Labs
What is the normal range for sodium?
135-145 mEQ/L
ESRD stands for?
End-Stage Renal Disease
Name a potassium-sparing diuretic from the Top 200
Spironolactone (Aldactone)
or
HCTZ/Triameterene
Furosemide belongs to which class of diuretics?
Loop Diuretics
What is the equation used to measure Creatinine Clearance?
Cr = (140 - Age ) * Weight / (72 * SCr)
Which dialysis causes a reduction in appetite due to continuous glucose while putting patients at risk for infection?
Peritoneal Dialysis
What is the generic name for Diovan?
Valsartan
Hygroton is the brand name of which medication?
Chlorthalidone (Thiazide Diuretics)
Calculate the CrCl of a 49 year old female, with a body weight of 80 kg and a serum creatinine of 1.2 mg/dL
Answer: 71.62 mL/min
What does RAAS stand for?
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Name 2 classes of nephrotoxic drugs
NSAIDs, Diuretics, ACEIs, ARBs
Hyperuricemia, hypokalemia, and hypocalcemia are adverse effects of which diuretics?
Loop Diuretics
If the patient's labs indicate that the GFR falls in the range of 15-29 mL/min, what stage of chronic kidney disease are they at?
Stage 4 CKD, which is a severe loss of kidney function
What is the medical term for total cessation of urine output?
Anuria
What medication class causes adverse effects of hypotension, dry cough, AKI, and hyperkalemia?
ACE inhibitors (-prils)
This class of diuretics cause acidosis, hyponatremia and hyperkalemia.
Potassium-Sparing Diuretics
A patient is taking the following drugs: HCTZ/Triamterene, Olmesartan, Metformin, and Canagliflozin. What lab values should we be monitoring?
Sodium, Potassium, and eGFR
What organ is the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme produced in?
Lungs
What is the spironolactone to furosemide ratio for heart failure or ascites
100 mg of spironolactone and 40 mg of furosemide
This class of drugs is used to for drug overdose, dialysis disequilibrium, and reduction of intraocular pressure
Osmotic Diuretics