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azotemia
elevated BUN and Cr
drugs causing ATN
aminoglycosides
NSAIDS
cisplatin
bodily causes of ATN
neprhotoxic
- myoblobin
- light chains

ischemic
- shock
- hemorrhage
FENa <1
prerenal failure
urine osmolality > 500
prerenal failure
urine sodium >40 intrinsic renal fialure
urine sodium < 20
prerenal failure
causes of intrinsic renal failure
ATN
hyaline casts
prerenal failure
causes of GN
goodpasture
wegener
post strep
lupus
causes of vascular intrinsic renal failure
renal artery occlusion
TTP
HUS
causes of interstitial intrinsic renal failure
hypersensitivity to Rx
why does urine/plasma Cr go up in prerenal failure
because much of filtrate is reabsorbed, but Cr isn't
RBC casts
glomerular disease
WBC casts
renal parencymal inflammation
fatty casts
nephrotic syndrome
muddy brown casts
ATN
granular casts
ATN
dysmorphic RBCsss
acute GN
main causes of chronic renal failure
diabetes (30%)
HTN (25%)
decreased GFR stimulates
RAS and aldosterone secretion
GFR formula
[solute]urine x urine flow / [solute]plasma
lethargy
confusion
tetany
hypoglycemia
Cr 1.5-3
chronic renal insufficiency
BUN for uremia to develop
usually >60
calciphylaxis
because of CRF - hyperphos - Ca+ phos preciptiation - necrotic skin lesions
necrotic skin lesions in CRF
calciphylaxis
hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia
secondary hyperparathyroidism
small kidneys
Chronic Renal Failure
effect of ACEis
dilate efferent arteriole
slow progression of proteinuria
BUT can cause hyperkalemia
undesirable effect of ACEi
hyperkalemia
how to correct hyperphosphatemia in CRF
Ca citrate
how to correct anemia in CRF
EPO
how to correct pruritis in CRF
capsacin
cholestyramine
indicators for dialysis
AEIOU

Acidosis
Electrolytes (K)
Intoxications (methanol, ethelyne glycol, lithium aspirin)
Overload
Uremia
is elevated Cr an indication for dialysis?
no
dialyzable substances
salicylic acid
lithium
ethylene glycol
magnesium-containing laxatives
what prophylaxis has to be given to dialysis patients
heparin
bruit in a dialysis fistula
good thing -- it means it's patent
risks of peritoneal dialysis
the dialysis fluid is high in glucose and can cause:
hyperglycemia
hypertriglyceridemia
what can't dialysis fix?
production of EPO, Vit D
how does dialysis fluid of regular dialysis differ from that of peritoneal dialysis?
regular is hypoosmolar
peritoneal is hyperosmolar
aveage urine pH
6
nephrotic range proteinuria
3.5
nitrites +
bacteria
ketones in urine
DKA
starvation
LE in urine
WBCs
specific gravity is proportional to
osmolality

(nl is 1.002 to 1.035)
most common nephrotic in adults
membranous
most common nephrotic in children
minimal change
systemic diseases associated with nephrotic
diabetes
collagen vascular disease
SLE
RA
Henoch-Schonlein purpura
PAN
Wegeners
Amyloidosis
cryoglobulinemia
microalbuminuria
early sign of diabetic nephropathy
microscopic vs gross hematuria
micro is glomerular
hematuria
no infection
normal shaped RBCs
no casts
no proteinuria
culture negative
check for coagulation

if negative, cxr of kidney, ureter, bladder. hope to see stones. if not, further evaluation needed
hematuria
HTN
azotemia
nephritic syndrome
what nephrotic syndrome accompanies Hodgkins
minimal change
pathogeneis of nephritic vs nephrotic
nephrItic is Inflammation
nephrOtick is hOle (permeability)
typical cause of membranoproliferative glomerulonphritis
hep C, cryoglobulinemia

also hep B, syphilis, lupus
renal disease with cryoglobulinemia
membranoproliferative
hematuria
edema
HTN
hypocomplement
proteinuria
PSGN
proliferative GN (crescentic)
pulmonary hemorrhage
anti GBM
Goodpastures
tx for HIV nephropathy
prednisone
ACEi
antiretrovirals
immune complex formation is involved in what category of kidney diseases
glomerulonephritis
eosinophils in urine
Acute Interstitial nephritis
increased BUN and Cr
eosinophiliuria
mild proteinuria or microscopic hematuria
AIN
what SNAIDS can cause in kidneys
interstitial nephritis
renal papillary necrosis
cuases of renal papillary necrosis
analgesics
diabetic nephropathy
sickle cell
UT obstruction/infection
chroinic alcoholism
renal transplant rejection
decreased ECF volume
hypokalemia
renal stones
rickets in children
RTA I

inability to secrete H+ at distal tubule
pathophys or RTA 1,2,4
1 - inability to secrete H+ at distal tubule

2 - inability to reabsorb bicarb proximally

4 - hypoaldosteronism or resistance to aldosterone
treatment for RTA 1
correct acidosis with sodium bicarb

administer phosphate salts (to increase excretion of titratiable acid)
treatment for RTA 2
treat underlying cause

restrict sodium (which increases sodium and therefore bicarb reabsorption)

don't give bicarb because it will just be excreted
which RTAs have hypokalemia
1 and 2 only
Hartnup syndrome pathology
AR
defective amino acid transporter
nicotinamide deficiency
dermatitis
diarrhea
ataxia
psychiatric disturbance
Hartnup
defective AA transporter
Hartnup
RTA associated with Fanconi's syndrome
RTA 2
pathology in Fanconi's
defective transport of
glucose
amino acids
sodium
potassium
phosphate
uric acid
bicarb
glucosuria
phosphaturia
skeletal issues in kids or adults
proteinuria
polyuria
dehydration
type 2 RTA
hypercalciuria
hypokalemia
Fanconi's
tx for Fanconi's
phosphate, K, alkali, salt supplements
hydration
cause of medullary sponge kidney
hyperparathyroidism
parathyroid adenoma
most common cause of secondary HTN
RA stenosis
berry aneurysm
MVP
diverticula
hernia
PKD associations
which patients should not take ACEi
those with renovascular HTN
malignant HTN
sudden onset HTN
HTN that suddenly worshes
HTn that does not respond to standard medical therapy...

what to suspect?
renovascular HTN
diagnosis of renovascular HTN
renal arteriogram -- UNLESS person has renal failure, in which case do MRA
what do these cause...

gout
crohns
hyperPTH
Type I RTA
stones
second most common cause of ESRD
HTN induced nephrosclerosis
most kidney stones are
calcium
which kidney stones are radiodense
calcium
struvite
which kidney stones are radiolucent
uric acid
causes of struvite stones
recurrent UTIs from urease-producing organisms (proteus, klebsiella, serratia, enterobacter)
kidney stones caused by cystinuria
cystine stones
hexagonal kidney stones
cystine
flat square kidney stones
uric acid
bipyramidal/biconcave oval kidney stones
calcium
sudden onset of colicky flank pain radiating to groin
nephrolithiasis
acidic urine and flank pain
uric acid sone
alkaline urine and flank pain
struvite stone
tx for kidney stones
pain meds (morphine, ketorolac)
vigorous fluids
abx if uti
what size stones can be lithotripped
5mm-2cm
what size stones usually pass spontaneously
<5 cm
what drugs reduce calcium stones
thiazides
what drugs reduce uric stones
allopurinol
diagnosis of urinary tract obsruction
initial renal ultrasound

IVP (intravenous urogram) is the gold standard
when is IVP contraindicated?
pregnancy
contrast allery
renal failure
next step if PSA >10
TRUS with biopsy (transrectal u/s)
positive DRE, low PSA
TRUS
PSA <4, DRE neg
annual follow up
PSA 4-10, DRE -
noone knows what to do
bound vs free PSA
Bound is Bad

malignant PSA tends to be bound by plasma proteins
PSA stages
A - nonpalpable, confined
B - palpable, confined
C - extends, no mets
D - mets
tx for localized prostate ca
prostatectomy
tx for locally invasive prostate ca
radiation and androgen deprivation
tx for metastatic prostate ca
orchiectomy
antiandrogens
leuprolide
polycythemia
hypercalcemia
renin
Cushings
feminizaiton/masculization
can all be caused by paraneoplastic effects of Renal Cell Carcinoma
tx for RCC
radical nephrectomy (including adrenals and Gerota's fascia
toxins causing bladder cancer
aniline dye
Azo dyes
coffe
artifical sweeteners
radiation
cyclophosphamide
painless hematuria
possible dysuria and frequency
bladder cancer
tumors in testes vs scrotum
testes almost always malignant

scrotum almost always benight
risk factors for testicular cancer
cryptorchidism, whether or not corrected

klinefelters
testicular cancer stages
A - confined to testis/cord
B - retroperitoneal lymph below diaphragm
C - distant mets
beta hCG elevated
choriocarcinoma
AFP elevated
embryonal tumors

(never choriocarcinoma, seminoma)
HPV types in penile cancer
18 and HSV
bug for kids epididymitis
e coli
bug for young man's epididymitis
gonorrhea
chlamydia