Calciphylaxis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A vegetarian on dialysis adhering to a renal diet should be advised to restrict bean/legume consumption to how many cups per day? ¾ cup ¼ cup ½ cup 1 cup correct answers ½ cup - Most people on dialysis can have one serving of high-phosphorus foods per day. This includes ½ cup cooked beans or legumes, 1 oz bran cereal, 1 cup milk, 2 oz cheese, ½ cup nuts. Krause, 15th ed, pg 1077. An unacceptably high level of nitrogenous waste in patients with chronic kidney disease may lead to: ...

Treatment for dystrophic calcium correct answers 0 low calcium and phosphate diet Sodium thiosulfate Example of metastatic calcification correct answers Chronic Kidney disease - iability to clear phosphate Renal transplant patient with bump at site of heparin injection. Why? correct answers from metastatic calcification Calciphylaxis is characterized by what 3 changes? correct answers Clinical features of calciphylaxis correct answers - bullae and dusky gray color - induration a...

3P Dermatology Questions and Answers Graded A+ Ticks can transmit and cause: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, and tularemia An inflammation of the proximal and lateral nail folds represents: paronychia A child presents with erythematous papules and vesicles, that are weeping, oozing, and crusty. These lesions are located over the forehead, wrists, elbows, and the back of the knees. With which of the following conditions are these symptoms associated? Atopic dermatiti...

What are the common dermatological manifestations of diabetes mellitus? correct answers Skin manifestations that almost all diabetics have. What are the risk factors and treatment options for the common dermatological manifestations of diabetes mellitus? correct answers Risk factors include poor metabolic control. Treatment options vary depending on the specific manifestation. What are the common skin manifestations of thyroid disease? correct answers Skin manifestations that can occur in ...

what does dialysis do? correct answers removes excess fluids/waste products that are typically excreted by the kidneys -circulates blood through semi-permeable membrane that acts as an artificial kidney reasons for HD correct answers -severe acidosis (<7.2) or doesn't respond to tx -FVO w/ no response to diuretics (pulmonary edema or pericarditis) -hyperkalemia w/ EKG changes -calciphylaxis (skin necrosis from calcium build up) -ingestion of toxins (poisoning or drug OD) -uremic...

Addison's Disease correct answers Hyperpigmentation of skin and mucous membranes AIDS correct answers *Hairy leukoplakia, Kaposi's sarcoma, severe psoriasis*...and pretty much everything else Chronic renal disease correct answers Pallor, xerosis, pruritus, hyperpigmentation, uremic frost, "half and half" nails, calciphylaxis, metatastic calcification CREST syndrome correct answers *telangiectasias* Calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenonm sclerodactyly Crohn's disease correct answers ...

NBME PATHOLOGY EXAM WITH LATEST VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ Apoptosis: - ANS-Programmed cell death. REQUIRES ATP. Can occur via the intrinsic or extrinsic pathways, both of which involve activation of cytosolic caspases which mediate cellular breakdown. ***Unlike necrosis, apoptosis does not involve significant inflammation. Involves eosinophilic cytoplasm, cell shrinkage, pyknosis and basophilia, membrane blebbing and karyorrhexis, and formation of apoptot...

definition of tertiary hyperparathyroidism and its management correct answers occurs in the context of ESRD elevated pth with elevated calcium, as opposed to secondary in which there is elevated pth but low to normal calcium medical management, NOT bisphosphonates as they can worsen ESRD, cause osteomalacia and other things reduce phosphate with binders and dietary restriction cinacalcet indications for parathyroidectomy, persistently elevated calcium phosphorus or pth greater than 80...

If a kidney transplant person has diarrhoea, do tacrolimus levels increase or decrease? correct answers Increase - because enzymes in the gut lining don't have time to break down tacro What is calciphylaxis? correct answers Calciphylaxis is a syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis. It is seen almost exclusively in patients with Stage 5 chronic kidney disease. It results in chronic non-healing wounds and is usually fatal. Calciphylaxis is a rare but serious disease. ...

Equipment is functioning Hep B status Orders are complete Access is patent Documentation is timely ? any questions/concerns Your patient complains of ringing in the ears, being nauseated and having cold clammy skin. The most likely causes is ANSWER-Hypotension What is a likely cause for dysrhythmias? ANSWER-Hypotension, heart disease, or rapid changes in K In what position should you place a patient who experiences intradialytic hypotension? ANSWER-Supine What do you do for a...