Chp 7 Urinary System Flashcards
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waste products generated as end product in PROTEIN metabolism
nitrogenous waste
types of nitrogenous waste
urea, creatinine, uric acid
4 functions of the kidney are
- Filter nitrogenous waste to form urine
- maintain water balance
- release hormones (3)
- degrade and eliminate hormones from bloodstream
enzymatic hormone important in adjusting blood pressure
Renin
hormone that stimulates RBC production in the bone marrow
Erythropoetin
active form of vitamin D necessary for the absorption of calcium from the intestines
Calciferol
where does blood enter through the kidney?
Right or Left Renal Artery
What carries the blood to the capillaries in the kidney?
Arterioles
what filters the blood in the kidney
glomeruli
How kidneys produce urine in detail (include glomeruli, Bowman’s capsule and renal tubule)
- Blood passes through glomeruli
- Glomerular (Bowman’s) Capsule surrounds each glomerulus
- Renal tubule attached to each Capsule
3 basic steps in urine formation
Glomerular Filtration, Tubular Reabsorption, Tubular Secretion
the glomerulus and a renal tubule form a unit called
a nephron
all collecting tubules lead to the
renal pelvis
small, cup-like regions of the renal pelvis
calyces or calices
meatus means
opening or canal
trigone
triangular area in the urinary bladder
tests included in a urinalysis (10)
- Color
- Appearance
- pH
- specific gravity
- protein
- glucose
- ketone bodies
- sediment
- phenylketonuria
- bilirubin
Female pt complains of urgency, dysuria, low back pain and has a low grade fever. What test do you want for this patient? what do you think is wrong with the pt?
Urine Culture
Cystitis
What would the urine culture show in a positive cystitis case?
WBC’S, bacteria, positive leukocyte esterase, positive nitrites
How do you treat Cystitis? (UTI)
Antibiotics
What is the Gold standard in diagnosis of a urine culture but is not often done?
catheter, suprapubic tap
inflammation of the kidney glomerulus, usually in response to an infection
Glomerulonephritis
what infection is found most commonly in Glomerulonephritis?
Streptococcal
What is a risk to having Glomerulonephritis?
Damage of the renal glomerulus, can develop a chronic condition