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Acute Kidney
Injury
Chronic Kidney Disease
Assessment
Numbers
Pharmacology
100
This category of causes are responsible for the majority of most cases of acute kidney injury
What are Pre-Renal causes?
100
Syndrome in which kidney function declines tot he point where symptoms develop in multiple body systems
What is uremia?
100
This is the objective pulmonary finding during the oliguric phase of ARF
What is "crackles" (pulmonary edema)?
100
Daily fluid restriction formula
What is last 24 hours output + 600 mL from insensible losses
100
It is often given as an enema but can also be given PO.
What is Kayexalate? (sodium polystyrene sulfonate)
200
An accumulation of nitrogen waste products in the blood
What is azotemia?
200
Primary cause of CKD
What is diabetes?
200
Subjective pulmonary findings during oliguric phase or renal failure
What is dyspnea?
200
It is the criterion for CRF.
What is a GFR <60 mL/min for at least 3 months?
200
These drugs should not be given to patient's with hypermagnesemia.
What are antacids containing magnesium, milk of magnesium, and magnesium citrate.
300
It is an example of a post-renal cause of acute renal failure that can only happen in men.
What is BPH?
300
The most serious electrolyte disorder associated with kidney disease
What is hyperkalemia?
300
Most often the first indication of kidney disease
What is proteinuria?
300
This phase can can release urinary output up to 3-5 L/day
What is the diuretic phase?
300
Drugs given after renal transplant that must be tapered and not D/C'd abruptly
What are corticosteroids?
400
Phase that usually occurs within 1 to 7 days of injury to the kidney
What is the oliguric phase?
400
Most common cause of death in patients with CKD
What is cardiovascular disease?
400
The decrease of plasma bicarbonate is indicative to this condition
What is metabolic acidosis?
400
This can cause an ABG result of: pH 7.3 CO2 45 NaHCO3 16
What is DKA? (also lactic acidosis, starvation, severe diarrhea)
400
These medications are used to decrease the amount of phosphate absorbed after meals when calcium levels are normal or high.
What are lanthanum carbonate (Fosrenol) and sevelamer (Renagel)?
500
Complete recovery
What is an expected outcome of AKI?
500
Condition due to the decrease of the hormone erythropoietin by the kidneys
What is anemia?
500
It is the sound heard with a stethoscope over a functional AV fistula.
What is a bruit?
500
This can cause an ABG of: pH 7.46 CO2 35 NaHCO3 24
What is hyperventilation?
500
These three drugs are given IV for hyperkalemia
What are Insulin (followed by 50% Dextrose), NaHCO3, Calcium (gluconate or chloride)?