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Overview of Renal Physiology
The main role of the kidney is __...,
How do you approximate the total ...,
What proportion of the total body...
55  cards
Glomerular Filtration & Renal Blood Flow
What are podocytes 1,
What 3 things make up the tricomp...,
What is the glomerular filtration...
27  cards
Histology of the Kidney
Memorize the anatomy of the kidney 1,
Memorize the blood flow in the ki...,
The proximal convoluted tubules r...
11  cards
Tubular Transport of NaCl and Water
Do carnivores have acidic or alka...,
What are the 4 steps of the sympl...,
Renal secretion plays an importan...
54  cards
Kidney Microanatomy
Why do the proximal tubule cells ...,
True or false the cells of the pr...,
What kind of cells are in the des...
20  cards
Regulation of Extracellular Sodium & Water
What are the 2 sub compartments o...,
True or false ecf volume is deter...,
True or false ecf osmolarity is d...
61  cards
Suicide
True or false suicidal patients c...,
True or false suicidal patients o...,
In one study of suicide victims _...
22  cards
Intro to Acute Renal Failure and Clearance
What endogenous substance is good...,
Why don t we use urea for approxi...,
What 3 things make a substance vi...
89  cards
Nephrotic Syndrome
_____ have actin filaments that a...,
What is nephrin 2,
Mutations in ___ and or ____ prot...
65  cards
Glomerulonephritis
What is glomerulonephritis 1,
True or false the glomerulus is a...,
True or false glomerulonephritis ...
60  cards
Pathology of Nephritic Syndrome
True or false in the cortical reg...,
Anything that happens to a glomer...,
Whats the mesangial matrix 3
44  cards
Nephrotic Syndrome Pathology
Check out this sweet flow chart 1,
What vein in the body is most lik...,
Nephrotic syndromes cause protein...
31  cards
Urinalysis
What is inulin 1,
Why is using creatinine practical...,
When doing ua specimens must be t...
40  cards
Pathophysiology of Water Handling
True or false serum osmolality is...,
Osmoregulation is achieved by cha...,
What 2 things trigger adh release 3
43  cards
Pathophysiology of Sodium Handling
What is average daily sodium inta...,
How many grams is total body sodi...,
How much sodium is filtered at th...
35  cards
Renal Regulation of ECF Potassium
K concentration in the ecf determ...,
True or false the status of potas...,
_____ is the most abundant ion wi...
13  cards
Diseases of Potassium Regulation
What is spurious low serum k 1,
What can cause an acute hypokalem...,
How can you determine if chronic ...
21  cards
Water Handling (Small Group)
True or false meq l mmol l 1,
Avg na plasma concentration 2,
Isotonic mosm kg 3
6  cards
Hypertension
For cvd risk is systolic or diast...,
It is unclear what causes primary...,
Explain jnc 7 blood pressure clas...
15  cards
Secondary Causes of Hypertension
19 y o woman w new onset high bp 1,
How do you measure renin levels i...,
Is ultrasound a good way to scree...
10  cards
Sodium Handling (Small Group)
How do d5w normal saline and albu...,
If you give loop diuretics or thi...,
True or false thiazides get rid o...
8  cards
Role of the Kidneys in Acid/Base Balance
What determines ph 1,
What is a normal range for ph 2,
True or false concentration of h ...
44  cards
Acid/Base Disorders
How do you determine if an acid b...,
What causes respiratory alkalosis 2,
How can you tell if respiratory a...
20  cards
Potassium Regulation & Hypertension Cases (Small Group)
What is pseudo hypokalemia 1,
What are 4 types of hypokalemia t...,
What are extra renal causes of k ...
5  cards
Diuretics and Anti-hypertensives
What is mannitol 1,
What is acetazolamide 2,
Where do loop diuretics act 3
48  cards
Acid-Base Cases (Small Group)
What is delta delta 1,
Blank 2
2  cards
Chronic Renal Disease
What is the definition of chronic...,
Explain the ckd stages 2,
What is the most common cause of ...
40  cards
Dialysis
When does a patient need to start...,
What are possible indications for...,
What form of dialysis is most com...
24  cards
Transplant
When your kidneys don t work you ...,
Does transplant or dialysis have ...,
Does hemodialysis cost more or pe...
13  cards
Pharmacology Issues in Renal Failure
What causes vasodilation of the a...,
What causes vasoconstriction of t...,
What causes vasoconstriction of t...
10  cards
Urinary Tract Infection/Interstitial Disease
What is a uti 1,
Most utis are confined to the ___...,
What is a uti that involves the u...
36  cards
Tumors of the Kidney & Urinary Tract
What s this 1,
Explain fuhrman nuclear grades 2,
Which fuhrman grades are depicted...
19  cards
Bladder & Micturition
What begins the lower urinary tra...,
What are the 3 layers of the blad...,
What s the difference between the...
30  cards
Development of the Kidney
What are the 3 stages of kidney d...,
The kidneys develop from the ____...,
The pronephros and mesonephros st...
22  cards
Developmental and Cystic Diseases
What is hydronephrosis 1,
When a kidney has a severely enla...,
What is the most common cause of ...
26  cards
Pediatric Kidney & Urinary Tract
What is renal agenesis or hypopla...,
What is renal dysplasia 2,
What is renal ectopia 3
31  cards

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