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1
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Paired, bean-shaped organs found retroperitoneally in
either side of the spinal column

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Kidney

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kidney size About the size of a fist

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10-12 cm)

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are important organs in the body because they
excrete the waste products of the body’s metabolism

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Kidney

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  • at the back
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retro

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abdomen

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Peritoneal cavity

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kidney is in Between

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T12 - L3

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○ Outside part of the kidney

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renal cortex

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○ Heart-shaped
- contains 8-12 renal pyramids which contain of 1 million of nephrons

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Renal medulla

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  • central region of the kidney
    -located in the renal sinuses

The urine will go to the renal medulla and will
be collected in the renal pelvis and will go to the
ureters then bladder

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renal pelvis

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are made up of nephrons

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Kidneys

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kidneys Functional unit:

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Nephrons

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Can’t be seen in the naked eye

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nephrons

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  • filter the substances needed to be filtered)
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Glomerulus

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Made up of tuft of capillaries and covered by
the Bowman’s capsule and the space inside it
is called __________

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Bowman’s space

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Approaching the glomerulus

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afferent

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Exiting the glomerulus

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efferent

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17
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2 types of nephrons in the body

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cortical nephrons and juxtamedullary nephron

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known for short nephron loop
glomerulus further from the cortex medulla junction
efferent arterioles supplies peritubular capillaries

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cortical nephrons

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known for long nephron loop
glomerulus closer from the cortex medulla junction
efferent arterioles supplies peritubular vasa recta

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juxtamedullary nephrons

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20
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U turn

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loop of henle

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three loop of henle

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○ Thin Descending LoH
○ Thin Ascending LoH
○ Thick Ascending LoH

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what percent made up of cortical nephrons?

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85%

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what percent made up of juxtamedullary nephrons?

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15%

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24
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how many nephrons in a kidney?

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1 million

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25
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in glomerular filtrate there are ____ liters per a day filtrate and _______ of urine each day

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180 liters an 1-2 litres of urine each day

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is the movement of of substances outside of the tubules

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reabsorption

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Most important function
○ Filters unwanted substances in the body

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● Urine formation

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○ Kidneys secretes and reabsorbs water

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● Fluid and electrolyte balance

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29
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Kidneys can also secrete acids (hydrogen) or
base (bicarbonate)

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● Regulation of acid-base balance

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Reabsorbs rom the tubules to the capillaries
back to the blood (back to the circulation)

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● Tubular Absorption

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31
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Give me the renal basic process

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Renal blood flow
Glomerular filtration
Tubular reabsorption
Tubular secretion

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32
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What are the factors that make the glomerulus the best site for
filtration?

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High pressure in the glomerulus
Semi-permeability of the glomerulus
negatively charged basement membrane

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what is the cut off value of the molecular size that is able to pass through glomerulus?

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66,000 or 66kDA

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34
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the glomerular filtrate is around ___________

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130-150 mL/min

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35
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volume of blood filtered per minute

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Glomerular filtration rate

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36
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renal blood flow ml/L

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1,200-1,500 ml/L

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37
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(6) can pass through glomerulus

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water
electrocytes
glucose
amino acid
urea
creatinine

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38
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(3) cannot pass through glomerulus

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plasma proteins
Cellular elements
protein bound molecules

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Happens when the substances from the tubular lumen
are moved to the peritubular capillary plasma

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tubular reabsorption

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40
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Tubular reabsorption Happens mostly at the _________

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PROXIMAL CONVOLUTED
TUBULE (90%)

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41
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in tubular reabsorption are 75% ________

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75% of the sodium, chloride, water

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42
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TUBULAR REABSORPTION
_______of the glucose

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100%

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43
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TUBULAR REABSORPTION

__________of uric acid is reabsorbed, only to be secreted
at the DCT

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98-100%

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44
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Variable amounts of urea, uric acid, ions (Ca, Mg, K,
HCO3

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TUBULAR REABSORPTION

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45
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mg/dl of renal threshold

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160-180 mg/dl

46
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uses energy, transport mechanisms, carriers,
proteins to transport the substance from the
tubules back to the capillaries

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● Active transport

47
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○ Freely flowing

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● Passive transport

48
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○ Excess of aldosterone
○ If there will be excess of aldosterone, sodium
will be reabsorbed.

A

● Conn Syndrome?

49
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Conn syndrome
sodium in urine = _______
sodium in blood = _______

A

decreased
increased

50
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Deficiency of aldosterone
○ Sodium will not be reabsorbed

A

● Addison’s Disease?

51
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● Addison’s Disease?
sodium in urine = __________
sodium in blood = ________

A

increased
decreased

52
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Decrease in ADH
○ Water will be freely flowing and will not be
reabsorbed
○ Water in the urine will increase
■ Urine will be more dilute
○ Water in blood will decrease

A

● Diabetes Insipidus?

53
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Excess in ADH
○ Water will be reabsorbed from the tubule to the
blood
○ Water in the urine will be decreased
○ Urine will be more concentrated
○ Water in the blood will increase

A

● Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH secretion (SIADH)?

54
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Movement of the substances from the peritubular
capillary plasma to the tubular lumen
○ From the blood to the tubules
○ Baliktad ng tubular reabsorption
● Tubular cells secrete products of their own cellular
metabolism to the filtrate in the tubular lumen
● The tubules are made up of cells and these cells have
metabolic wastes
● Secrete waste products na hindi kaya ifliter ng
glomerulus
● Can contribute to acid base balance, fluid balance, and
electrolyte balance

A

tubular secretion

55
Q

Some of the solute is filtered and most are
secreted to the urine

A

● Substance A

56
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○ Substance is filtered but reabsorbed

A

● Substance B

57
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A lot of the substance is filtered in the
glomerulus and all of the substance is
reabsorbed

A

● Substance C

58
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● Tests that determine of the kidneys are functioning well

A

RENAL FUNCTION TESTS

59
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● These rely on the measurement of the waste products in
the blood (usually urea and creatinine) which accumulate
when the kidneys begin to fail

A

renal function tests

60
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__________ are waste products of the
blood

A

Urea and creatinine

61
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increase in urea
and creatinine in the bloof\d

A

kidney problems

62
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There should be _________ of the nephrons still
functioning (advanced renal failure) before concentration
of these product begin to accumulate in the blood

A

20-30%

63
Q

_______-of the nephrons ang masisira before
these product accumulate
○ Not sensitive markers to test for renal failure,
but if it is vast, it can accumulate in the blood
and diagnosed as having kidney failure

A

70%-80%

64
Q

Standard test used to measure the filtering capacity of
the glomerul

A

Clearance Tests

65
Q

Measures the rate at which the kidneys are able to
remove a filterable substance from the blood

A

Clearance Tests

66
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  • measures the “concentration”
    of analytes in the urine
A

Osmolality and osmolarity

67
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measures the amount of
solute-free water excreted in the kidney

A

Free water clearance

68
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  • 24 hours fluid deprivation
A

Fishberg Test

69
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Day vs Night concentration
function

A

Mosenthal Test

70
Q

To measure the exact amount of blood flowing through
the kidney, it is necessary to use a substance that is:

A

Tubular Secretion and Renal Blood Flow Tests

71
Q

How to measure the blood flowing to the
kidney

A

Use a substance that is completely
removed from the blood (peritubular
capillaries) rather than being removed
when the blood reaches the
glomerulus

72
Q

● NPN with the highest concentration in the blood
● Major excretory product of protein metabolism

A

Blood urea nitrogen

73
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BUN →

A

Blood urea nitrogen

74
Q

Has 2 amino groups and 1 carboxyl
group

A

UREA

75
Q

is formed in the liver from CO2 and ammonia (from
the deamination of proteins)

A

Urea

76
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The major waste product of protein metabolism

A

Urea

77
Q

3 under azotemia

A

pre renal
renal
post renal

78
Q

_______ are excreted in the GI tract and skin

A

<10%

79
Q

_________ excretion and appears in the urine

A

○ 90%

80
Q

azotemia + renal failure = ________

A

Uremia

81
Q

■ Before the kidney

A

○ Prerenal

82
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○ kidney

A

○ Renal

83
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■ After kidney

A

post-renal

84
Q

○ Elevation of urea with renal failure

A

uremia

85
Q

elevation of urea in the blood

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azotemia

86
Q

● Concentration of urea in the blood is affected by

A

protein content of the diet
rate of protein catabolism
renal function and perfusion

PRR

87
Q

Formed from creatine and creatine phosphate in the
muscle

A

Creatinine

88
Q

_____________is synthesized in the liver from arginine, glycine,
and methionine

AGM

A

Creatine

89
Q

3 muscle diseases in creatine

A

○ Muscular dystrophy
○ Poliomyelitis
○ Trauma

90
Q
  • increased in uric acid
A

Gout

91
Q

Purine nucleic acid

A

guanine and adenosine

92
Q

of filtered uric acid is reabsorbed in the PCT

A

98%-100%

93
Q

excreted in the kidneys, others excreted in the GI
tract

A

70%

94
Q

Most uric acid in the plasma is in the form of

A

monosodium urate

95
Q

At concentrations >6.8 mg/dL, the plasma is saturated forming __________

A

urate crystals

96
Q

___________ (pH <5.75), uric acid predominates and
is seen as uric acid crystals

A

acidic urine

97
Q

Gout Found primarily in men (______ years old)

A

30-50 years old

98
Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaDVEY4_aE4

A

file:///C:/Users/USER/Downloads/CLIN%20CHEM%20LEC%20FINAL%20(1).pdf

99
Q

Increased levels of urea because of
protein metabolism from the muscles

A

○ Rate of protein metabolism

100
Q

When there is a failure of renal
function, the urea will not be excreted
from the urine and will accumulate in
the blood lading to increased levels

A

○ Renal function and perfusion

101
Q

■ Product of protein
metabolism/catabolism

A

○ Protein content of the diet

102
Q
  • elevation of urea in the blood
A

Azotemia

103
Q

_____________
- afferent arteriole - tuft of capillaries - efferent of arteriole
- bowman’s capsule and space
_________
__________
- thin descending
-thin and thick ascending
___________
__________

A

Glomerulus
proximal convoluted tubule
loop of henle
distal convoluted tubule
collecting ducts

104
Q

____________ in the glomerulus
____________ of the glomerulus
__________ charged basement membrane
Glomerular filtrate = ___________

A

high-pressure
semi-permiability
130-150 ml/L

105
Q

Remember: If a substance’s concentration exceeds the renal threshold for tubular reabsorption, it will appear in the urine

A

Renal Threshold

106
Q

The patient will just be sleeping, very confused, or in
coma (in severe cases)

A

Hepatic Encephalopathy

107
Q

X-linked genetic disorder caused by the
complete deficiency of HGPRT (hypoxanthine
guanine phosphoribsyl transferase)

A

● Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome

108
Q

If bigger muscle mass = more creatine and
creatine phosphate =

A

more creatinine

109
Q

Protein-bound molecules can pass through the glomerulus
because they are negatively charged.

TRUE OR FALSE

A

FALSE

110
Q

Creatinine is formed from phosphocreatine in the muscles.

A

TRUE

111
Q

Creatine - water = __________

A

creatinine

112
Q

Phosphocreatine - phosphoric acid =

A

creatinine

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