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17 Cards in this Set
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What are three ways to stage CKD
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Creatinine, Proteinuria, Hypertension
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What are some parameters to monitor with CKD?
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Body weight, hydration, BP, rads/ultrasound, BUN, Crea, Ca/P, Na/K, tCO2, urine SG, sed/culture, UPC
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What are the 6 goals of CKD therapy?
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Minimize azotemia, maintain hydration, maintain Ca/P balance, maintain K+, prevent anemia, and prevent metabolic acidosis
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Where do you want to maintain BUN levels?
BUN/CREA? |
BUN < 60
BUN/CREA <15:1 |
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When do you get uremic signs?
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BUN > 90 or CREA >6
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Increased PTH with CKD causes ____
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Nephrocalcinosis
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Two drugs that can be used to maintain Ca/P balance are ____ and _____
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Calcitriol and aluminum carbonates
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What are two drugs that are useful to maintain potassium?
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K+ citrate
K+ gluconate |
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What is a good diet for CKD in cats?
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Hill's g/d
(want to restrict protein) |
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Pharmacokinetic considerations with CKD are to reduce doses of 7 drugs which are...
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B-lactams, Enrofloxacin, TMPS, Aminoglycoside, Enalapril, Digoxin, and Furosemide
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Prognosis for a cat with CKD and UPC >0.43 is
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a little less than a year
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Prognosis for a cat with CKD and UPC < 0.43 is
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about 2 years
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Two congenital disorders that may cause feline CKD are
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Polycystic disease in Persiand and Himalayans
Amyloidosis in Abysinnian and Oriental shorthairs |
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CKD is a major healthy problem that affects (geriatric/adult/young) cats
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geriatric (>10y)
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What are some historical findings of chronic kidney disease in cats
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Wt loss, anorexia, depression, PU/PD, vomiting, weakness, constipation
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What is the mechanism for renal secondary hyperparathyroidism?
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Calcitriol is responsible for Ca and P absorption. It is made in the kidneys and levels decrease with CKD causing decreased Ca and P and stimulating PTH release
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When should replacement therapy be considered with anemia?
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When Hct is <20 and clinical signs of anemia are present
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