A Cute Kidney
Chronic
Vascular Access Problem
Transplant
Stones and UTI
100

Definition for acute kidney injury

Cr increase 0.3 in 48 hours

1.5 times baseline Cr over seven days 

urine output less than 0.5mL/kg/hr for 6 hr

3 intern points



100

Definition of CKD

Presence of kidney damage or decreased kidney function >3mo

5 points

100

Headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps, altered mental status after first dialysis treatment

Diagnosis

Disequilibrium syndrome

Caused by cerebral edema from transient urea gradient

25 points

100

Tenderness overdraft, fever, hypertension, edema and decreased urine output, eight weeks post transplant. what is the pathophys of this condition

acute rejection

type IV hypersensitivity (T cell activation against donor MHC)

10,000 STEP 1 points


100

what percentage of stones are radiopaque 

80%

80% of a point

200

The most sensitive test for rhabdomyolysis is

CK

1 conner kimbrell point (worth 100 regular points)

200

hyperphosphatemia and hypocalcemia are related to

increased PTH

15 points

200

indications for dialysis

AEIOU

BUN >100

Cr >10

10 Cohen points

200

workup for suspected acute rejection

UA, BMP, 

renal ultrasound, trough cyclosporine level

knowledge is its own reward, no points

200

Bariatric surgery, short thousand room, inflammatory bowel disease all increase absorption of this substance

What is oxalate?

what is 25 points?

300

FENa formula

Urine Na / serum Na  x100

urine Cr / serum Cr

10 Cohen points

300

how many stages?

Stage 1: Kidney damage (e.g. proteinuria) and GFR >90

Stage 2: GFR 60-89

Stage 3: GFR >30-59

Stage 4: GFR 15-29

Stage 5:  GFR <15

Stage 5D: dialysis

5 or 6 points depends what they answered

300

true or false:

Guacamole is a good source of potassium

true

happy cinco de pointos

300

Most common life-threatening infection in kidney transplant patients

Cytomegalovirus

30 points

300

imaging study of choice in pediatric and pregnant patients

Renal ultrasound 

5 points

400

Name two examples of a nephritic disease

Poststreptococl

Lupus

Goodpasture

IGA nephropathy

25 points

400

Renal protective therapy includes

ACE inhibitor or ARB

Blood pressure management

Statin

smoking cessation and protein restriction

10 points

400

Most common complication peritoneal dialysis

Peritonitis: abdominal pain and cloudy dialysate

Sample of dialysate for cell count and culture

Intraperitoneal antibiotics 

10 points

400

pathophys of hyperacute rejection

type II hypersensitivity 

preexisting antibodies react to donor antigen

100 STEP 1 points

400

recurrence rate

50% at 10 years

25 discharge instruction points

500

medication most strongly associated with acute interstitial nephritis

Methicillin

penicillin, cephalosporins, sulfonamides, NSAID, allopurinol, diuretics, anticoagulants

100 points

500

most common complications of CKD

volume overload, ^K, HTN, Anemia, metabolic acidosis

10 points

500

Thrombosis

Story time with Eli

100 points to everyone

500

management of acute rejection

3-4 days high dose steroids

graft biopsy, monoclonal anti T cell antibodies 

25 points

500

indications for stone admission (give me 4)

infection, intractable N/V, uncontrollable pain, hypercalcemic crisis, solitary kidney, high grade obstruction or large stone, intrinsic renal disease

35 dispo points