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Serum sodium indicates ___

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water balance

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Voiding dysfunction + spinal dysraphism

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myelomeningocele

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Voiding dysfunction + weak stream

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PUV

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Daytime continence is achieved at ?

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4yrs

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Nightime continence is acheived at ?

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5-7yrs

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Abnormal bladder contraction and filling

Vincent’s Curtsy

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Overactive bladder

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Inability to relax sphincter and pelvic floor during voiding

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Neurogenic vs. non-neurogenic (can be pathological)

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What treatment has the highest rate of success for nocturesis

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Enuresis alarm

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What is the most appropriate follow-up for an infant with a unilateral multicystic dysplastic kidney?

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VCUG to rule out reflux in contra-lateral kidney

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DDx for bilateral polycystic kidneys

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  • ARPKD and ADPKD
  • von Hippel-Lindau disease
  • Tuberous sclerosis
  • Acquired
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  • Microcysts limited to COLLECTING TUBULES
  • Enlarged echogenic kidneys
  • Can become massive –> pulmonary problems
  • LIVER INVOLVED - congenital hepatic fibrosis, periportal fibrosis
  • HTN is common and can be presenting symptom
  • 99% cases of bilateral polycystic kidneys in neonates
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ARPCKD

- With neonatal survival, 80% survival at 10 years with renal survival of 75% and liver fibrosis 44%

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  • Later presentation
  • ONLY KIDNEY INVOLVEMENT
  • MACROCYSTS in all segments of nephron
  • Kidneys are enlarged with large cysts
  • Present as abd masses, flank pain, hematuria
  • HTN common
  • Gene is sitting next to tuberous sclerosis gene
  • Cerebral aneurysms
  • Hepatic cysts later in life
  • 75% with family history
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ADPKD

- PKD1 and PKD2

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  • Oligohydramnios
  • Pulmonary hypoplasia
  • Limb deformities
  • Flattened facies
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POTTER SEQUENCE

- associated with bilateral renal agenesis

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  • Vertebral
  • Cardiac
  • TE fistula
  • Renal
  • Limb
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VACTERL

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  • Renal agenesis

- Absence of upper vagina and uterus

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Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser

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Most common cause of antenatal hydronephrosis

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UPJ Obstruction

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2nd most common cause of antenatal hydronephrosis

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Congenital megaureter

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Most common cause of congenital kidney disease 2/2 obstruction

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PUV

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Best imaging for suspected renal trauma

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CT with and without contrast

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  • Pelvic fracture
  • Free fluid in cul-de-sac
  • Gross hematuria
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  • Renal trauma

- Get CT scan

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  • Perineal/penile hematoma
  • Blood at meatus
  • Inability to void
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  • Urethral injuries

- Dx via retrograde urethrography in males, cystoscopy in females

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What is the single best test for a 9y/o M with a FHx of nephrolithiasis who presents with flank pain

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CT scan of abdomen without contrast - want to see stone

CT>US>Plain film

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A 10y/o M is found to have HTN at a sports physical and has cafe-au-laits on exam. The next best test is…

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Renal US with doppler - RAS/neurofibromatosis

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Volume follows _____.

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Sodium
TBW ~ Total body salt
*Serum sodium indicates water balance

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Degree of dehydration: - H/o losses - Minimal signs - Decreased frequency of urination
VERY MILD - 1% infant - 1% child
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Degree of dehydration: - Poor skin turgor - Sunken fontanel and/or eyes - Lack of tears and/or saliva - Lethargy - Tachycardia
MILD - 5% infant - 3% child
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Degree of dehydration: - Orthostatic Hypotension - Significant Tachycardia - Oliguria - Deepening lethargy
MODERATE - 10% infant - 6% child
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Degree of dehydration: | - Shock
SEVERE - 15% infant - 9% child
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Rate of volume repletion
50% deficit in first 8 hours | Remainder over next 16 hours
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How do you estimate serum osmolality
2Na + 2K + Gluc/18 + BUN/3 ** biggest contribution to serum osmolality is sodium
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- Thirst - Fever - Doughy skin
Hypernatremia
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Lack of ADH
Central DI - Head trauma - Pituitary infarction - Pituitary/hypothalamic tumors (Histiocytosis X) - CNS infections
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ADH in circulation, but kidneys not responding
Nephrogenic DI | - X-linked recessive loss of V2 receptor activity
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Anorexia Muscle Cramps Neurologic symptoms
Hyponatremia
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Rapid correction of hyponatremia
Central Pontine Myelinolysis
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Rapid correction of hypernatremia
Cerebral edema
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Most common cause of hyponatremia
SIADH - Na < 280 - Uosm > Posm - EUVOLEMIC - NORMAL RENAL FUNCTION
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``` 6y/o w/ abd pain, v and confusion Na 125 Co2 7 Glu 900 SerumOSM 317 UrineOsm 600 ```
DM w/ factitious hyponatremia
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``` 6y/o w/ abd pain, v and confusion Na 122 Co2 22 Glu 100 Serum osm 260 Urine osm 350 ```
SIADH
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``` 3m/o with decreased alertness, irritability and doughy skin. H/o GBS meningitis. Na 165 CO2 24 Glu 100 Urine osm 200 ```
DI
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``` 1y/o with polyuria and polydypsia Na 140 CO2 24 Glu 100 Urine osm 100 ```
Perform water deprivation test No change in Na with an increase in urine ism to 400 = psychogenic polydipsia Serum sodium increases to 146, urine osm maxes out at 250 = DI (central or nephrogenic)
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- Weakness | - Peaked T waves
Hyperkalemia
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Metabolic alkalosis Normotensive Low urine chloride
Normal renal response - outside kidneys - Pyloric stenosis - Cystic fibrosis
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Metabolic alkalosis Normotensive High Urine Chloride
Kidney - Loop of Henle - Loop diuretics - Lasix - Barter Syndrome - polyhydramnios, hypercalciuria, hearing loss - Gittelman's - magnesium wasting
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Metabolic alkalosis Hypertension High Urine Chloride
Liddle's syndrome - low renin/low aldo CAH (DOC acts like aldo) Renal artery stenosis Aldosterone excess
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Normal anion gap
9-12
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Anion gap calculation
Na - (Cl + HCO3)
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Gap Acidosis
DKA, Lactic Acidosis
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Non-gap acidosis
``` GI losses (Diarrhea, fistulas) RTA ```
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Short stature Nephrocalcinosis RIckets
RTA
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Hyperchloremia Hypokalemia Non-anion gap acidosis Alkaline urine
RTA
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- Inability to acidify the urine appropriately with spontaneous or chemically induced metabolic acidosis - Hypokalemia - Hypercalciuria - SNHL - Rickets - Nephrocalcinosis
Distal/Type 1 RTA
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- Defect in Na/H exchange mechanism leading to a defect in proximal tubular bicarbonate resorption - Distal nephron acidifies urine appropriately - Hypokalemia - Acidic urine during acidosis - Fanconi's anemia - renal wasting of phosphate, amino acids, bicarbonate, irate and glucose - Rickets
Type II/Proximal RTA
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- D/o of distal nephron - Hypoaldosteronism or pseudoaldosteronism and hyperkalmia - Inability to acidify the urine
Type IV distal RTA
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IDM | Hematuria
Renal Vein/Artery Thrombosis
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Child with illness and hemorrhagic cystitis
Adenovirus
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Hematuria and chemotherapy
Cyclophosphamide
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Indications for Renal Biopsy - hematuria
- Significant proteinuria - Persistent hypocomplementemia - CRI - F/h of nephritis with deafness - Alports - Recurrent gross hematuria not explained by a non-glomerular cause
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Protieinuria - Indications for Renal Biopsy
Proteinuria + FHx renal failure Proteinuria + persistent hematuria Steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome Proteinuria and persistent hypocomplementemia Proteinuria and HTN Proteinuria associated with systemic disease Persistent non-orthostatic proteinuria (>1-2yrs)
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Proteinuria > 40mg/m2/hr Hypoalbuminemia < 2.5g/dL Edema Hyperlipidemia
Nephrotic Syndrome
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Most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children
Minimal change disase
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What is a common infectious complication of nephrotic syndrome
SBP - Strept pneumoniae
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- Nephrotic syndrome - No changes on light microscopy - No immunofluorescent deposits - Epithelial foot process effacement on EM
MCNS
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MCNS - response to Prednisone
93% responders 73% respond within 14 days 94% respond within 28 days
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