Topics NOT tested in Uworld

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Tajima

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I completed the Uworld bank and I don't remember seeing any questions on the following subjects:

1. Renal tubular acidoses
2. Bartter, Gitelman and other renal tubular diseases.
3. Sleep disorders with EEGs
4. Rickettsia


Anyone else know of any topics not covered by world?
 
there was an erhlichia question, which is a rickettsial type disease, and RTA, im not sure but i think there was a pt who was given continuous CA inhibitors, and you had to guess what the patients urinary ph would be or something.
 
While we're on the topic of RTAs, can someone explain why you would get an <5.5 urine pH with type 4 hyperkalemic RTA? If you're decreasing NH4+ secretion in urine, I figured it'd make sense that the urine would be >5.5. Thanks!
 
While we're on the topic of RTAs, can someone explain why you would get an <5.5 urine pH with type 4 hyperkalemic RTA? If you're decreasing NH4+ secretion in urine, I figured it'd make sense that the urine would be >5.5. Thanks!
I think the idea is that there is less buffering capacity in the nephron due to less NH3, causing the little acid that is excreted to acidify the urine more than it would under normal circumstances.
 
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