Renal & Urology — Flashcards

Patient on peritoneal dialysis with generalized abdominal pain reports cloudy dialysis effluent & mild fever. What is the likely diagnosis? _____

What is the most common cause of secondary hypertension in elderly males? _____

If serum creatinine increases by ≥50% within 1 week of starting an ACEi or ARB then suspect _____

Secondary hypertension may be caused by _____, which leads to increased plasma renin and unilateral atrophy of the affected kidney

Patients with hypertension should be investigated with _____ for CKD

Patients with hypertension should be investigated with _____ for haematuria

Patients with hypertension should be investigated with _____ for proteinuria

What is the likely diagnosis in an African-American patient that presents with painless gross hematuria with numerous intact RBCs on microscopic examination? _____

Hint: diagnosis?

Proteinuria is defined as an ACR >_____ mg/mmol (or albumin ≥200 mg/L)

Consider the use of _____ in all patients with CKD for the prevention of CVD