Exam 1 Flashcards
hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
Most common cause of ARF in children
Commonly caused by E coli
HUS triad of sx
ARF, thrombocytopenia, anemia
HUS complications
Cardiac rhythm changes
Increased cranial pressure, loc
CKD
Bladder muscle responsible for distention and contraction
Detrusor
Hypospadias
Urethral meatus is abnormally positioned somewhere on the ventral or underside surface of penis
Epispadias
Urethral meatus is positioned on dorsal surface
Glomerular filtration rate
125 mL/ min
eGFR
Greater than 60 ml per minute
What does not normally cross into tubules in glomerular filtration
Blood cells, platelets, protein
What filters into urine during normal glomerular filtration
Potassium, hydrogen ions, ammonia