Difference between revisions of "Renal"
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*Following renal transplant, there is an increased risk of '''diabetes (within months) and osteoporosis (later on)'''. | *Following renal transplant, there is an increased risk of '''diabetes (within months) and osteoporosis (later on)'''. | ||
*Criteria for inpatient management of kidney stones: '''urinary infection, AKI, complete obstruction, intractable pain/nausea/vomiting.''' | *Criteria for inpatient management of kidney stones: '''urinary infection, AKI, complete obstruction, intractable pain/nausea/vomiting.''' | ||
| + | *PSGN has a worse prognosis in adults and is more likely to lead to [[CKD]] | ||
| + | =AKI= | ||
Latest revision as of 04:20, 15 January 2023
Missed Concepts
- Starting dialysis requires shared decision making and consideration about quality of life factors.
- Lupus nephritis is diagnosed with renal biopsy.
- Thiazide diuretics decrease the risk of calcium oxalate stones and calcium phosphate stones by increasing renal reabsorption of calcium (thereby lowering the concentration of calcium in the urine.
- Treat acute prostatitis with empiric antibiotics and bladder decompression (usually suprapubic catheter)
- Following renal transplant, there is an increased risk of diabetes (within months) and osteoporosis (later on).
- Criteria for inpatient management of kidney stones: urinary infection, AKI, complete obstruction, intractable pain/nausea/vomiting.
- PSGN has a worse prognosis in adults and is more likely to lead to CKD