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NBME Step 2 CK Form 7 Answers

step2ck_form7/Block 4/Question#13 (reveal difficulty score)
An 82-year-old man with congestive heart ...
Decreased renal blood flow ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
tags: renal

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submitted by โˆ—saffronshawty(30)
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How is this due to decreased renal blood flow when the BUN/Cr is <20 ?

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gh889  ischemia of the kidneys can cause intrinsic renal failure - w/ a BUN/Cr <15 +6
merpaperple  I was really confused by this too. There's a good explanation here: https://www.thehymedicine.com/post/step-2-ck-ccssa-nbme-form-7. โ€ข Patient has CKD so his BUN/Cr ratio is showing an intrinsic kidney problem โ€ข Patient then has furosemide added changing the ratio from 8.3 to 10.4 - this increase in ratio could suggest CKD with superimposed prerenal azotemia โ€ข Glomerulonephritis would show RBC casts โ€ข Interstitial nephritis would show WBC casts & eosinophils โ€ข Tubular Necrosis would show granular casts +2



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  • CHF patient with increased diuretic dosage โ€“> Too much fluid is pulled off โ€“> Decreased effective circulating volume โ€“> AKI (pre-renal, acute tubular necrosis)
  • Key idea: When taking care of a patient with decompensated heart failure, important to balance correcting volume overload with risk of causing an AKI

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If its intrinsic defect HTF urinalysis is normal with no casts?

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