Diseases, Disorders and Injuries leading to Kidney Failure Flashcards
During a kidney transplant the donor must be …
A. A close relative
B. Unrelated
C. Unrelated but a close genetic match
D. Both A and C
d
A successful kidney transplant may last for…
A. 10 to 12 years
B. 3 to 5 years
C. 10 to 12 months
D. 10 to 12 days
a
An important property of the dialysis tube that is used in
dialysis is that it is…
A. Semi permeable
B. Permeable
C. Not permeable
D. Both A and B
A
The dialysis machine has many small channels
because…
A. It makes the process faster
B. It is necessary for counter current blood flow
C. It increase surface area for maximum filtration
D. It prevents counter current blood flow
c
The blood flowing in an opposite direction to the
dialysis fluid in the dialyser is called…
A. Osmosis
B. Osmoregulation
C. Homeostasis
D. Counter current blood flow
d
A kidney transplant is a better way of treating kidney failure
than dialyses because…
A. It is a more permanent solution
B. The patient has to go to hospital once or twice a week
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
a
Differences between haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis is…
A. Filtration occurs within the abdomen in peritoneal dialysis and within a
machine in haemodialysis
B. Peritoneal dialysis can occur continuously while haemodialysis takes
place 2 to 4 times a week
C. During haemodialysis the dialysis fluid stays inside the machine, while in
peritoneal dialysis the fluid enter the abdomen
D. All of the above
d
Peritoneum is…
A. Another word for kidney
B. Membrane lining the abdominal cavity
C. Membrane lining the kidney
D. Another word for renal capsule
b
When the kidney suddenly fails this is called…
A. Renal failure
B. Acute kidney failure
C. Chronic kidney failure
D. None of the above
a
When kidney fails slowly with little symptoms, it is called…
A. Renal failure
B. Acute kidney failure
C. Chronic kidney failure
D. None of the above
c
Treatment for kidney failure can be…
A. Kidney transplant
B. Dialysis
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
c
The parasite that causes Bilharzia is…
A. Mycobacterium
B. Schistosoma
C. E. Coli
D. None of the above
b
Miracidia is the…
A. Larval stage of the bilharzia parasite.
B. Adult stage of the bilharzia parasite.
C. What the egg develops into after it hatches
D. None of the above
c
Cercaria is the …
A. Larval stage of the bilharzia parasite.
B. Adult stage of the bilharzia parasite.
C. What the egg develops into after it hatches
D. None of the above
A
Cystitis is…
A. Inflammation of the bladder
B. Infection of the kidney
C. infection of the renal tubule
D. Infection of the renal capsul
A
