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What is the functional unit of the kidney?

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nephron

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Function of kidney

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filter blood of toxins/wastes and reabsorb needed molecules

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What are the vascular components of the kidney?

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glomerulus and peritubular capillaries

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What are the tubular component of the kidney?

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proximal convoluted tubule, loop of henle, distal convoluted tubule, collecting tubule

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What maintains the concentration gradient?

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Na+/K+ ATPase

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Symport

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2 molecules move across a membrane by carrier

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Antiport

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2 different molecules move across membrane by common carrier

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Exchange

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change places of molecules

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What is urea

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formed in liver as byproduct of protein

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Elimination function of kidneys

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renal clearance, regulation of sodium and electrolytes, uric acid elimination, urea elimination, drug elimination, pH dependent elimination of organic ions

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Prerenal

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related to perfusion (volume), related to heart failure

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Postrenal

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obstruction of urine flow

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Function on nephron

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reabsorption of water, electrolytes, and other substances from the bloodstream

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RAAS system role

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regulation of blood pressure and fluid electrolyte balance

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Juxtaglomerular complex role

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feedback system linking GFR with renal blood flow

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Erythropoietin function

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regulates the differentiation of red blood cells in bone marrow, stimulates RBC formation

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Vitamin D function

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increases calcium reabsorption from the gastrointestinal system, helps regulate calcium deposition in bone

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Loop diuretics

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exert their effect in the thick ascending loop of Henle (might give to someone with edema, heart failure, hypertension)

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Thiazide diuretics

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prevent the reabsorption of NaCl in the distal convoluted tubule (can be used for high BP)

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Aldosterone Antagonists (K+ sparing diuretics)

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reduce sodium reabsorption and increase potassium secretion in the late distal tubule and cortical collecting tubule site regulated by aldosterone (can treat high BP and heart failure)

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Characteristics of normal urine

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clear, yellow fluid, 95% water and 5% dissolved solids, normally produce 1.5 L of urine each day, contains metabolic waste and few to no plasma proteins, blood cells, or glucose molecules

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Urine specific gravity tells what

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provides valuable index of hydration status and functional ability of the kidneys; healthy kidneys have specific gravity of 1.030-1.040

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Renal clearance

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volume of plasma that is completely cleared each minute of any substance that finds its way into the urine

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Determining factors of renal clearance

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ability of substance to be filtered in glomeruli, capacity of the renal tubules to reabsorb or secrete the substance

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Tests for renal function
urinalysis, GFR, blood tests (serum creatinine, BUN), cystoscopy, ultrasound, radiologic images
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What does increase in BUN and serum creatinine say about a person
increase in BUN and serum creatinine indicate renal failure
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Where is EPO (erythropoietin) produced?
kidney
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What factors affect GFR
glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure, glomerular capillary osmotic pressure, hydrostatic and osmotic pressure in Bowman capsule
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what do serum creatinine levels indicate?
calculating GFR and estimating functional capacity of kidneys
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If serum creatinine doubles what does that say about GFR and renal function?
fallen 1/2 normal state
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If serum creatinine triples what does that say about GFR and renal function?
75% loss of renal function
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If serum creatinine >10 mg/dL or more what does that say about GFR and renal function?
90% renal function loss
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What is the most common defect of kidney?
anomalies in shape and position
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agenesis of kidney
kidney doesn't develop
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Hypogenesis of kidney
underdeveloped kidney
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UTI can cause intra, post, or prerenal injury?
Intrarenal injury
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Potter syndrome
no kidneys or kidneys that don't work
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Cystic disease of the kidney
fluid filled sacs or segments of a dilated nephron
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Causes of cystic disease of kidney
tubular obstructions that increase intratubular pressure or changes in basement membrane of renal tubules that predispose to cystic dilation
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Types of cystic disease of kidney
simple and acquired renal cysts, medullary cystic disease, polycystic kidney disease
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Causes of UTI
kidney stones, developmental defects, pregnancy, prostatic hyperplasia, scar tissue, tumors, neurologic disorders (spinal cord injury), stasis of urine
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Kidney stones
crystalline structures that form from components of the urine
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What is required for a kidney stone to form
a nidus (nest), urinary environment that supports continued crystallization of stone components
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Preventative treatments for kidney stones
dietary restriction, calcium salt supplementation, thiazide diuretics, cellulose phosphate
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Types of UTI
asymptomatic bacteriuria, symptomatic infections, lower UTI (cystitis), upper UTI (pyelonephritis)
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Causes of UTI
most are caused by escherichia coli,staphylococcus saphrophyticus, gram negative rods, gram positive cocci
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Protective mechanisms for UTI
washout phenomenon, mucin layer, local immune responses, normal flora in women, prostate secretions in men
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What condition doesn't lead to stone formation?
high Na+ concentration
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Glomerulonephritis is
inflammation of glomeruli
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Immune mechanisms for glomerulonephritis
glomerular antibodies, circulating antigen-antibody complex
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Characteristics of glomerularnephritis
hematuria (blood in urine), low GFR, azotemia (nitrogenous waste in blood), oliguria (barely pee), hypertension
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causes of glomerulonephritis
damage to capillary wall, permits RBC to escape into urine, produces hemodynamic changes that decrease GFR
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Renal neoplasms (cancer) in children
Wilms tumor, onset at 3-5 yrs, in one or both kidneys, WT1 mutation on chromosome 11
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Adult kidney cancer
renal cell carcinoma
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renal failure
condition in which kidneys fail to remove metabolic end products from the blood and regulate fluid, electrolyte, and pH balance of extracellular fluids
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Acute renal failure
abrupt in onset, often reversible
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chronic renal failure
irreversible damage, develops slowly
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Prerenal causes of acute renal failure
hypovolemia, decreased vascular filling, heart failure, decreased renal perfusion Think about it as a perfusion issue (volume) and heart failure
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Postrenal causes of acute renal failure
bilateral ureteral obstruction, bladder outlet obstruction
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intrarenal causes of acute renal failure
acute tubular necrosis, exposure to nephrotoxic drugs, intratubular obstruction, acute renal disease, UTI
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Phases of acute tubular necrosis
onset/initiating phase: time from onset of precipitating event until tubular injury occurs Maintenance phase: decrease in GFR Recovery phase: repair of renal tissue takes place
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common causes of chronic renal disease
hypertension, diabetes mellitus, polycystic kidney disease, obstruction of urinary tract, glomerulonephritis, cancer, autoimmune disorder, disease of lung or heart, chronic use of pain medication
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what number would represent a mild reduction of GFR
60-89 ml/min
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what number would represent a moderate reduction of GFR
30-59 ml/min
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what number would represent a severe reduction of GFR
15-29 ml/min
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what number would represent a kidney failure with a GFR
<15 ml/min
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What is gaut
buildup of uric acid
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Hematologic disorders of renal failure
anemia (low EPO) and coagulopathies (clotting disorders)
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cardiovascular disorders of renal failure
hypertension, heart disease, pericarditis
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treatment of renal failure
dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis), transplant, dietary management
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what can affect drug efficacy in a patient with CKD
loss of albumin

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