Renal & Urology UK Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Renal & Urology with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Renal & Urology Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 31: Up to _____ is an acceptable increase in potassium when adminstering ACE Inhibitors
Answer: 5.5 mmol/l
Flashcard 32: ARBs are also contraindicated in _____
Answer: pregnant women
Flashcard 33: ACE Inhibitors have a renoprotective mechanism as reduced Angiotensin II levels _____
Answer: causes vasodilation of the efferent arteriole
Flashcard 34: ACE Inhibitors are contraindicated in Bilateral Renal Artery Stenosis because _____
Answer: renal perfusion is dependant on efferent arteriole constriction
Flashcard 35: What electrolyte imbalances can thiazide diuretics cause?
Answer:
• hypokalaemia
• hyponatraemia
• low chloride
• hypercalcaemia
• hyperuraemia
Flashcard 36: Ureteric stone surgical management:\n_____ size = Shockwave Lithotripsy (SWL)\n> 10 mm size = Ureteroscopy (URS)
Answer: < 10 mm
Flashcard 37: What rise in serum creatinine from baseline is acceptable when initiating ACE inhibitor treatment?
Answer:
• up to 30%
Flashcard 38: What Urea scores a point in CURB-65?
Answer:
• Urea >7mmol/L
Flashcard 39: Where is the site of action of Bumetanide?
Answer:
• Ascending loop of Henle
[Loop Diuretic]
Flashcard 40: How do Thiazide diuretics function?
Answer:
• Blocks the thiazide sensitive sodium chloride co transporter in the distal tubule
• This Keeps Na+ and Cl- in the urine
• As water follows sodium, increased water excretion from the kidneys
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