Renal Physiology and AKI (Week 6): AKI Outcome, Leptospirosis, Calcium, Transport Kinetics

Question 1

Over half of patients with ______ will die or be euthanized

Answer 1

AKI

Question 2

What are two things that mean lower chance of survival?

Answer 2

HyperKalemia
Oliguria

Question 3

the production of abnormally small amounts of urine.

Answer 3

oliguria

Question 4

Treating the hypercalcemia specifically typically involves:

Answer 4

• fluid therapy, to deliver more sodium to the loop of Henle, one of the places where calcium would be reabsorbed
• giving furosemide to block sodium reabsorption in the loop of Henle, which causes more sodium to be present

Question 5

All carriers working at max capacity; if filtered load exceeds the capacity, it will remain in lumen (and appear in urine)

Answer 5

Transport Maximum

Question 6

Weakest link – some nephrons have lower capacity than others, and leave substance in urine at lower concentration

Answer 6

Transport Threshold

Question 7

While most of the glucosuria you encounter will be due to hyperglycemia, there are some diseases of the _________________ that impair glucose absorption

Answer 7

proximal tubule