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FINALS: L1 - RENAL FUNCTION Flashcards

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1
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Functional unit of kidney

A

Nephrons

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SELECT THAT ALL APPLY:
Kidney functions
1. Urine formation
2. Secretion of Renin and Erythropoietin
3. Regulation of Acid-base balance
A

123

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3
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MO TF

  1. Kidney tubular reabsorption - reabsorbs substances from capillaries to tubules
  2. Tubular secretion - substances are secreted from capillaries to urine
A

1 - false
2 - true

1 - from tubules to capillaries

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4
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Molecular cutoff value of Kidneys

A

66 000 Da

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5
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Renal Blood Flow and Glomerular Filtrate

A

RBF - 1200 - 1500 ml/min

GF - 130 - 150 ml/min

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T OR F

Water, Urea, Sodium, and Albumin can pass through glomerulus

A

FALSE - albumin has negative charge

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7
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T OR F

Basement membrane of glomerulus are positively-charged, it allows negatively-charged substances to pass through

A

FALSE - negatively charged

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8
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T OR F

100% of glucose are reabsorb, and no sugar should be found in urine

A

TRUE

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9
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Substance reabsorb in descending loop of Henle

A

Water

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10
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Excess of aldosterone

A

Conn Syndrome

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11
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Addison’s disease the sodium in urine is ______ ; in blood is _________

A

increased, decreased

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12
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Diabetes Insipidus

The water in urine is _______; in blood is ________

A

increased, decreased

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13
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First function to be affected in renal disease

A

Tubular reabsorption

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14
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T OR F

Urea is formed in liver from CO2 and ammonia

A

T

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15
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Normal urine to creatinine ratio

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10:1 to 20:1

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16
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High urea/ creatinine ratio with high

creatinine

A

Postrenal azotemia

17
Q

T OR F

Plasma creatinine is an indirect measure of GFR

A

TRUE

18
Q

T OR F

Diet can highly affect creatinine

A

FALSE

19
Q

Product of the catabolism of purine nucleic acids

A

Uric Acid

20
Q

Precipitations in the joints caused by increased in uric acid; called ______ formation

A

TOPHI

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