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APPROACH
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Who the phos cares?
"urine" luck
ESRD 101
Your Friendly Neighborhood Nephrologist
100

The most common etiology of in-hospital AKI.  

What is Acute Tubular Necrosis?

100

The most common symptoms patients report in hyperphosphatemia. 

What is "itching"?
100

The physiologic meaning of a FeNa < 1% in acute kidney injury.

What is "the proximal tubule is reabsorbing 99% of filtered sodium."

100

Diarrhea is a common side effect of this class of immunosuppression agents used in kidney transplant.

What is mycophenolate mofetil (cellcept?)
100

The super-fellowship that Dr. Jason Cummings matched into for 2022-2023.

What is critical care?

200

The 3 electrolyte abnormalities most commonly seen in rhabdomyolysis.

What are hyperphosphatemia, hyperkalemia, and hypocalcemia?  (Will accept hyperuricemia, as well)
200

This is the amount of phosphorus in dialysate fluid.

What is zero?
200

This urine anion gap finding supports that the gut is the source of the non-anion gap metabolic acidosis.

What is a negative urine anion gap?

200

The recommended anatomical area for phlebotomy and IV placement in chronic dialysis patients.

What is the hands?
200

Dr. Gaurav's Rajashekar's favorite drink at Basso's.

What is a Sweet Green Tea Vodka Shot?

300

The mechanism of action of contrast nephropathy.

What is afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction?

300

The best time during the day to take phosphorus binders.

What is with each meal.

300

The 3 diagnoses that are associated with low urine osmolarity in the setting of hypernatremia.  

What are beer potomania, psychogenic polydipsia, and diabetes insipidus.  
300

This class of antihypertensives have been known to increase tacrolimus levels.  

What are non-dihydropyridine calcium-channel blockers?
300

Dr. O'Brien's favorite STL restaurant

What is Olive and Oak?

400

The blood test that supports a diagnosis of allergic interstitial nephritis from a beta-lactam.

What is peripheral eosinophilia?

400
This is the most common side effect of calcium acetate and sevelamer.  

What is nausea?

400
In a non-anion gap metabolic acidosis, this is the urine pH above which one should suspect an underlying RTA.

What is a urine pH > 5.3?

400

The most common cause for PD catheter malfunction.  

What is constipation?

400

I completed fellowships in both endocrinology and nephrology.  

Who is Dr. O'Brien?

500

The length of time that AIN can persist even after stopping the offending agent.  

What is 1-2 weeks?
500

This is the "blue and white" phosphorus binder.

What is Calcium Acetate, "Phoslo?"
500

In extrarenal causes of hypokalemia, this the expected urine potassium excretion per day.

What is 5-25 meq/day?

500

The purpose of giving rena-vite to chronic dialysis patients.  

What is to replace water soluble vitamins removed by dialysis?

500

Dr. Kao's major in college.  

What is Civil Engineering and Architecture?