Assessment/Diagnostic Tests
The single best indicator of fluid balance in the body
What are daily weights?
Common side effect of loop diuretics
What is hypokalemia
Tube-like structures that are the functional units of the kidney - filter waste products
What are nephrons?
This condition, common in late-stage CKD, results from impaired erythropoietin production by the kidneys.
What is anemia?
True of False - Polycystic Kidney Disease can be prevented?
False
Dark yellow urine could be a sign of this condition
What is dehydration or fever?
This type of medication helps the body remove extra fluid by increasing urine output.
What are diuretics?
Medullary tissue lying below the cortex in the shape of many fans
What is the renal medulla?
This blood test result often increases in both AKI and CKD and is used to help estimate how well the kidneys are filtering waste.
What is serum creatinine?
This is a sudden decrease in kidney function that results in the accumulation of waste products and fluid imbalance.
What is acute kidney injury (AKI)?
This test estimates the glomerular filtration rate by measuring how much of a waste product from muscle metabolism is cleared from the blood.
What is creatinine clearance?
This medication is often restricted in advanced kidney disease due to risk of hyperkalemia.
What is spironolactone?
Loops of capillaries - the site of glomerular filtration
What is the glomerulus?
One of the most common causes of pre-renal AKI is this condition, which reduces blood flow to the kidneys
What is dehydration (or hypovolemia)?
This chronic condition is defined by a gradual loss of kidney function over time, often requiring dialysis or transplant in later stages.
What is chronic kidney disease (CKD)?
This simple bedside test checks for protein, blood, glucose, and other substances in urine and is often used to screen for kidney problems.
What is a urinalysis (dipstick test)?
This type of diuretic acts on the ascending loop of Henle and is commonly used to reduce fluid overload in patients with CKD.
What is a loop diuretic?
Collects glomerular filtrate from the glomerulus
What is the Bowman's capsule?
One common symptom of chronic kidney disease is swelling in the legs, also known by this medical term.
What is edema?
Kidney stones are most commonly made from this mineral compound.
What is calcium oxalate?
The most common complication of a kidney biopsy
What is hematuria?
This class of medications, often used to treat high blood pressure, can reduce glomerular filtration pressure and may worsen kidney function in hypovolemic patients.
What are ACE inhibitors (or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors)?
Responsible for regulation of water balance - permeable to water, urea, and sodium
What is the loop of Henle?
These are the 2 main causes of CKD
What are HTN and diabetes?
This symptom, often described as sharp, severe flank pain, is the most common presenting complaint in a patient with a kidney stone.
What is renal colic?