Renal - Nephrology Flashcards
(24 cards)
diagnosis for SLE with proteinuria?
lupus nephritis
diagnosis for muddy brown casts?
ATN, AKI
dignosis for peripheral oedema + proteinuria?
focal segmental glomerulonephritis
diagnosis for pulmonary haemorrhage (decreased o2 and haemoptysis?
goodpastures
diagnosis for allergic type picture, increased urinary WCC, IgE, eosinophils, impaired renal function
Acute interstiial nephritis
how to decrease the risk of AKI in at risk patients relating to contrast?
NaCl for 12 hours pre and post procedure
which biochem finding suggests kidney disease is chronic?
hypocalcaemia
how to treat central diapetes insipidus?
desmopression (vasopressin V2 receptor agonist)
causes of normal anion gap
GI bicarb loss (diarrhoea, fistula)
renal tubular acidosis
acetazolamide
addisons
which drug causes gynaecomastia?
spironolactone
causes of raised anion gap
lactate - shock, hypoxia
ketone - DKA, alcohol
urate - renal failure
acid poisoning - salicylate, methanol
5-oxoproline, chronic paracetamol use
sign of pre renal cuase
normal urinary sediment
signs of IgA nephropathy
1-2 days post infeciton
haematuria
proteinuira
signs of post streptococcal
1-2 weeks post URTI
signs of membraneous nephropathy glomerulonephritis?
thickened GBM
malignancy
creatinine findings
> 100 pre renal
40-100 - renal
<40 - post renal
findings of amyloid nephritis
apple green birefringence
elderly
multiple myeloma
triad of HUS
microangiopathic haemolyic anaemia
thrombocytopenia
AKI
most common type of renal stones
calcium
treatment for lower UTI women
trimethroprim - avoid in 1st trimestre
nitrofurantoin - avoid in late pregnancy
PO 3 days (7 in pregnancy)
treatment for uncatheterised male UTI
trimethroprim / nitro 7 days
complicated UTI / pyelo
co-amoxiclav 14 days
symptoms of ADPKD
most common
flank pain
recurrent UTI
hypertension
renal dysfunction
haematuria
berry aneurysms
alport syndrome symptoms
haematuria
proteinuria
SNHL
occular deficits
