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Intro and Anatomy
True or false they kidneys are co...,
Where are the kidneys located,
What spinal levels do the kidneys...
47  cards
Development of the Urinary System
What are the kidneys derived from,
What is the earliest nephric stage,
What appears after the pronephros
31  cards
Measurement of Kidney Function
What does the kidney regulate,
What is the kidney responsible fo...,
What is kidney function measured ...
27  cards
Renal Blood Flow and GFR
Through which vessels does blood ...,
After blood leaves the glomerulus...,
What are the two types of nephron
38  cards
Control of Blood Volume
What ion usually goes along with ...,
Why not just add remove water to ...,
Where in the nephron does the maj...
63  cards
Blood Pressure and the Kidney
How is blood pressure regulated s...,
How is blood pressure regulated i...,
What factors stimulate renin release
18  cards
Control of Plasma Osmolarity
If water intake is less than wate...,
If water intake is greater than w...,
What is normal plasma osmolarity
38  cards
Diuretics
What is diuresis,
How do diuretics generally act,
What channel pumps na out across ...
45  cards
Micturition
What are the two phases of mictur...,
What is the storage phase,
What is the voiding phase
33  cards
Glomerular Pathology
What characterises nephrotic synd...,
How does urine appear in a patien...,
Why does hypoalbuminaemia occur i...
39  cards
Urinary Tract Infections
Which bacteria often causes utis,
What does k antigen do,
What is the gram stain for e coli
14  cards
Obstruction
What in dipsticks detects just 1 rbc,
What can cause false positives fo...,
What can cause false negatives fo...
22  cards
Acute Kidney Injury
What is aki,
How is aki actually defined,
What are the three types of aki c...
18  cards
Urological Cancers
Where can tccs occur,
What is rcc,
What is the most common tumour of...
14  cards
Chronic Kidney Disease
How is adult polycystic kidney di...,
Where is the mutation in adult po...,
What is the normal range for gfr
14  cards
Symptoms and Signs of Kidney Disease
What are the common presentations...,
What are some common causes of ki...,
What are usually the presenting c...
9  cards

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