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| What are the Prerenal causes of Acute Kidney Injury |
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Definition
Renal artery or vein compromise
Low CO, Volume Loss, Redistribution
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| What are some signs of Renal Vein Thrombosis |
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Definition
Flank Pain
Hematuria
Acute Kidney Failure |
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Term
| What are some signs of Acute Tubular Necrosis |
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Definition
Muddy Brown Casts
Isothenuric Urine |
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Term
| What conditions make a patient susceptible to Contrast Nephropathy |
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Definition
Diabetes
Low Volume
Multiple Myeloma
Pre-existing Kidney disease |
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Term
| What is the cause of rapid kidney failure following a mechanical valve implant. Urine is bloody without RBCs |
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Definition
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Term
| When does phosphate nephropathy typically present |
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Definition
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Term
| Most likely cause of renal failure in a patient with PVD, triple cabbage who recently underwent a stent implantation |
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Definition
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Term
| What would be the cause of a high BUN to creatinine ratio |
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Definition
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Term
| What nephropathy is associated with renal vein thrombosis |
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Definition
| Membranous glomerulonephritis |
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Term
| Why is creatine measurements typically invalid in Acute Kidney disease? |
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Definition
| Because the creatine is not in steady state during acute conditions |
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Term
| What are the possible causes of Acute Tubular Necrosis? |
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Definition
Ischemia
Pigments: Hemoglobin/Myoglobin
Nephrotoxins: Aminogycosides, Amphotericin
Contrast Dyes |
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Term
| What is Hepatorenal disease |
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Definition
| Severe Cirrhosis causes rapidly kidney injury |
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Term
| If oxalaxe crystals were seen in the urinalysis of a patient in Acute Kidney Failure, what should you suspect? |
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Definition
| Ethylene Glycol Poisoning |
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