RCS 05 - Intro to Renal Pathology Flashcards
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Cl - capillary lumen
EP - visceral epithelial cells
END - endothelium
MES - mesangium
PC - podocyte
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List the layers of the basement membrane of a glomerular capillary.
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From capillary lumen side to interstitium side
- Lamina rara interna
- Lamina densa
- Lamina rara externa
3
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What is GFR and what is it used to estimate?
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The glomerular filtration rate is the volume of fluid filtered into Bowman’s space from the blood per unit time
It is used to estimate the number of working nephrons.
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