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1
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Increases kidney reabsorption of sodium and water

A

Aldosterone

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Working unit of the kidney

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Nephron

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3
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Also known as vasopression

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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

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4
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Series of specialized capillary loops

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Glomerulus

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5
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First process in urine formation

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Glomerular filtration

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Hormone helps to regulate blood flow, glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and blood pressure

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Renin

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Acts on distal tubule and collecting duct to increase sodium and water excretion

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Prostaglandin e2 (PGE2)

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8
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Needed to absorb calcium in the intestine tract and to regulate calcium balance

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Vitamin d

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9
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Produced and released in response to decrease oxygen tension in renal blood supply

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Erythropoietin

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10
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Small hormone that dilates the afferent arteriole and increases capillary membrane permeability to some solutes

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Bradykin

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The patient has sustained a minor kidney injury. Which structure remain functional in order for urine to be removed from the blood?

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Nephron

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Based on knowledge for the normal function of the kidney, which large particles are not found in the urine because they are too large to filter through the glomerular capillary walls!

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Blood cells
Albumin
Other proteins

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13
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What is the average urine output of a healthy adult for a 24 hour period?

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1500ml to 2000ml per day

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Kidney function, in particular the GFR, is compromised when the systolic blood pressure drops below what reading?

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70 mm Hg

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15
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Damage to which renal structure or tissues can change the actual production of urine?

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Convoluted tubules

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16
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The patient has been immobilized for several days after a motor vehicle accident. The nurse encourages ambulation to stimulate the movement of urine through the ureter by what phenomenon?

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Peristalsis

17
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Which renal change associated with aging does the nurse expect the older patient to report?

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nocturnal polyuria

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