Kidneys Flashcards
1
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normal range- 1.010- 1.025
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Urine Specific Gravity
2
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Regulation of blood pressure
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Renin
3
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recent malignancy •active or chronic infection •cardiac failure •chronic respiratory failure •extensive vascular disease •active autoimmune disease •morbid obesity
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Contraindications to Kidney transplant
4
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- Diuretics
- ETOH
- Diabetes insipidus
- Glycosuria
- Excess fluid intake
- Renal disease
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Colorless to pale urine
5
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- Pyuria
- Infection
- Vaginal cream
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Yellow to milky white urine
6
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o Hemoglobin breakdown o RBC, gross blood, menses o Bladder or prostate surgery o Beets, blackberries o Medication: phenytoin, rifampin, phenothiazine, cascara, senna,
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Pink to red urine
7
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o Dyes, methylene blue
o Medication: amitriptyline, triamterene, phenylsalicylatie
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Blue, blue green urine
8
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o Concentrated urine due to dehydration o Fever o Bile o Excess billirubin o Carotene medication
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Orange to amber urine
9
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o Old RBC o Urobilinogen o Bilirubinin o Melanin o Extremely concentrated urine o Medication: cascare, iron preparation, quinine
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Brown to black urine
10
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Normal – 0.7 – 1.4 mg/dl
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Creatinine
11
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10-20 mg/dl
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BUN
12
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280-300 mOsm/kg
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Serum osmolality
13
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gold standard test o X – ray of kidney bladder and ureter o Excellent tool to ID stones o Stones are radio opaque = glow in the dark o Stones will be seen clearly in X-ray
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KUB
14
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o Done through a cystoscopy
o Up the bladder and through the ureter
o the dye is shot up into the kidney
o it is a safer test b/c we don’t depend on the kidney to clear out the dye. The dye
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Retrograde Pyelography
15
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: obstruction to the upper part of the ureter
o Something has allowed the urine to back up and drown the kidney
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Hydronephrosis
