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2 major causes of inability to concentrate urine
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- diabetes insipidus
- sickle cell disease/trait |
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In pregnancy, high ESR means
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nothing, always elevated
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In pregnancy, normal BUN or Cr may mean
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renal disease
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4 non-pancreatic sources of amylase
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- salivary glands
- rest of GI tract - renal failure - ruptured tubal pregnancy |
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Elevated lipase AND amylase =
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pancreatitis
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Test specific for biliary alkaline phosphatase
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GGT (gamma-glutamyltraspeptidase) or 5-nucleosidase
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Side effect of chlorpropamide
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SIADH
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What does hyponatremia mean in a diabetic patient
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Careful...sodium may be arificially low in hyperglycemia
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pH relation of calcium and potassium
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they move in the same direction (into cells with alkalosis)
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Persistantly low K or Ca is likely complicated by
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low Mg
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BUN/Cr ratio >15 usually indicates
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dehydration
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