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Definitions Flashcards

1
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Cation

A

Positively charged ion

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Anion

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Negatively charged ion

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3
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Excretion expressed mathematically =

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filtration - reabsorption + secretion

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Hypertonic solution

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Higher concentration of impermeant solutes

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Hypotonic solution

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Lower concentration of impermeant solutes

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Osmotic pressure

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amount of pressure required to prevent osmosis (pressure which needs to be applied to water to prevent inward flow of water across a semi-permeable membrane)

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7
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Approximate adult GFR?

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125mL/minute or 180L/day

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What age is adult GFR reached?

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2 years

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Nephrocalcinosis

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Refers to calcification of the renal tissue

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Catabolism

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set of metabolic pathways which break down molecules to smaller units to provide energy

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What is primary nocturnal enuresis?

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night time bedwetting in a child who has never been dry

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