlled despite >4 drugs
- Known or suspected rate or genetic causes of CKD
- Suspected renal artery stenosis
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What are some potential complication of CKD?
- Anaemia
- Coagulopathy
- Hypertension
- Calcium phosphate loading: cardiovascular disease, arthropathy, soft tissue calcification
- Renal osteodystrophy: disorders of calcium, phosphorus and bone
- Bone changes of secondary hyperparathyroidism
- Neurological: uraemic encephalopathy, neuropathy
- Dialysis amyloid: bone pain, arthropathym carpal tunnel syndrome
- Fluid overload: pulmonary oedema, hypertension
- Malnutrition: increased mortality and morbidity, poor wound healing, infections
- Glucose intolerance due to peripheral insulin resistance
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What is hyperkalaemia?
-Plasma potassium >5.5mmol/L
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What are the different severities of potassium and when do the blood tests need to be repeated?
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-Mild: .5-5.9
>recheck in a week
-Moderate: 6.0-6.4
>recheck next week
-Severe: >6.5
>requires urgent investigation
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Mechanisms of action causing hyperkalaemia:
- Renal causes: decreased excretion of drugs
- Increased circulation of potassium
- A shift from intracellular to the extracellular space
- Pseudohyperkalaemia
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When is the greatest risk to experience hyper/hypokalaemia?
-At the extreme ends of age
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What are the renal causes of hyperkalaemia?
- AKI
- CKD
- Hyperkalaemic renal tubular acidosis
- Mineralocorticoid deficiency
- Medicines that interfere with RAAS
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What drugs can cause hyperkalaemia?
- ACEi
- ARBs
- NSAIDs
- Heparin
- Ciclosporin
- Tacrolimus
- Pentamidine
- Co-trimaxazole
- Herbal remedies
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What are the exogenous causes of increased potassium?
- Potassium supplementation
| - Increased food consumption of soft fruit, veg, chocolate, coffee
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What are the endogenous causes of increased potassium?
- tumour lysis syndrome
- rhabdomyloysis
- trauma
- burns
- crush syndrome
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What causes pseudohyperkalaemia?
- Prolonged tourniquet time
- Difficulty collecting sample
- Clenched fist
- Test tube haemolysis
- Use of wrong haemolysis
- Excessive cooling of specimen
- Length of storage of specimen
- Marked leukocytosis and thrombocytosis
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How does hyperkalaemia present?
- Non-specific: weakness and fatigue
- Muscular paralysis or SOB, chest pain, palpitations
- Bradycardia
- Tachypnoea from resp weakness
- Flaccid paralysis
- Depressed tendon reflexes
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What investigations are required for hyperkalaemia?
- 24hr urine volume and electrolytes
- FBC
- Capillary blood glucose
- ABG
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What are the ECG findings of hyperkalaemia?
- Tall tented T waves (in all chest leads)
- Reduced/loss of P wave
- Widening of QRS
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When are cardiac conduction disturbances most likely when caused by hyperkalaemia?
-When there is a rapid rise of potassium
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How is hyperkalaemia managed?
- Calcium gluconate 10% - 10mls - over 1-2 minutes
| - Insulin immediate release and dextrose 10%
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What is hypokalaemia?
<3.5 mmol/L
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What are the severities of hypokalaemia?
- Mild: 3.1-3.5mmol/L
- Moderate: 2.5-3.0mmol/L
- Severe: <2.5mmol/L
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What are most cases of hypokalaemia caused by?
-Diuretic consumption or loss of GI fluids through vomiting, chronic diarrhoea or laxative abuse.
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What are the causes of hypokalaemia?
- Increased loss
- Transcellular shift
- Decreased intake of potassium
- Misc
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What causes increased potassium loss via the kidney?
- Thiazide/loop diuretics
- Renal tubular acidosis
- Hypomagnesaemia
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Tubulointerstitial renal disease
- Excess liquorice ingestion
- Activation of RAAS system
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What causes increased potassium loss via the GI tract?
- Diarrhoea
- Vomiting
- Intestinal fistulae
- Villous adenoma
- Pyloric stenosis
- Laxative abuse
- Bowel prep
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What causes increased potassium loss via the skin?
- Burns
- Erythroderma
- Increased sweating
- Increased loss in sweat ie CF
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What are the transcellular shift causes of hypokalaemia?
- Alkalosis
- Insulin and glucose administration
- Calcium channel blockers
- Hypothermia
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What are the causes of decreased potassium intake?
- Inadequate potassium replacement on IV fluids whilst NBM
- Total parenteral nutrition
- Malnutrition
- Anorexia nervosa
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How does hypokalaemia present?
- Generally asymptomatic
- General fatigue
- Generalised weakness
- Muscle pain
- Constipation
- Incidental findings
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How does severe hypokalaemia present?
-Severe muscle paralysis
| >lower extremities moving upwards
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What bloods are needed for hypokalaemia?
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-Bloods:
>U&E, Bicarb, glucose, chloride, Mg
-ECG:
>Flat t waves, St depression, U waves, Ventricular arrhythmias
-Urine test
>urinary K+, NA+, osmolality
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What is the management for hypokalaemia?
- Primary care for 2.5-3.0: compare with previous results, ECG, oral potassium replacement. -->40-120mmol/day
- TARGET: 4.5mmol/L
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What electrolyte needs to managed before others can be corrected?
-Magnesium
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What is secondary care management for hypokalaemia?
- Oral dose of 20-40mol K+ 2-4 times daily
| - IV KCL via peripheral line
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What are the complications of hypokalaemia?
- Arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death
- Muscle weakness
- Abnormal renal function
- Iatrogenic hyperkalaemia
- Digoxin toxicity
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How is calcium regulated within the body?
-Reduction in serum calcium stimulates PTH
>increases bone resorption
>increases renal calcium reabsorption
>stimulates renal conversion of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 to 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3 (increases intestinal calcium absorption)
>negative feedback
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What should serum calcium be?
2.25-2.5mol/L
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Why should you use corrected (unbound) calcium?
-Not bound to albumin so free to take part in cellular activities such as neuromuscular contraction, coagulation
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What is hypercalcaemia?
Calcium >2.5
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What is the most common cause of hypercalcaemia?
-Primary hyperparathyroidism
| >usually in postmenopausal women
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Mneumonic for hypercalcaemic presentation?
- STONES
- BONES
- GROANS
- MOANS
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What symptoms may someone experience if they have hypercalcaemia?
- Polyuria/polydypsia
- Depression
- Cognitive impairment
- Muscle weakness
- Constipation
- Anorexia
- Abdominal pain
- Vomiting
- Dehydration
- Coma
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What are the PTH mediated causes of hypercalcaemia?
-Primary hyperparathyroidism
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What are the non-PTH mediated causes of hypercalcaemia?
- Malignancy
- Granulomatous conditions ie sarcoidosis
- Endocrine conditions ie thyrotoxicosis
- Drugs ie thiazide diuretics, vit A and D supplements
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What are the 4 mechanisms that malignancy causes hypercalcaemia?
- Ectopic production of PTH related peptide by tumour cells
- Osteolytic hypercalcaemia
- Ectopic calcitriol
- Ectopic PTH produced by tumour cells
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What imaging investigations are required for hypercalcaemia?
- X ray: bony abnormalities
| - US/CT: urogenital tract imaging >stones or calcification
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What bony abnormalities may be detected by xray in someone with hypercalcaemia?
- Demineralisation
- Bone cyts
- Bony metastases
- Pathological fractures
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What is the acute management of hypercalcaemia?
- Increase circulating volume with 0.9% saline
- Bisphosphonates
- Glucocorticoids
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What is the management of asymptomatic hypercalcaemia?
- Conservative treatment with regular bone density monitoring, renal function, serum and urinary calcium levels
- regular mobilisation
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What is the management of symptomatic hypercalcaemia?
Removal of parathyroid gland if impaired renal function, hypercalciuria, low bone mineral density, severe hypercalcaemia
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What is hypocalcaemia?
serum calcium <2.1
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What level of calcium can result in neuromuscular instability symptoms?
-<1.9
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What are symptoms of hypocalcaemia?
- Parasthesia (around mouth, toes, fingers)
- Tetany
- Carpopedal spasm
- Muscle cramps
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What are signs of hypocalcaemia?
- Chvosteks sign
- seizures
- prolonged QT interval
- Laryngospasm
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What does prolonged hypocalcaemia cause?
- Subcapsular cataract
- Papilloedema
- Abnormal teeth
- Ectopic calcification
- Dementia and confusion
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What are the most common causes of hypocalcaemia?
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Vitamin D deficiency/abnormal metabolism
- CKD
- Hypomagnesaemia
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How should hypocalcaemia be investigated?
- Recheck blood sample
- Exclude CKD
- Check mg and p04
- Serum PTH and vit D
- ECG
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How should acute hypocalcaemia be managed?
- Calcium gluconate 10% 10ml IV
| - Monitor and further infusion if necessary
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How should persistent hypocalcaemia be managed?
-Supplementary calcium and vitamin D
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What is hypernatraemia?
>145mmol/L
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What are risk factors for hypernatraemia?
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-Lack of independent access to water
>children
>elderly patients
>altered mental status
>hypothalamic lesions affecting sense of thirst
>critical illness causing AKI
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What are the causes of AKI?
- Dehydration
- Hypotonic fluid loss
- Hypertonic sodium gain
- Intracellular shift of water (rare)
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What are the causes of dehydration which may result in hypernatraemia?
- Inadequate water intake
- DI
- Thirst impairment ie dementia
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What are the causes of hypotonic fluid loss?
-Dermal losses ie burns
-GI losses ie diarrhoea and vomiting
-Urinary losses
ie loop diuretics
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What are the causes of hypertonic sodium gain?
- Iatrogenic ie tube feeding
- Excess salt ingestion
- Hyeraldosteronism
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How does hypernatraemia present?
- CNS dysfunction ie lethargy, weakness, confusion
| - Dehydration ie dry mouth, oliguria, tachycardia
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What investigations are required for hypernatraemia?
- U&E
- Plasma gluocse
- Urine and sodium osmolality
- Neuroimaging if required
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What is the management of hypernatraemia?
- Treat underlying disorder if possible
- Correct dehydration and hypovolaemia
- Monitor progress
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What are complications of hypernatraemia?
- Cerebral bleeding
- SAH
- Permanent brain damage
- Death
- Cerebral oedema (if overfast correction)
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How is hyponatraemia classified?
- Acute vs chronic
| - Hypovolaemic vs hypervolaemic vs euvolaemic
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What are normal sodium levels?
136-142.
Mild hyponatraemia <136
Severe hyponatraemia <120
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How is sodium controlled?
- Kidneys regulate sodicum excretion and level of fluid in the body via the RAAS system.
- ADH plays a role in regulation
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Which patient groups are at risk of hyponatraemia?
-Children and the elderly
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What are the causes of hypovolaemic hyponatraemia?
- D+V
- Addison's disease
- Burns
- Excessive sweating
- Medications: diuretics
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What are the causes of hypervolaemic hyponatraemia?
- Cardiac failure
- Cirrhosis
- Kidney failure
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What are the causes of euvolaemic hyponatraemia?
- Neurological ie brain tumour or trauma
- Lung disorders ie lung cancer, pneumonia
- Cancers
- Medications ie SSRIs, PPI, ACEi
- Pain, postoperative, stress, endurance excercise
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How does mild hyponatraemia present?
- Anorexia
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Lethargy
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How does moderate hyponatraemia present?
- Personality change
- Muscle cramps
- Weakness
- Confusion
- Ataxia
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How does severe hyponatraemia present?
- Drowsiness
| - Seizures
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What are signs of hyponatraemia?
-Neuro signs: Altered consciousness, cognitive impairment, seziures
-Hypovolaemia signs: dry mucous membranes, tachycardia, reduced skin turgor
-Signs of hypervolaemia: pulmonary rales,
JVP^, peripheral oedema
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What investigatinos are required for hyponatraemia?
- Fluid status
- Serum sodium and potassium
- Urine sodium level
- Serum TSH and free thyroxine level
- Random serum cortisol level
- Imaging
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What is the acute management for hyponatraemia?
- Hypertonic 3% saline. 150ml over 15 min.
- repeat after 20 mins if no clincial improvement.
- Recheck Na at 6,12,24, 48hrs for over correction.
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How should hypvolaemic hyponatraemia be treated?
-0.9% saline
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How should hypervolaemic hyponatraemia be treated?
-Treat underlying cause. ie ccf, renal failure, liver cirrhosis
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What are the 3 cardinal features of nephrotic syndrome?
- Proteinuria
- Oedema
- Hypoalbuminaemia
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What is the aetiology of nephrotic syndrome?
-Often unknown
-Vasculitides
>HSP, SLE,
-Infections
-Allergens ie bee sting
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What are the clinical features of nephrotic syndrome?
- Periorbital oedema (particularly on waking)
- Scrotal/Vulval oedema, leg and ankle oedema
- Ascites
- Breathlessness (pleural effusion)
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What investigations are needed to look for nephrotic syndome?
- Urine protein (urine dipstick)
- Urine microscopy and culture
- Blood pressure
- Bloods (FBC, U+E, creatinine, albumin, complement levels - c3+c4 decrease), antistreptolysin O or anti-DNAase B and throat swab
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What does histology of steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome look like?
- Light microscopy: normal
- Electron microscopy: fusion of podocytes
* Minimal change disease*
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What features suggest steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome?
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-Age between 1 and 10 years
>Peak between 2+5
-No macroscopic haematuria
-Normal blood pressure
-Normal complement levels
-Normal renal function
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How is nephrotic syndrome managed?
- Oral corticosteroids (prednisolone) > 60mg/m2/day and reduced slowly from week 4.
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Fluid restriction/balance
- Salt restriction
- Prophylactic antibiotics
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What are complications of nephrotic syndrome?
- Hypovolaemia
- Thrombosis
- Infection
- Hypercholesterolemia
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Why does hypovolaemia occur as a complication from nephrotic syndrome?
-Peripheral vasoconstriction and urinary sodium retention
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Why does thrombosis occur as a complication from nephrotic syndrome?
- Hypercoagulable state due to a loss of antithrombin in the urine
- Thrombocytosis can exacerbate steroid therapy
- Increased blood viscosity from raised haematocrit
- Increased synthesis of clotting factors
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Why might someone develop an infection if they have nephrotic syndrome?
- Immunoglobulins lost in urine
| - Pneumococcus is most common infective bacteria
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What are the causes of steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome?
- Focal segmental glomerulonephritis
- Mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis
- Membranous nephropathy
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How is steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome treated?
- Depends on the underlying cause of nephrotic syndrome
- Azothioprine
- DIuretics
- Salt restrictions
- ACEi
- NSAIDs
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What are the 5 functions of the kidneys?
- Elimination of waste material
- Regulation of volume and composition of body fluid >BP regulation, electrolytes
- Endocrine functino > production of EPO and renin, activation of vit D
- Autocrine function > production of endothelin, prostaglandins, renal natriuretic peptide
- Acid base balance > regulares bicarbonate and H+ excretion
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What drugs inhibit secretion of creatinine (and therefore eGFR)?
- Trimethoprim
- Cimetidine (histamine receptor antagonist)
- Ritonavir (treatment for HIV)
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What is the role of the proximal convoluted tubule?
- Resorbs 70% of Na+.
| - Also absorbs glucose, bicarb and amino acids
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What hormone acts mainly on PCT?
-Angiotensin II
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What is the role of the distal convoluted tubule?
-Regulation of sodium re-absorption (therefore water reabsorption)
-Under the control of aldosterone
>also excretes K+ and H+
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Why does hypokalaemia and alkalosis occur in Conn's syndrome?
-Conn's syndrome = hyperaldosteronism
>Na+ reabsorption and K+ excretion in DCT.
>K+ also pulls H+
=hypokalaemic and alkalosis
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Why does Addison's disease cause a hyperkalaemic acidosis?
-Addison's disease = adrenal insufficiency
>impaired sodium reabsorption and K+ excretion
>hypotension
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Which meds can cause hypokalaemia?
- Loop diuretics
| - Thiazide diuretics ie bendroflumethiazide, indapamide
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Which meds can cause hyperkalaemia?
- spinonalactone
- amiloride
- ARB
- Trimethoprim
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How do thiazide diuretics work?
-Block the Na+/Cl- channel in the DCT
| >Bendroflumethiazide
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How do loop diuretics work?
-Block Na+K+Cl- in the loop of Henle
| >Furosemide
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How do potassium sparing diuretics work?
-Block Na channels in the collecting duct
| >amiloride
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How does spinoralactone work?
-Aldosterone antagonist
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What can kidney stones be made of?
- CALCIUM OXALATE
- Uric acid
- Cysteine
- Calcium phosphate
- Struvite
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Where are the 3 most common sites for kidney stones?
- Pelvoureteric junction
- Pelvic brim
- Uterovesicular junctino
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What are risk factors for renal stones?
- Dehydration
- High calcium
- Cystinuria
- High dietary oxalate
- Renal tubular acidosis
- Kidney structural acidosis
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What are risk factors for urate kidney stones?
- Gout
- Hyperuricaemia
- Ileostomy pts
- Myeloproliferative disorders
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What are the causes of hyperoxaluria?
-Dietary causes: increased rhubarb, tea, spinach
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Which meds increase risk of developing kidney stones?
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-Drugs that promote calcium stones;
>loop diuretics
>steroids
>acetozolamide
>theophylline
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What meds prevent calcium stones from forming?
-Thiazide diuretics
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What are the clinical features of kidney stones?
- Renal colic. Severe intermittent loin pain (loin to groin pain)
- Writhing pain
- Haematuria
- Dysuria
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Investigations for kidney stones?
- Urine dipstick and CR
- Serum Cr and electrolytes
- FBC/CRP
- Calcium/urate
- MSSU
- Plain KUB XR + CT
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Management for kidney stones?
-Strong analgesia
-Most stones pass spontaneously
-Medications:
>alpha adrenergic blockers, calcium channel blockers
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What are the indications for interventions in kidney stones?
- Persistent pain
- Infection above site of obstruction
- Failure of the stone to pass down the ureter
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How is interventional removal of kidney stones performed?
- Shockwave lithotripsy
- Ureteroscopy
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
- Open surgery
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How are calcium renal stones prevented?
- High fluid intake
- Low animal protein
- Low salt diet
- Thiazide diuretics
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Why might flash pulmonary oedema occur in AKI?
-Reduced renal perfusion activates RAAS which reduces fluid clearance by the kidneys
=fluid overload
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How should flash pulmonary oedema in AKI be managed?
- O2
- Diuretics (IV furosemide)
- Nitrates (GTN infusion)
- Opiates
- Haemodialysis if required
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What is acute tubular necrosis?
- Necrosis of the renal tubular epithelial cells
| - In the early stages, it's reversible
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What are the causes of acute tubular necrosis?
- Renal ischaemia
| - Toxins
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What are the features of ATN?
- Raised urea
- Raised Cr
- Raised K+
- Muddy brown casts in the urine
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What is acute interstitial nephritis?
-Inflammation of any part of the kidney
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What are the causes of acute interstitial nephritis?
- Idiopathic
- Drugs ie penicillin, rifampicin, NSAIDs, allopurinol
- Infection ie staph
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What is glomerulonephritis?
- A broad term that refers to a group of parenchymal kidney disease
- Causes: leaky glomeruli, hypertension, deteriorating kidney function
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Nephritic vs nephrotic syndrome?
-Nephritic: hypertension, inflammation of the glomeruli, oliguria, haematuria (cola coloured) IgA neuropathy
-Nephrotic:
Hypoalbuminaemia, hyperlipidaemia, proteinuria, peripheral oedema
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What are possible bone disease mainfestations of CKD?
- Osteitis fibrosa cystica (hyperparathyroid bone disease)
- Adynamic (reduction in cellular activity)
- Osteomalacia
- Osteosclerosis
- Osteoporosis
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Which drugs need dose alterations if a patient has CKD because they accumulate?
- Most abx ie penicillins, cephalopsorins, gent, vanc
- Digoxin
- Atenolol
- Methotrexate
- Sulfonylureas
- Furosemide
- Opioids
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What is the distribution of body fluid in an average 70kg person?
- Total volume: 42L
- Intracellular volume: 28L
- Extracellular volume: 14L (11L interstitium, 3L plasma)
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What are physical signs (and symptoms) of hypovolaemia?
- Tachycardia
- Hypotension
- Reduced skin turgor
- Dry mucuous membranes
- Reduced urine output
- Weight reduction
- Thirst
- Dizziness
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Which co-morbidities make a patient more at risk of hypervolaemia?
- Chronic kidney disease
- Heart failure
- Liver failure
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What is third spacing?
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-FLuid collects in parts of the body that it shouldn't collect ie
>pleural effusion
>ascites
>bowel obstruction
>obesity
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When are crystalloid fluids used? What are some examples?
-Used when a patient needs hydrating (able to move into the extravascular space and nourish tissue)
>Hartmann's
>Normal saline
>5% dextrose
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What are colloid fluids used for? what's an example?
-Used for hypovolaemic patients. (fluid remains in intravascular compartment ->increases blood volume)
-Commonly used in hypovolaemic shock
>Gelofusine
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What is autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease?
-Most common cause of inherited kidney disease
-2 types: PKD1 (chromosome 16 defect> presents with renal failure early)
PKD2 (chromosome 4 defect)
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What is PKD associated with?
- Brain, liver and pancreatic cysts
- Aneurysms
- Diverticulae
- Mitral valve prolapse
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What is vascular disease is PKD associated with
-Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to berry aneurysms
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How do kidney cysts present?
- Polyuria and nocturia
- Enlarged kidney on US
- Renal colic (from increased risk of stones)
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What investigations should be arranged for PKD?
- Family screening
- US
- CT scan
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What is the management for PKD?
- Nephrectomy
| - Treat complications
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What is the most common type of kidney cancer?
-Renal cell carcinoma (adenocarcinoma)
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What are risk factors for renal cell carcinoma?
- Smoking
- Obesity
- Hypertension
- Tuberous sclerosis
- Renal failure and dialysis
- PKD
- Von Hippel Lindau syndrome
- Heavy metal industry
- Middle aged men
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Where does kidney cancer commonly metastasise to?
- Lungs
| - Bones
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What is the pathophysiology of renal cell carcinoma?
- Adenocarcinoma or the renal cortex
| - Arises from the proximal convulated tubule epithelium
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How does renal cell carcinoma present in a classic triad?
- Haematuria
- Loin pain
- Abdominal mass
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What other symptoms may someone present with if they have renal cell carcinoma?
- Fever of unknown origin
- Left varicocele (occlusion of left testicular vein)
- Endocrine effects: EPO>polycythaemia, PTH>hypercalcaemia, renin, ACTH
- Systemic features: malaise, weight loss
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What are the paraneoplastic syndromes caused by renal cell carcinoma?
- Hypertension
- Cachexia
- Weight loss
- Amyloidosis
- Elevated ESR
- Anaemia
- Abnormal LFT
- Hypercalcaemia
- Polycythaemia
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How is renal cell carcinoma investigated?
- USS
- CT
- MRI
- PET scan (for mets)
- Bone scan
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Treatment for localised kidney cancer?
- Radical nephrectomy
- Partial nephrectomy
- Cyrotherapy
- Alpha interferon and interkeukin 2 (reduce tumour size)
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What is the most common type of bladder cancer?
-Transitional cell carcinoma
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What are risk factors for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder?
- Smoking
- Exposure to aniline dyes in printing and textile injury
- Rubber manufacture
- Pelvic irradiation
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What are risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder?
- Schistosomiasis
- BCG treatment
- Smoking
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What is the link between schistosomiasis and bladder cancer?
- Schistosomiasis = parasite that cuases chronic inflammation of the urinary tract
- 20 years later malignancy develops
- good prognosis
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How does bladder cancer present?
- Painless haematuria
- Recurrent UTIs
- Voiding irritability
- LUTs
- Abdo pain
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Investigations for bladder cancer?
- Urine dipstick
- Flexible cystoscopy (+/- transurethral resection of the bladder tumour)
- CT urogram
