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Intro to renal physiology
Functions of the renal system 1,
Urine formation 2,
Relationship of excretion and fil...
12  cards
Na and H20 transporters in proximal tubule
Overview of na and h20 transporte...,
Overview of na and h20 transporte...,
Na and h20 reabsorption along nep...
14  cards
Urogenital development
Formation of bladder 1,
Formation of the kidneys 2,
Repositioning of the kidneys 3
5  cards
Na and volume homeostasis
General considerations 1 1,
General considerations 2 2,
Overview of changes in ecf volume...
18  cards
Glomerular filtration
Overview of glomerular filtration 1,
Size and charge selectivity 2,
Filtration forces 1 3
17  cards
Renal microanatomy
Parts of nephron and their locati...,
Renal corpuscle and flow of filtr...,
Blood supply 3
17  cards
Renal and muscle regulation of potassium
Potassium homeostasis 1,
Mechanism of distribution 2,
Hyper vs hypokalemia 3
16  cards
Disorders of K balance
Factors affecting k distribution 1,
Shifting k out of cells 2,
Shifting k into cells 3
28  cards
Polyuria and hypernatremia
Water and na balance 1,
Total body water 2,
Regulation of total body sodium 3
23  cards
Hyponatremia
Inappropriate adh secretion vs di 1,
Calculating serum osmolality 2,
Hyponatremia sna 135 meq l 3
22  cards
Hormonal control of water excretion
Regulating osmolality and volume 1,
Changes in posm 2,
Regulation of adh release 3
10  cards
Concentrating and diluting urine
Accomplishing urinary concentrati...,
Hypertonic nacl reabsorption by t...,
Formation of dilute urine absence...
11  cards
Diuretics
Definitions 1,
Uses of diuretics 2,
Site of action of diuretics 3
14  cards
Long term regulation of blood pressure
Overview of htn 1,
Pressure natriuresis short term r...,
Pressure natriuresis short term r...
10  cards
Renal mechanisms of acid secretion
Tubular acid secretion 1,
Bicarb reabsorption in pt tal vs ...,
Bicarb reabsorption in pt tal vs ...
16  cards
Metabolic acidosis and alkalosis
Overview of acidemia and alkalemia 1,
Compensatory mechanisms 2,
Degree of compensation 3
19  cards
AKI overview
Definition of aki 1,
Requirements of aki 2,
Manifestations of aki 3
17  cards
Clinical aspects of proteinuria
Normal protein handling by kidneys 1,
Properties of capillary wall 2,
Fusion of epithelial foot process...
12  cards
Clinical aspects of hematuria
Overview of hematuria 1,
Lesions along urinary tract that ...,
Renal causes of hematuria 3
9  cards
Clinical and pathologic features of nephrotic syndrome
Terms used for evaluating glomeru...,
Nephrotic syndrome 2,
Minimal change disease mcd 3
18  cards
Clinical and pathologic features of nephritic syndrome
Overview of glomerulonephritis 1 1,
Overview of glomerulonephritis 2 2,
Overview of glomerulonephritis 3 3
25  cards
AIN and ATN
Acute interstitial nephritis ain 1,
Nsaid nephrotoxicity 2,
Atn 3
10  cards
Inherited cystic renal disease
Autosomal dominant polycystic kid...,
Pathology of adpkd 2,
Manifestation of adpkd 3
7  cards
Pathology of tubulointerstitial and cystic renal disease
Renal tubulointerstitial disease 1,
Acute pyelonephritis 1 2,
Acute pyelonephritis 2 3
12  cards
Pathology of obstructive uropathy
Normal bladder function 1,
Etiology of obstructive uropathy 2,
Clinical presentation of upper ur...
33  cards
Congenital renal abnormalities
Oligohydramnios 1,
Hypoplasia dysplasia 2,
Hydronephrosis 3
6  cards
Normal micturation and voiding dysfxn
Impacts of urinary incontinence 1,
Control of voiding 1 2,
Control of voiding 2 3
12  cards
Chronic kidney disease and ESRD
Ckd 1,
Risk factors of ckd 2,
Rx of ckd and prevention 3
11  cards
Neoplasms of kidney, urinary tract, and prostate
Oncocytoma benign 1,
Angiomyolipoma benign 1 2,
Angiomyolipoma benign 2 3
12  cards
UTIs
Cystitis 1,
Pyelonephritis 2,
Epidemiology of utis 3
12  cards

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