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Name for expanded end of ureter located completely inside kidney
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renal pelvis
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Where does blood processing occur
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-glomerulas
-tubular system of nephron -nephron -peritubular capillaries |
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What two things are found in normal urine?
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-drugs (tylenol, caffeine, etc)
-urea |
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Maximum kidney urine output perh our
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900mls
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Minimum kidney urine output per hour
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60mls
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For a person w/ urine output of 420mls per hour, you know....
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aldosterone and antidiuretic hormone are being secreted in mid range
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Is urine modified blood plasma?
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Yes - true
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The kidney can rapidly affect blood pressure by...
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-secreting renin
-responding to aldosterone secreted by adrenal gland -responding to antidiuretic hormone secreted by posterior pituitary |
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Kidneys take care of....
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-maintain blood pressure after salty meal
-remove estrogen and progesterone from body if on pill -maintain hematocrit -restore body's pH after drinking acidic juice |
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most renal stones are made of
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calcium
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renin
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secreted by kidneys to increase blood pressure
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erythropoietin
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secreted by kidneys to increase red blood cell production
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Common blood tests for kidney function
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BUN
Creatinine proteinuria (especially albumin) |
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azotemia
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term for blood work revealing high BUN and creatinine
(true, pre, and post) |
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uremia
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azotemia plus clinical signs
-often accompanied by: -secondary renal sastroenteritis -peripheral neuropathy -uremic fibrinous pericarditis |
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glomerular disease
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indicated by proteinuria (larger than normal holes in glomeruli so big proteins pass through)
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Nephrotic syndrome
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pouring Out disease, lose too much in urine
-damage to glomerular walls making them leaky |
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nephritic syndrome
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holding In disease, keeping too much in blood
-hematuria -oliguria -azotemia -heypertension |
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polycystic disease
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-genetic defect in protein policystin which may be involved in cell to cell adhesion
-kidney becomes enlarged -usually shows up in 40s -progresses slowly but will cause death if not treated -also a childhood form that is autosmal recessive - |
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hydronephrosis
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-dilation and atrophy of pelvis and other kidney structures
-can be congenital -can be acquired ---pregnancy ---tumors ---inflammation --etc |
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
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Primarily affects children, caracterized by:
hemolytic anemia acute renal failure low platelet count (thrombocytopenia) |
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Hydronephrosis
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dilation and distension of renal palvis calyces usually caused by obstruction of urine flow from kidney leading to atrophy of kidney
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Wilms' tumor
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typically a childhood cancer of the kidneys, rare in adults
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Polycystic disease
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Many fluid-filled cysts on both kidneys resultin in enlargment
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