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Examples of diseases that are associated with oral health

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CVD, RA, respiratory diseases, metabolic diseases (e.g. diabetes), kidney disease

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What are the 2 theories that connect oral disease to systemic disease?

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  1. Bacteria from the oral cavity can enter the bloodstream and spread
  2. Oral inflammation can contribute to systemic inflammation and increase the risk of pathologies at distant sites
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What evidence exists to support the theory that oral bacteria can cause systemic problems?

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oral bacteria have been isolated in joints of RA patients and in placentas associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes

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What is the impact of periodontitis or diabetes on CKD patients?

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Having periodontitis / diabetes alongside chronic kidney disease increase mortality risk when compared to patients with only CKD. (association between comorbidities)

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What percentage of all global deaths in 2017 were attributed to inflammation-related diseases?

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73.4% (diseases that cause damage activate inflammatory pathways leading to chronic inflammation)

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Example of an oral disease that can impact survival rates of patients with chronic disease

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periodontitis (also is a chronic inflammatory disease)

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What does renal physiology literally translate to?

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kidney function

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What type of organs are kidneys?

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excretory organs

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Function of kidneys

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maintain internal fluid homeostasis by processing blood and removing metabolic waste products via urine

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Examples of internal fluids

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blood, interstitial fluid, lymph

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What must be maintained to ensure internal homeostasis of fluid?

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volume and composition must be maintained within homeostatic limits

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How can kidneys affect blood pressure?

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by regulating fluid volume and electrolyte content of the blood

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What are the components of fluids that are regulated by the kidneys?

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volume, electrolytes, acid/base (H+/CO3 2-), Ca / vit D metabolism, erythropoietin

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How are kidneys involved in vitamin D metabolism?

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kidneys convert vit D into an active form that can be utilised by the body

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What is the by product of maintaining internal fluid homeostasis?

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urine

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Describe the gross structure of the urinary system

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urine is produced by 2 kidneys, and conveyed by ureters to the bladder where is is stored. The urethra voids urine

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What is the medial indentation of the kidneys?

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renal hilum

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What is the renal hilum?

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site where renal artery and nerves enter while ureter and renal vein exit the kidneys.

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Location of the kidneys

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retroperitoneal - posterior to the peritoneal cavity

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What structure protects the kidneys?

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renal fat pads (encases kidneys in fatty tissue) (and capsule?)

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What are the 3 distinct parts of the kidney?

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cortex, medulla, pelvis

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What is located in the cortex?

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85% of all nephrons

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In which part of the kidney is water reabsorbed and urine concentrated?

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Medulla

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What is the structure of the renal medulla?

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composed of medullary pyramids

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What are the kidneys encased in?
dense, irregular fibrous capsule and renal fat pads
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Function of the renal pelvis
collects and funnels urine into the ureter
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Which structures collect urine within the pelvis?
Minor calyces collect urine from the medullary pyramids, and converge to form the major calyces which in turn merge into a central funnel that narrows to form the ureter.
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Which artery delivers blood to the kidneys?
renal artery
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Which blood vessel does the renal artery originate from?
abdominal aorta
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Which blood vessel removes filtered blood from the kidneys?
Renal vein
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Where does the renal vein return filtered blood to?
inferior vena cava
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Why must the kidney be highly vascular?
Because its function involves filtering blood
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What volume of blood is processed by the kidneys per minute?
1.2 L/min (1/5th of cardiac output)
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How is the vasculature of the kidney unique to elsewhere in the body?
2 capillary beds - glomerular capillaries and peritubular capillaries (vasa recta)
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What is the order of blood vessels in the kidney?
renal artery -> segmental arteries -> lobar arteries -> interlobar arteries -> arcuate arteries -> interlobular arteries -> afferent arteriole -> glomerular capillaries -> efferent arteriole -> peritubular capillaries (vasa recta) -> interlobular veins (and then same as arteries)
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Function of glomerular capillaries
site of blood filtration
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Function of vasa recta (peritubular capillaries)
supply oxygen and nutrients to the kidney and facilitates water reabsorption
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What is the basic functional unit of the kidney?
nephron
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What are the 2 types of nephrons?
cortical nephrons and juxtamedullary nephrons
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What is the difference between cortical and juxtamedullary nephrons?
Cortical nephrons are located mainly in the cortex and have a short loop of Henle, whereas juxtamedullary nephrons are mainly within the medulla and have a long loop of Henle
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Function of juxtamedullary nephrons
conserve water (hence producing very concentrated urine)
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Function of the renal corpuscle
filters plasma
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Function of the renal tubule
resorption and secretion
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Which parts of the nephron makes up the renal corpuscle?
glomerulus and Bowman's capsule
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Which parts of the nephron makes up the renal tubule?
proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, distal convoluted tubule, collecting duct
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What is the glomerulus?
A network of fine capillaries that branch from the afferent arteriole and unite to form the efferent arteriole
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What is the structure of the glomerular capillaries?
single layer of fenestrated endothelial cells resting on a basement membrane surrounded by pedicels (podocyte processes)
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Why is the endothelium of glomerular capillaries fenestrated?
for rapid filtration of blood plasma
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What structure surrounds the glomerulus?
Bowman's capsule
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What is the Bowman's capsule?
a cuplike structure surrounding the glomerulus that collects the filtered fluid in the nephron
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Structure of the Bowman's capsule
Made up of an outer parietal layer and an inner visceral layer with the Bowman's space in between where the filtrate collects
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What is the parietal layer of the Bowman's capsule made of?
simple squamous epithelium
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What is the visceral layer of the Bowman's capsule made up of?
Podocytes (outer layer of filtration barrier)
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What are podocytes?
specialised epithelial cells with long foot-like processes (pedicels) wrapping around capillaries
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What is the name of the long branched processes of podocytes that wrap around the glomerular capillaries?
pedicels
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What forms the filtration barrier (of glomerular capillaries)?
glomerular endothelium, basement membrane, pedicels
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Which structures of the filtration barrier share a basement membrane?
fenestrated endothelium and pedicels
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Which structures must a permeable molecule pass through to enter the Bowman's capsule?
endothelium fenestrations, basement membrane, slits between pedicels
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What is the charge of the filtration barrier?
slightly negative charge
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What is the effect of the slight negative charge of the filtration barrier?
forms a barrier against large negatively charged proteins like albumin which must remain in the blood
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What is the filtration barrier referred to as?
true sieve - physically prevents large molecules and cells leaving the blood
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How does the filtration barrier determine which molecules are filtered?
depending on the size and charge of filtration slits
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What is the first step in blood processing?
glomerular filtration
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Via which vessel does unfiltered blood arrive in the glomerulus?
afferent arteriole
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Via which vessel does filtered blood exit the glomerulus?
efferent arteriole
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What substances are filtered out of the blood at the glomerulus into the Bowman's space?
water, glucose, amino acids, urea, creatinine, electrolytes (Na+, Cl-, Ca2+, PO43-, K+, HCO3-)
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What substances are not filtered?
cells, large proteins, negatively charged proteins (albumin)
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Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) definition
the rate at which blood is filtered through the glomerulus into the Bowman's capsule
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What primarily drives the GFR?
glomerular hydrostatic pressure (in addition to Bowman's capsule osmotic pressure)
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What generates the high glomerular hydrostatic pressure?
the afferent arteriole has a larger diameter than the efferent arteriole
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What counteracts the GFR?
Bowman's capsule HP (as fluid fills Bowman's space) and glomerular osmotic pressure (from retained proteins and cells)
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Equation to show the effective filtration pressure
(Glomerular HP + capsular OP) - (glomerular OP + capsular HP)
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Which factors influence the GFR?
Hydrostatic and osmotic pressure, systemic BP, renin-angiotensin system, disease
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What may indicate a compromised filtration barrier?
if proteins / blood cells are present in the urine (dipstick test)
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What is a normal healthy GFR?
125ml/min which is 180L/day
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How does kidney damage affect GFR?
kidney damage reduces GFR
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What is the consequence of a reduced GFR?
there is inefficient blood clearance and waster removal so waste products accumulate in the blood
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What substance is measured to estimate the GFR?
serum creatinine (and urea)
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Why is serum creatinine used to estimate GFR?
serum creatinine is freely filtered from the blood into the nephron for excretion in urine
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What does a high serum creatinine level indicate?
kidney problem as creatinine is accumulating in blood
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What does GFR reflect?
kidney function
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What percentage of kidney function can be lost before symptoms appear?
50% (stage 3)
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Out of the 180L that is filtered by the renal corpuscle per day, what percentage is reabsorbed?
99%

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