RENAL FUNCTION

Question 1

1st function affected by renal disease

Answer 1

Tubular reabsoprtion

Question 2

Renal threshold of glucose

Answer 2

160-180 mg/dl

Question 3

renal blood flow

Answer 3

1,200 mL/min

Question 4

renal plasma flow

Answer 4

600 mL/min

Question 5

basic structural unit of kidney

Answer 5

nephron

Question 6

nephron: kidney

Answer 6

1.5 million: 1 kidney

3 million: both kidneys (2 kidneys)

Question 7

cortical nephron

Answer 7

removal of wastes and reabsorption of nutrients

Question 8

juxtaglomerular

Answer 8

concentration of urine

Question 9

major site of reabsoprtion

Answer 9

PCT`

Question 10

Reabsoprtion of glucose at what part of nephron

Answer 10

PCT

Question 11

Majority of sodiun reabsorbed in this part of nephron

Answer 11

PCT

Question 12

Substances reabsorbed by PCT

Answer 12

“SWAGU”

Question 13

urine pH in Renal tubular acidosis

Answer 13

Alkaline

Question 14

alter urine concentration

Answer 14

PCT, DCT, CD, LH

Question 15

highly impermeable to water

Answer 15

Ascending loop of henle

Question 16

major site of removal of nonfiltered substance

Answer 16

PCT

Question 17

GOLD STANDARD/REFERENCE METHOD glomerular filtration

Answer 17

Inulin clearance

Question 18

most common clearance test

Answer 18

Creatinine

Question 19

evaluate tubular reabsoprtion

Answer 19

Concentration tests

Question 20

evaluate glomerular filtration

Answer 20

clearance tests