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| Acute Renal Failure categories |
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- Prerenal: reduction of renal perfusion e.g. dehydration, GI bleed, bilateral arterial occlusion
- Intrarenal: vascular, glomerular, tubular injuries
- Postrenal: obstruction or urinary tract or renal veins |
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Normal = 40-80 mg/day
Abnormal, MONITOR and make sure on ACE OR ARB = more than 150 mg/24 hrs
REFERRAL range = 800-1000 mg/24 hr
Nephrotic range = more than 3.5g/24 hr |
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| Nephrotic range for proteinuria |
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| Cr: male - 0.6-1.2; female - 0.5-1.1 |
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[(140-age) x (kg wt.)]/[(Scr mg/dl) x 72] - males
females = x 0.85 |
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Healthy people, normal GFR 90mL/min/1.73m2
60-89mL w/o kidney damage may be nl
60-89mL >3mo along with kidney damage=early kidney dz
<60mL >3mo = chronic kidney dz (CKD) |
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- RISE in Cr. and BUN, like doubled
- not peeing much! |
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- FLUID LOSS
- tx: fluid!!
BUN/Cr ratio > 20:1 due to increased water and urea absorption
Low urine spot sodium (not 24 hr) < 20meq/L (mostly less than 10) |
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BUN/Cr ratio normal or < 20:1
High urine Na >40 mEq/L
High FENa >2%
- careful hydration and supportive care |
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1. contrast nephropathy
2. thromboembolic disease
3. Interstitial nephritis
4. Pigment nephropathy
5. Acute glomerulonephritis
6. Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) |
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- Group of disorders from physical obstruction of ureters, bladder, prostate, renal vein
- Patients may have flank pain, polyuria, oliguria or anuria |
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| CKD is GFR < 60mL per min per 1.72msq or evidence of kidney damage w/wo decreased GFR for 3 or more months |
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Stage 1: >90 - kidney damage w/ nL or inc. GFR
Stage 2: 60-89 - kidney damage w/ mildly dec. GFR
Stage 3: 30-59 - mod. decr. GFR
Stage 4: 15-29 - severely decr. GFR
Stage 5: <15 OR DIALYSIS - kidney failure |
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- UTI sx, edematous prostate, may be warm and tender/boggy to palpation, pain
- abx x 14 days |
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- PSA>4
- prostate = smooth, rubbery consistency with possible nodules |
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- Painless swelling of one or both testicles
- Disappears without treatment during first year of life in newborns or 6 months in adults
- If symptomatic or does not resolve spontaneously, refer for hydrocelectomy
- transilluminates |
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- Nontender mass above testicles that feels like a bag of worms
- Typically develop in adolescence and likely result in worsened sperm production
- No treatment necessary unless pain, testicular atrophy, or infertility then refer for repair |
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