CLIN. MIC Flashcards
Functional Units of Kidney
Nephrons
Each kidney contains __nephrons
1 to 1.5 million
Each kidney weighs approximately____ or equivalent to 0.5% of total body mass
150g
The human kidney receives approximately __of blood pumped through the heart
25%
It supplies blood to the kidney
Renal artery
The difference of the between the sizes of afferent and efferent arterioles help to creates ___ pressure
Hydrostatic pressure
Renal blood flow
1200ml/min
Renal plasma flow
600-700ml/min
Part of the kidney that resembles as sieve
Glomerulus
The glomerulus is a non-selective filter of plasma substances with a molecular weight of less than _____
<70,000 Daltons
The system that regulates the flow of blood to and within the glomerulus that also responds to changes in blood pressure
stimulus:
Renin-angiotensin
aldosterone system
Stimulus: decrease BP and/or decrease plasma sodium level
found in the DCT, sensor of change in blood pressure
Macula Densa cells
found in the afferent arteriole, secretes the Renin enzyme
Juxtaglomerular cells
Renal threshold for glucose
160-180mg/dl
Value of ADH and urine volume in dehydration state
Increase ADH, decrease
urine volume
Passive reabsorption of water takes place in all parts of the nephron except the ________.
ALH
Sodium is actively transport in all part of the nephron except in the
ALH
The major site of removal of non-filtered substances
Kidney tubules
A force that repels molecules with a negative charge even molecules are small enough to pass in the
glomerulus
Shield of negativity
Intertwining foot processes found in the glomerulus that inhibits the filtration of large molecules
Podocytes
Blood and Urine pH during in cases of metabolic acidosis/Renal tubular acidosis
Blood pH: Acidic
Urine pH: Alkaline
The single most useful substance that identifies a fluid as urine is its uniquely high _______level
(approximately 50 times that of plasma).
Creatinine
A waste product of muscle metabolism that is produced enzymatically by creatine phosphokinase from
creatine, which links with ATP to produce ADP and energy.
Creatinine
The most commonly used clearance test for assessing GFR
Creatinine clearance test
By far the greatest source of error in any clearance procedure using urine is the use of _______urine
specimens
Improperly timed urine
creatinine clearance results can vary by as much as ________ within a single individual, 24-hour
collections are preferable.
15% to 20%
Parameters that are added in Cockroft and Gault formula for computing eGFR
BAS!!!!!
Body wt., age, and Sex
Parameters that are added in MDRD formula for computing eGFR
- 4- variables =
- 6- variables =
4- variables = Serum creatinine, ethnicity, Age, Sex (SEAS)
6- variables = BUN, Age, Sex, Ethnicity, Serum creatinine, and serum albumin (BASES)
Most frequently used formula for eGFR
MDRD
polymer of fructose, is an extremely stable substance that is not reabsorbed or secreted by the tubules
Inulin
a small protein (molecular weight 13,359) produced at a constant rate by all nucleated cells. It has potential as a marker for long-term monitoring of renal function its plasma
▪ its plasma concentration is inversely related to GFR. (Increase in blood = Decrease GFR)
▪ The rate of production is not affected by muscle mass, sex, or race
Cystatin C
It dissociates from human leukocyte antigens (MHC class I) at a constant rate and is rapidly
removed from the plasma by glomerular filtration.
▪ a better marker of reduced renal tubular function than of glomerular function
Beta-2-Microglobulin
An obsolete tubular secretion test
PSP dye excretion test
Most commonly used test for renal blood flow and renal secretion
P-ammino Hippurate (PAH)
This measures only the number of particles or solute in a solution
Osmolality
This measures number and size of particles or solute in a solution
Specific Gravity
Normal random urine volume
600-2000 mL
decrease urine output
Oliguria
<400ml/24 hours
increase in daily urine
output
Polyuria
> 2000ml/24hours
increase excretion of
urine/urine output at night
Nocturia
> 500 ml at night
Cessation /no urine output
within 24 hours
Anuria
can be rather abrupt in onset, as can acute renal failure, or it may be due to a chronic progressive renal disease.
Oliguria
Normal urine volume at night
<400ml at night
S.G of urine in patient with Diabetes mellitus
Increase / Hypersthenuria
S.G of urine in patient with Diabetes insipidus
Decrease / Hyposthenuria
The yellow color of urine is caused by the presence of a pigment, which Thudichum named ________
Urochrome
Urochrome levels in standing urine sample at room temperature
Increase
Produces yellow foam in urine when shaken
Bilirubin and Phenazopyridine (Pyridium)
Produces white foam in urine when shaken
Protein/albumin
Major organic substance in urine
Urea
Major inorganic substance in urine
Chloride
Procedure for checking both
urine clarity and Color
Mixed sample, View the urine against a white background using adequate room lighting.
Checking for urine color
Examine the specimen under a good light source, looking down through the container against a
white background
Checking for urine clarity
Visually examining the Mixed specimen while holding it in front of a light source. View through a
newspaper print
Defined as the density of a solution compared with the density of a similar volume of distilled water
(SG 1.000) at a similar temperature
Specific gravity
Principle of refractometer
Refers to the index of the velocity of light in air / velocity of light in solution
Refractive index
Most common and easiest
Can be used for microbiological studies
PRECIPITATES AMORPHOUS CRYSTALS
Refrigeration (up to 24 hours)
Does not interfere with routine test
Toluene and Phenol
Excellent sediment preservative
Fixative for Addis counting
Formalin
For automated instrument
Yellow plain UA
For culture and sensitivity and protein testing
Boric acid
Used for cytology
Saccomano (preferred) and Formalin (Brunzel,3rd ed.)
Catecholamines (e.g epinephrine)
Concentrated HCL
For quantitative analysis of steroids, hormones,
Acids (HCl, glacial acetic acid)
For catecholamines, vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), or 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) collections, _____ is added to a 3- to 4-L container
10 mL of 6N HCl
Boric acid in a concentration of 1 g/dL preserves urine elements such as estriol and estrogen for up to _______
7 days