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Where are the kidney's located?
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right= T13-L2
Left= T13-L3 More mobile |
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What is the general size of the kidney?
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2.5 X the lenght of L2
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What is the bladder covered by and where does the ureters enter?
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Its covered by peritonium and enters the bladder latetrally at the trigone of the bladder in a J-shaped
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Can the urethra be palpated on a rectal exam?
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Yes
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What is unique about the appearence of the feline kidney?
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It is pale and has very shallow vessels
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What is the fx of the kidney?
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-Regulate blood flow both locally with PG2(dilation) and Flunoxin(Cx) and systemically with erythropoietin
-Excrete toxins -Acid base |
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What are the autoregulatory systems for the kidney?
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Myogenic theory=
Gramerulo-tubular theory= |
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How many nephrons are in the canine and the feline kidney?
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K9- half a million
Feline 200,000 |
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What are your min data base for a UT exam?
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CBC
Chem profile UA |
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What kind of anemia is found with kidney dz?
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Chronic- normacytic, normachromic
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