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Anatomy/Histology
The kidneys are retroperitoneal o...,
The kidneys are surrounded by two...,
Pararenal and perirenal fat layer...
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Body Fluids
True false bun is an effective os...,
Mosm l represents _,
Mosm kg repreents _
61
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GFR/RBF
_ is the theoretical volume of pl...,
Clearance equation,
The clearance of _ is used clinic...
42
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Electrolytes
Fractional excretion of a substan...,
If a substance has a fractiona ex...,
Conditions that disrupt reabsorpt...
33
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Acid-Base Homeostasis
The two major ways that the kidne...,
We reclaim bicarbonate in the pro...,
The body has two main buffer syst...
87
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Hypernatremia & Hyponatremia
Normal serum sodium is between _ ...,
We care about the serum sodium le...,
Serum osmolality equation
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Hyperkalemia & Hypokalemia
Insulin moves k into out of the cell,
The majority of our potassium is ...,
Excretion of potassium is primari...
36
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Costanzo review
Approximately _ of the ecf is fou...,
The major cations in the ecf are _,
The major anions in the ecf are _
28
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Pharmacology
Use of carbonic anhydrase inhibit...,
Osmotic diuretics work primarily ...,
Acetazolamide and brinzolamide in...
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Nephrotic kidney disease
When gfr is reduced less reabsorp...,
Nephrotic syndrome is caused by _...,
Patients with nephrotic nephritic...
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Nephritic kidney disease
Pathogenesis of nephritic disease,
The presense of rbcs in the urine...,
Inflammation of the glomerulus in...
85
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AKI & CKD
Kidney injury is either chronic o...,
A decline in kidney function decr...,
A decline in kidney function decr...
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Intra-renal kidney disease
Acute interstitial nephritis may ...,
Inflammation of the tubulointerst...,
Acute interstitial nephritis invo...
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Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphate
A state of high h ions such as in...,
Low h is associated with more les...,
Hypercalcemia may present with po...
18
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Kidney stones, UTI, pyelonephritis
Unilateral flank tenderness colic...,
The best initial imaging for neph...,
Individuals prone to kidney stone...
59
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Renal malignancies
Adpkd is a autosomal dominant mut...,
Adpkd is the development of cysts...,
Adpkd will typically appear in ad...
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