Diabetic nephropathy — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What is the most common nephropathy worldwide? _____

Answer: IgA nephropathy (Berger disease)

Flashcard 2: Does untreated diabetes nephropathy stay at a nephrotic syndrome or can it progress to a nephritic syndrome? _____

Answer: Nephritic syndrome

Flashcard 3: What is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease in the U.S.? _____

Answer: Diabetic glomerulonephropathy

Flashcard 4: Which class of renal disorders may be treated with loop diuretics? _____

Answer: Nephrotic syndrome

Flashcard 5: Nephritic syndrome is associated with _____ BUN and creatinine

Answer: increased

Flashcard 6: One of the most feared complications of type 2 diabetes is _____

Answer: hyperosmolar hyperglycemia non-ketotic syndrome

Flashcard 7: In patients with hypertension and what comorbidity should ACE inhibitors / ARBs become first line?_____

Answer: Hypertension with Diabetes Mellitus

Flashcard 8: Fabry's disease

Answer:

Extra: accumulation of ceramide trihexosideperipheral neuropathy in hands/feet, angiokeratomas, cardiovascular and renal diseaseXRα-galactosidase A

Flashcard 9: autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)

Answer:

Extra: in adult: flank pain, hematuria, hypertension, progressive renal failurebilateral massive enlargement of kidneys with cystsADPKD1