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Whatnshouldnbenincludedninnthenhistorynwhennrenalndiseasenisnsuspected?n-
nANSWER:nPrecedingnacutenornchronicnillnesses,nrashesnornjointnpain/swelling,ngrowthn
delaynornfailurentonthrive,nurinarynsymptoms,nhematuria/proteinuria,npain,nsuddennwe
ightngain/lossnornedema,ndrug/toxinnexposure,nperinatalnhistory,nfamilynhistorynofnkidn
eyndisease
Whatnarenimportantnaspectsnofnthenphysicalnexaminationnfornevaluatingnthenkidneynan
dnurinaryntract?n-
nANSWER:nHeight,nweight,ngrowthnpercentiles,nskinnlesions,npallor,nedema,nskeletalnde
formities,nanomaliesnofnears/eyes/externalngenitalia,nbloodnpressurenmeasurement,na
bdominalnpalpationnandnauscultation
Whatnshouldnbenassessednduringnbloodnpressurenmeasurementninnanchild?n-
nANSWER:nMeasuredninnanquietnsetting,nwithnanmanualncuffnofnappropriatensize,ninnthen
rightnuppernextremity,nchildnseatednwithnfeetnflatnonnthenground,ncuffncoveringntwo-
thirdsnofnthenchild'snuppernarm,nassessmentnofnperipheralnpulses
Whatnshouldnbenassessednduringnabdominalnpalpationnandnauscultationninnanchild?n-
nANSWER:nNephromegaly,nabdominalnmasses,nmusculature,nascites,nbruits
Whatnisnthenpurposenofnlaboratorynevaluationnofnrenalnfunction?n-
nANSWER:nTonassessnkidneynfunctionnandndetectnabnormalities
Whatnisnserumnanalysis?n-
nANSWER:nMeasurementnofnvariousnsubstancesninnthenbloodntonevaluatenkidneynfuncti
on
Whatnsubstancesnarencommonlynmeasuredninnserumnanalysisnfornrenalnfunction?n-
nANSWER:nCreatinine,nbloodnureannitrogenn(BUN),nelectrolytesn(sodium,npotassium,nch
loride),nalbumin
Whatnisnthensignificancenofncreatinineninnserumnanalysis?n-
nANSWER:nIndicatesnkidneynfunctionnandncannhelpndiagnosenkidneyndisease
Whatnisnthensignificancenofnbloodnureannitrogenn(BUN)ninnserumnanalysis?n-
nANSWER:nIndicatesnkidneynfunctionnandncannhelpndiagnosenkidneyndisease
Whatnisnthensignificancenofnelectrolytesn(sodium,npotassium,nchloride)ninnserumnanalys
is?n-nANSWER:nImbalancesncannindicatenkidneyndysfunction
,Whatnisnthensignificancenofnalbuminninnserumnanalysis?n-
nANSWER:nLownlevelsncannindicatenkidneyndamagenorndisease
Whatnisnurinalysis?n-
nANSWER:nExaminationnofnurinentonassessnkidneynfunctionnandndetectnabnormalities
Whatnarenthencomponentsnofnanurinalysis?n-
nANSWER:nPhysicalncharacteristics,nchemicalnanalysis,nmicroscopicnexamination
Whatnphysicalncharacteristicsnarenassessedninnurinalysis?n-
nANSWER:nColor,nclarity,nodor,nspecificngravity
Whatnchemicalnanalysisnisnperformedninnurinalysis?n-
nANSWER:nMeasurementnofnsubstancesnsuchnasnglucose,nprotein,nblood,npH
Whatnmicroscopicnexaminationnisnperformedninnurinalysis?n-
nANSWER:nDetectionnofncells,ncasts,ncrystals,nbacteria
Whatnisnanurinenculture?n-
nANSWER:nLaboratoryntestntonidentifynandndeterminenthensensitivitynofnbacterianinnthen
urine
Whatnisnanrenalnultrasound?n-
nANSWER:nImagingntestnthatnusesnsoundnwavesntonvisualizenthenkidneysnandnurinaryntra
ct
Whatnisnanrenalnbiopsy?n-
nANSWER:nProcedurentonobtainnansmallnsamplenofnkidneyntissuenfornmicroscopicnexami
nation
Whatnarenthenstandardnindicatorsnofnrenalnfunction?n-
nANSWER:nSerumnlevelsnofnureannitrogennandncreatinine.
Whatnisnthennormalnrationofnureannitrogenntoncreatinine?n-nANSWER:n10:1.
Whennmaynthenureannitrogenntoncreatininenrationincrease?n-
nANSWER:nWhennrenalnperfusionnornurinenflownisndecreased.
Whatncanncausenannincreaseninnthenureannitrogenntoncreatininenratio?n-
nANSWER:nUrinaryntractnobstructionnorndehydration.
Whynisnserumncreatininenconsiderednthenmostnreliablensinglenindicatornofnglomerularnf
unction?n-
nANSWER:nBecausenitnisnlessnaffectednbynfactorsnlikennitrogennintake,ncatabolism,nandnc
orticosteroidnuse.
,Whatnfactorsncannaffectnthengenerationnofncreatinine?n-
nANSWER:nAge,nsex,nmalnutrition,nchronicnillness,nandnamputation.
Howndoesnserumncreatininenlevelnchangenovernthenfirstn1-2nweeksnafternbirth?n-
nANSWER:nItndeclinesntonreachnannormalnlevelnfornage.
WhatnisnserumncystatinnC?n-
nANSWER:nAncysteinenproteaseninhibitornproducednbynallnnucleatedncellsnandnreleasedni
nnthenblood.
HownarenlevelsnofnserumncystatinnCnaffected?n-
nANSWER:nTheynarennotnaffectednbynsex,nheight,nornmusclenmass.
Whatnisnannadditionalnindicatornofnglomerularnfunctionnbesidesncreatinine?n-
nANSWER:nSerumncystatinnC.
WhatnarensomenlimitationsnofncystatinnCnassays?n-
nANSWER:nTheynarenlessnwidelynavailablenandnlessnreliableninncertainnclinicalnsettings.
Whatnarensomenlessnprecisenbutnimportantnindicatorsnofnpossiblenrenalndisease?n-
nANSWER:nAbnormalitiesnofnserumnelectrolytes,nbicarbonate,npH,ncalcium,nphosphoru
s,nmagnesium,nalbumin,norncomplement.
WhatndoesnGFRnstandnfor?n-nANSWER:nGlomerularnFiltrationnRate.
WhatndoesnGFRnmeasure?n-
nANSWER:nThenratenatnwhichnbloodnisnfilterednbynthenglomerulininnthenkidneys.
Whatndoesnendogenousncreatininenclearancen(CCr)nestimate?n-
nANSWER:nGlomerularnfiltrationnraten(GFR)
Whatnisnthen'classic'napproachnforndeterminingnCCr?n-nANSWER:nAn24-
hournurinencollection
WhynisnitndifficultntonaccuratelynobtainnCCrninnthenpediatricnpopulation?n-
nANSWER:nEspeciallyninnchildrennwhonarennotncontinent
Whatnisnthennormalnrangenforntotalndailyncreatininenexcretion?n-nANSWER:n15-
25nmg/kg
Arennormalnvaluesnhigherninnmalesnornfemales?n-
nANSWER:nHigherninnmales,nreflectivenofndifferencesninnmusclenmass
WhatndoesnthenCCrnformulanrequirenmeasurementsnof?n-
nANSWER:nPlasmanornserumncreatininen(PCr),nurinencreatininen(UCr),nandnurinenvolume
n(V)
, WhatnisnthenformulanforncalculatingnCCr?n-nANSWER:nCCrn=n(UCrnxnV)n/nPCr
Whynisncorrectionnfornsizenneededninnchildren?n-
nANSWER:nBecausenacceptednrangesnofnnormalnCCrnarenbasednonnadultnparameters
Whatnisnthenstandardnbodynsurfacenareanusednforncorrectionninnthenformula?n-
nANSWER:n1.73nm2
AtnwhatnagendonchildrennreachnadultnlevelsnofnGFR?n-
nANSWER:nApproximatelyn2nyearsnofnage
WhatndoesnGFRnbelown90nmL/min/1.73nm2ninnchildrenn>n2nindicate?n-
nANSWER:nUnderlyingnkidneyndisease
WhenncannequationsntonestimatenGFRnbenused?n-
nANSWER:nWhennthencreatininenisnstablenandnnotninnpatientsnwithnacutenkidneyninjuryn(
AKI)
Whatnisnthen'BedsidenSchwartz'nequationnusednfor?n-
nANSWER:nApproximatingnestimatednGFRninnchildren
Whatnarenthenvariablesnusedninnthen'BedsidenSchwartz'nequation?n-
nANSWER:nPlasmanornserumncreatininenlevelnandnlengthninncentimeters
Whatnisnthenformulanfornthen'BedsidenSchwartz'nequation?n-
nANSWER:neGFRn=n0.413nxnheightn(cm)n/nPCrn(mg/dL)
WhatnisnthenCreatinine-CystatinnC-basednCKiDnequationnusednfor?n-
nANSWER:nEstimatingnGFRnwhenncystatinnCn(cysC)nandnbloodnureannitrogenn(BUN)naren
assessed
WhatnisnthenformulanfornthenCreatinine-CystatinnC-basednCKiDnequation?n-
nANSWER:nNotnprovidedninnthennotes
Whonwasnthen'BedsidenSchwartz'nequationndevelopednfor?n-
nANSWER:nChildrennwithnchronicnkidneyndiseasen(CKD)
Hasnthen'BedsidenSchwartz'nequationnbeennvalidatedninnchildrennwithnnormalnrenalnfun
ction?n-nANSWER:nYes
WhatnisnthenpurposenofnthenconfirmatoryntestnfornestimatednGFR?n-
nANSWER:nTonprovidenanmorenaccuratenmeasurementninncertainncircumstances.
WherencannonlinentoolsnbenfoundntoncalculatenGFR?n-
nANSWER:nhttps://www.kidney.org/professionals/KDOQI/gfr_calculatorPed