Nephro Exam 1: Le Na + Water (Week 3)

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Total Body Water (TBW)

  • _____% TBW of body

  • Males TBW (L) = _____ x weight (kg)

  • Females TBW (L) = _____ x weight (kg) → greater proportion of _____

  • Infants TBW (L) = _____ x weight (kg) → _____ really quickly


60, 0.6, 0.5, adipose tissue, 0.7, dehydrated

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Adult: Daily Fluid Requirement:

  • _____

  • _____ mL/kg first _____ kg + _____ mL/kg next _____ kg + _____ mL/kg for the remainder (Kg body weight – 20) x 15 + 1500 = ml


30-35 mL/kg/day, 100, 10, 50, 10, 20

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Pediatrics: Holliday-Segar Method (4-2-1)

  • First _____ kg – _____ mL/hr

  • Next _____ kg – _____ mL/hr

  • Remaining kg after – _____ mL/hr


10, 4, 10, 2, 1

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<p><strong>ENTER AFTER EACH BULLET POINT</strong></p><p>pH: _____<br>Osmolarity: _____ mOsm/L</p><p>Na: _____</p><p>Cl: _____</p><p>K: _____</p><p>HCO3: _____</p><p>Ca: _____</p><p>Mg: _____</p><p>Glucose: _____</p>

ENTER AFTER EACH BULLET POINT

pH: _____
Osmolarity: _____ mOsm/L

Na: _____

Cl: _____

K: _____

HCO3: _____

Ca: _____

Mg: _____

Glucose: _____

7.35-7.45
291

135-145

98-107

3.5-5.0

22-26

8.6-10.2

1.6-2.4

70-115

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Types of Fluids

  • Crystalloids

    • _____

    • _____

    • _____

  • Colloids

    • _____

    • _____

    • _____


Unbalanced, Balanced, Dextrose, Albumin, Synthetic Molecules, Blood Products

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Crystalloids

  • _____ solutions of _____ and/or _____ that freely cross capillary membranes.

  • ~_____% of isotonic stays within the _____ compartment

  • Hypotonic, Isotonic, Hypertonic

  • _____ of Isotonic Crystalloid → _____% _____ (space _____)


aqueous, electrolytes, glucose, 25, intravascular, 1 L, 75, interstitial, outside of blood

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Normal Saline 0.9% (NaCl) → _____

  • _____ (_____ below normal range AND _____ above normal range)

  • Uses: _____, _____

  • Benefits: widely _____; _____ with most meds/blood.

  • AEs: _____, Dilutional _____, _____, Metabolic _____, _____


Isotonic, Unbalanced, pH, osmolality, Na, and Cl, Maintenance Fluids, Volume Repletion/Resuscitation, available, compatible, Hypervolemia, Coagulopathy, HyperCl, Acidosis, HyperNa

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Hypertonic saline (HTS)

  • Ex. _____ NS

    • _____ Na, Cl, and osmolarity high

    • _____ even higher and concentrated

  • _____

  • Uses: _____, _____ to decrease intracranial pressure in an emergency

  • Prefer in _____ access (_____ if emergent)

  • AEs: _____ metabolic _____, _____, _____

  • Monitor: osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) from _____ correction, and _____ or _____ from osmotic shifts


3 and 23.4%, 3%, 23.4%, unbalanced, Severe Hypotonic HypoNa, Osmotherapy, central, PIV, HyperCl, Acidosis, HyperNa, Phlebitis, over-rapid Na, pulmonary edema, HF

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Hypotonic saline

  • _____

  • Uses: treat _____ due to _____ deficit

  • AEs: Dilutional _____, _____

  • Monitor: _____, and neurological changes (_____, _____) from _____ administration

  • _____ concentrated than plasma (_____)


Unbalanced, HyperNa, free-water, Coagulopathy, Hypervolemia, Cerebral edema, confusion, seizures, excessive hypotonic fluid, Less, Hypotonic

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Balanced Crystalloids

  • Balanced

    • _____

    • _____

  • Uses: _____, _____

  • Benefits: Similar to _____

  • AEs: _____, Dilutional _____, Aggravation of preexisting _____

  • Same as _____, BUT Includes other electrolytes and components (_____)


Lactated Ringer’s (LR), Plasma-Lyte A, Maintenance fluids, volume repletion/resuscitation, plasma, Hypervolemia, Coagulopathy, HyperK, NS, K, Bicarbonate, and Ca

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Dextrose Water

  • D5W = 5% Dextrose, remaining is _____, ”_____”

  • Uses: _____ due to _____, _____

  • Adverse effects: 

    • _____

    • Dilutional _____

  • Dextrose > 10% is used for _____, nutrition

  • Dextrose >12.5% via _____

  • AEs: _____, _____, _____, _____


Water, Free Water, dehydration, water loss, Hypovolemic HyperNa, Hypervolemia, Coagulopathy, hypoglycemia, CIV, hyperglycemia, edema, phlebitis, hypervolemia

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Sterile Water for Injection (SWFI)

  • Only give water _____ – NEVER administer water _____ (because it will cause _____). Same principle applies for _____ (e.g., _____)

  • If you want to administer “electrolyte-free water,” you must give _____. (ie. _____, _____, etc.)


orally, IV, hemolysis, hypotonic solutions, 0.225% NS, water with something in it, Dextrose, Na

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Maintenance Fluid Adult:

  • _____ + _____ mEq KCl/L; Glucose _____ | Na⁺ ~_____ mEq/L | K⁺ _____ mEq/L (typically used in hospital)

  • ½NS – for _____ with _____ glucose

  • D5NS – for _____ patients needing _____

  • 0.9% NaCl – may cause _____ metabolic _____

  • Lactated Ringer’s (LR) – _____; lactate → _____ (_____)

  • Plasma-Lyte A – _____, _____, near physiologic pH

  • D5LR / D5Plasma-Lyte A – for _____ concerns


D5 1/2 NS, 20, 5 g/100 mL, 77, 20, HyperNa or Euvolemia, normal, NPO/HypoNa, Na and Glucose, HyperCl, Acidosis, Balanced, Bicarbonate, Buffer, Balanced, Ca-Free, NPO or acid-base

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Crystalloids Role in practice

  • Replace daily fluid/electrolyte losses and provide minimal glucose to prevent ketosis/hypoglycemia when oral intake is inadequate


KNOW

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Colloids

  •  _____ (proteins or starches) that remain in the _____ space

  • Exert _____, pulling fluid from the interstitial space into _____

  • ~_____% stays intravascular


Large molecules, intravascular, Oncotic pressure, circulation, 100

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Albumin Products

  • _____

  • Uses: _____ (_____, _____), _____ in acute _____

  • AEs: Anaphylactoid/_____ reaction, _____


Balanced, intravascular restoration/fluid resuscitation, burn, Hypovolemic shock, Hypoalbuminemia, pancreatitis, Anaphylaxis, Renal Dysfunction

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Blood Products

  • Ex.

    • _____

    • _____

    • _____

    • _____

  • Role in Practice

    • Provide colloid osmotic support and replace critical blood components.

  • Some Jehovah’s Witnesses may decline blood products; discuss patient-specific preferences


Packed RBCs (pRBCs), Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP), Platelets, Cryoprecipitate

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Synthetic Colloid Solutions

  • Ex. 

    • _____

    • _____

    • _____: Associated with _____ and should generally be _____ (SAFE, CHEST Trial)


Dextran, Gelatin, Hydroxyethyl Starch, impaired kidney function, avoided

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Colloids Role in Practice

  • Limited and declining use due to strong evidence of harm (↑ AKI, ↑ mortality, coagulopathy)

  • May be considered for short-term intraoperative plasma expansion in select surgical patients with stable renal function

  • Occasionally used in resource-limited settings where albumin is cost- prohibitive or unavailable, as a cheaper plasma expander alternative


KNOW

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Management

  • Fluid Choice:

    • Serum _____

    • Serum _____

    • _____ status

    • _____ status

  • Fluid Type:

    • _____ component

    • _____

    • _____ component

    • _____


Electrolyte levels, Osmolality, Acid-Base, Volume, Electrolyte, Tonicity/Osmolality, Buffer, IV Access

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Crystalloids Review

  • Sodium Disorder

    • Severe Hypotonic Hyponatremia → _____

    • Hypernatremia → _____

  • Hypoglycemia → _____

  • Hyperosmotic Agents → _____

  • Acidosis → _____

  • Maintenance Fluid → _____

    • _____ for pediatric pts

  • AKIAVOID _____


Hypertonic Saline, Hypotonic Saline or D5W, Dextrose >10%, 3 or 23.4% Hypertonic Saline, Balanced Crystalloids (LR, Plasma-Lyte A), D5 1/2 NS + 20 mEq KCl/L, Holliday-Segar (4-2-1), HES/Hydroxyethyl Starch

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Colloids Review

  • AKI → AVOID _____

  • Cirrhosis / Ascites / Hypoalbuminemia → _____

  • Massive Hemorrhage / Trauma → _____ (_____, _____ (clotting factors), _____, _____ (specific clotting proteins/fibrinogen))


HES and synthetic colloids, Albumin, Blood Products, pRBCs, FFP, platelets, Cryoprecipitate

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Sodium/Na

  • Predominant cation in _____

  • _____ mEq/L

  • _____

  • Serum Na = (_____ content) / (_____)


ECF, 135-145, Na/K ATPase, total ECF Na, ECF volume

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Serum Osmolality

  • _____ is primary determinant; _____ (_____ osmole) and _____ (_____ osmole)

  • Water moves freely _____ compartments

  • Tonicity → _____ mOsm/kg

  • Osmolality (mOsm/kg) → Na is _____, Glucose is _____ (by 18), and BUN is _____ (by 2.8)

  • HypoNa _____ and HyperNa _____


Na, glucose, effective, BUN, ineffective, between, 275-295, multiplied, divided, divided, <275, >295

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Arginine Vasopressin (AVP/ADH)

  • HypoNa (Low, _____) → _____ → _____

    • UOsm <_____

    • UOsm >_____ = _____ (_____, _____, _____, _____)

    • UNa >_____ → renal Na _____ (_____, _____, _____)

    • UNa <_____ → renal Na _____ (extrarenal/_____/_____, _____, _____)


<135, dumps water, increases Na, 100, 100, ADH active, SIADH, Hypovolemia, HF, cirrhosis, 20-30, LOSS, thiazides, AI, SIADH, 20-30, AVID, vomiting, diarrhea, HF, cirrhosis

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Arginine Vasopressin (AVP/ADH)

  • HyperNa (High, > _____)

    • UOsm >_____

    • UOsm <_____ → _____

    • Uvol >_____ → _____ (_____)


145, 800, 250-300, DI, 3 L/day, Polyuria, osmotic or DI

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Na Review

  • Serum Na HIGH → _____ tonicity → ADH _____ (Body will try to _____ water)

  • Serum Na LOW → _____ tonicity → ADH _____ (Body will try to _____ water)


HIGH, STIMULATED, RETAIN, LOW, INHIBITED, LOSE

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HypoNa Background

  • _____ electrolyte d/o

  • _____ mEq/L

  • Significant morbidity and mortality

  • Mild → _____ → _____, _____

  • Moderate → _____ → _____, _____, _____, _____

  • Severe → _____ → _____, _____, _____ (neuroemergencies)

  • Common Causes: _____


Most common, <135, 130-134, Asymptomatic, N/V, 120-129, Headache, confusion, lethargy, muscle cramps, <120, Seizures, coma, death, SIADH and Thiazide Diuretics

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HypoNa Emergency

  • _____ + _____ → _____

  • Hypertonic → _____

  • Hypertonic Saline: _____ → _____ out of both

    • 3% NS 100-_____ mL OR 1-2 mL/kg over 20 mins

      • If Sxs do NOT resolve → _____ mL OR _____ over 10-20 mins

      • _____ > Slow continuous infusion

      • Mosmotic Demyelination Syndrome (_____) → Damage to _____


Severe Sxs, HypoNa, Cerebral Edema, Blood, 3 and 23.4% NS, pulls water, 150, 100, 1 mL/kg, Rapid intermittent Bolus, ODS, myeline sheath

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Isotonic Hyponatremia

  • _____ mOsm/kg

  • _____

  • _____ serum Na

  • Caused by

    • Increased _____

    • Increased _____

    • Increased _____

  • Flame photometry → _____

  • Not truly hyponatremic, _____


275-295, PseudohypoNa, Falsely low, plasma proteins, lipids (HyperTG), osmotically active ingredients (mannitol), Blood gas (UBG), no need for Na correction

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Hypertonic HypoNa

  • _____ mOsm/L

  • Excess effective osmoles in ECF

    • _____ is the most common cause

  • _____ → water shifts from _____ to _____ → _____ of serum Na

  • _____ Na is around the same as _____ + _____ x [(_____) / _____]

    • _____ in mEq/L and _____ in mg/dL

    • Correction Factor → _____


>295, Severe hyperglycemia, Increased ECF tonicity, ICF, ECF, dilution, Corrected, Measured Na, 2, Glucose - 100, 100, Na, Glucose, 2 mEq/L

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Hypovolemic (Retain water) HypoNa

  • _____

  • Clinical Presentation: _____, _____, _____, _____ changes

  • Labs

    • Renal losses (_____, _____ insufficiency): UOsm _____, UNa _____

    • Nonrenal losses (_____, _____, _____-spacing): UOsm _____, UNa _____

  • Give _____

    • _____ or _____ adults OR _____ mL/kg children over 1 hr

      • KNOW Maintenance: _____ + _____ x (_____) mL/DAY

  • Underlying Causes (Severe)

    • Renal: _____

    • Nonrenal: _____, _____


Na Loss >> Water Loss, Hypotension, Tachycardia, Dry MM, CNS, Thiazides, adrenal, >450, >30, vomiting, diarrhea, 3rd, >450, <30, fluids with salt (NS), 0.9% NS, LR Bolus 500-1000 mL, 10-20, 1500, 20, kg - 20, hold thiazide, antiemetics (Zofran), Antidiarrheals

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Euvolemic HypoNa

  • _____

  • Clinical Presentation: _____ on exam, _____, psychogenic _____

  • Labs

    • SIADH (_____, _____, _____): UOsm _____, UNa _____

    • Primary Polydipsia / _____: UOsm _____; UNa _____

  • Restrict _____ and correct underlying cause (1st Line)

    • KNOW _____ water balance by restricting water intake to _____ → 1st Line

    • _____ supplements +/– _____ for mild-moderate Sxs2nd Line


Water Gain Only, Euvolemic, SIADH, polydipsia, Hypothyroid, hypocortisol, kidney failure, >100, >20, Low Na Intake, <100, <20, water, Negative, 800-1000 mL/day, NaCl, Loop Diuretics

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Euvolemic Hyponatremia

  • Tetracycline Antibiotic → _____

  • Urea: _____ (KNOW)

  • Vasopressin Receptor Antagonists (_____)

  • Stop offending drugs → _____, _____, _____

  • _____ (Samsca) → ADRs include _____, _____, and requires to start _____ (KNOW)

  • _____ → Tetracycline antibiotic (allergy), _____ (KNOW)


Nephrotoxis, Weird Taste, Vaptans, SSRIs/SNRIs, Antineoplastics, Anticonvulsants, Tolvaptan, thirst, hepatotoxicity, in-hospital, Demeclocycline, Nephrotoxicity

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Hypervolemic HypoNa

  • _____

  • Clinical Presentation: _____, _____ (_____, _____, _____ syndrome); _____ effective arterial blood volume → _____

  • Labs:

    • HF, cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome: UOsm _____; UNa _____

  • _____ and correct underlying cause

    • _____, _____, +/– _____

  • CHF Exacerbation → _____

  • Cirrhosis → _____, paracentesis to improve underlying pathology

  • Nephrotic Syndrome → _____, _____ → Reduce Proteinuria


Water Gain >> Na Gain, Edema, Ascites, HF, cirrhosis, nephrotic, decreased, increased ADH, >100, <20, Restrict water, Water, Na, Loop Diuretics, Loop Diuretics, Albumin and Loop Diuretics, Albumin and Loop Diuretics, RAAS Blockade

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Monitor for Hyponatremia

  • Serum Na → Check every _____ during active correction (_____ = hospitalization)

    • <_____ mEq/L in _____ to avoid _____

  • Monitor _____, _____, _____, _____, and daily _____

  • Check for _____, _____, _____, _____, _____ (2-6 days)

  • Avoid overcorrection: _____; give _____ +/– _____ (_____: _____ ADH, give _____ volume) if Na is _____


2-4 hours initially, Tolvaptan, 8, 24 hours, ODS, BP, HR, skin turgor, edema, weight, confusion, lethargy, seizures, coma, ODS signs, hold hypertonic saline, D5W, desmopressin, VRAs, increased, more, rising too fast

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Hypernatremia Background

  • _____

  • Mild-Moderate → _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____

  • Severe → _____ → _____, _____, _____


>145, Weakness, lethargy, restlessness, irritability, twitching, confusion, >160, Seizures, coma, death

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Hypovolemic HyperNa

  • _____

  • Clinical Presentation: _____, _____, _____, _____

  • Labs

    • Nonrenal (_____, insensible) → UOsm _____; UNa _____

    • Renal (_____) → UOsm _____; UNa _____


Water Loss >> Na Loss, Orthostasis, Hypotension, Tachycardia, Dry MM, GI, >450, <20, Osmotic/Diuretics, >300, >20

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Hypovolemic HyperNa

  • _____ deficit

    • Restore hemodyanamic stability with _____

    • Once Stable → _____, _____ ie _____

      • _____ + _____ = ½ NS

    • _____ determines how much fluid to give to HyperNa pts (Hypovolemic)

    • TBW: 0.6 x wt (_____); 0.5 x wt (_____); 0.45 x wt (_____)


Replace water, 0.9% NS or Isotonic Solution, Free Water/D5W, Hypotonic Fluids, 0.45% NS, DS, 0.45% Na, Free Water Deficit, men, women and elderly men, elderly women

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Euvolemic (_____) HyperNa 

  • _____

  • Clinical Presentation: Depends on _____, _____, _____

  • Labs (U_____ variable)

    • _____: UOsm _____

    • _____: UOsm _____

  • _____ + _____

    • Central DI → _____

    • Nephrogenic DI → _____ +/– _____


Decreased ADH, Water Loss ONLY, severity, seizures, lethargy, Na, Central DI, <250, Nephrogenic DI, <300, Free Water Replacement, AVP/AVP Analogue, Desmopressin (DDAVP), Thiazide and Na Restriction, Indomethacin

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Central DI

  • _____

  • _____

    • _____ – AVP synthetic analog (V2 receptor): _____

    • _____ preferred

    • _____ used often


Water Loss ONLY, Decreased ADH secretion, DDAVP, PO, IV, SQ, and IN, Intranasal, Oral

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Nephrogenic DI

  • _____

  • _____ to ADH

    • 1st Line → _____ (_____) and _____ (_____ NaCl/DAY)

    • _____ → Potentiates _____ activity → _____ (_____, _____ = inhibits renal prostaglandin)


Water Loss ONLY, Decreased kidney response, stop offending med, Lithium and Demeclocycline, start Thiazide and Na Restriction, 2000 mg, NSAID, AVP, Adjunctive Therapy, Indomethacin, 50 mg

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Hypervolemic Hypernatremia

  • _____

  • Clinical Presentation: _____, variable _____

  • Labs

    • UOsm _____; UNa _____

  • _____

    • _____

    • Diuresis continued until _____ resolves


Na Gain > Water Gain, Peripheral and pulmonary edema, BP, >300, >20, Free Water Replacement and Loop Diuretic, D5W and Furosemide 20-40 mg q6h PO/IV, ECF volume overload

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Monitoring for HyperNa

  • Serum Na → decrease by _____ mEq/L in _____ to avoid _____ (_____ = water shift _____ → _____)

  • Avoid overcorrection: _____ therapy if Na is _____


<10, 24 hours, cerebral edema, Hypotonicity Effect, back to cells, cerebral edema, pause or slow, dropping too fast

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Ensure to HOLD all _____ for _____ (especially _____)

HTN and RAAS drugs, HypoNa, Hypovolemic and Hypotonic