AKI/CKD
This sudden loss of kidney function is characterized by an abrupt decrease in glomerular filtration rate and can be reversible with timely treatment.
AKI
This type of thermal injury is caused by prolonged exposure to freezing temperatures and may lead to tissue necrosis or gangrene.
Frostbite
This "D" is characterized by an acute onset, fluctuating course, and altered level of consciousness, often caused by underlying medical issues.
Delirium
This type of kidney injury typically occurs after a streptococcal infection and is marked by hematuria, proteinuria, and hypertension.
Glomerulonephritis
This type of hepatitis is commonly spread through contaminated food and water, not through blood or body fluids
What is Hepatitis A (HAV)?
This medication binds potassium in the gut to help lower dangerously high serum potassium levels in kidney disease patients.
Kayexalate
The priority action at the scene of a burn injury is to stop the burning process and then assess for this immediately life-threatening condition.
Inhalation Injury or Airway Compromise
Alzheimer’s disease is a form of this progressive disorder, marked by impaired memory, judgment, and language, and is not a normal part of aging.
Dementia
Nephrotic syndrome is defined by massive proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, and this physical sign due to fluid shifting.
Edema
This type of hepatitis may be asymptomatic for years, increasing the risk of cirrhosis and liver cancer.
What is chronic hepatitis?
Administered with glucose, this medication drives potassium from the bloodstream into the cells to quickly lower serum potassium.
IV Insulin
A partial-thickness burn that blisters and is red, moist, and very painful falls under this classification.
Deep partial-thickness burn.
This cholinesterase inhibitor is commonly used to slow cognitive decline in early to moderate stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
Donepezil
This vascular condition causes progressive narrowing of renal arteries, leading to secondary hypertension and often decreased kidney function.
Renal Artery Stenosis
This form of stool, pale and fatty, may appear in hepatitis due to decreased bile flow into the GI tract.
What is steatorrhea?
In CKD, phosphate binders are used to reduce phosphate absorption, while this supplementation may be required to maintain normal calcium levels.
Calcium
In the first 24 hours after a severe burn, you can expect these changes: hemoconcentration, hyponatremia, and this potassium shift due to damaged cells.
Hyperkalemia
A distorted or incomplete version of this simple visual test may indicate cognitive impairment and is often used to screen for Alzheimer’s disease.
Clock Drawing Test
This inherited condition causes fluid-filled sacs to develop in the kidneys and may lead to hematuria, hypertension, and eventual renal failure.
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Ascites in chronic liver disease results from a combination of portal hypertension and this plasma protein’s decreased synthesis, leading to fluid leakage into the peritoneal cavity.
What is albumin?
This form of dialysis uses a semipermeable membrane in the abdomen to remove waste and excess fluid over several hours and can be done at home.
PD or Peritoneal Dialysis
Released from damaged muscle, this protein can obstruct renal tubules and cause acute kidney injury if not flushed with adequate fluids during early burn care.
Myoglobin
A distorted or incomplete version of this simple visual test may indicate cognitive impairment and is often used to screen for Alzheimer’s disease.
Memantine
This diagnostic test involves injecting contrast dye into the renal arteries and is the gold standard for diagnosing conditions like renal artery stenosis.
Renal Angiography
This neuropsychiatric complication of liver failure is linked to increased ammonia levels and may cause confusion, asterixis, and altered LOC.
What is hepatic encephalopathy?