Renal, USMLE Flashcards
Embryologic kidney in week 4 AOG
Pronephros
Functions as interim kidney for first trimester
Mesonephros
Mesonephros also contributes to which organ system
Male genital system
Embryologic kidney which is PERMANENT and first appears at 5th week AOG
Metanephros
Derived from the caudal end of the metanephros
Ureteric bud
Ureteric bud gives rise to (4)
1) Ureters
2) Pelvises
3) Calyces
4) Collecting tubules
Ureteric bud is fully canalized at
10th week AOG
Aberrant interaction of ureteric bud with this tissue may result in several congenital malformations of the kidney
Metanephric mesenchyme
Portion of the ureter that is the last to canalize and is the most common site of obstruction (hydronephrosis in fetus)
Ureteropelvic junction
Syndrome of oligohydramnios > fetal compression > limb and facial deformities + pulmonary hypoplasia
Potter’s syndrome
Cause of death in Potter’s syndrome
Pulmonary hypoplasia
To which structure is the horeshoe kidney trapped
IMA
T/F: Horseshoe kidney is dysfunctional
F
Syndrome with which horseshoe kidney is associated
Turner syndrome
Condition due to abnormal interaction between ureteric bud and metanephric mesenchyme leading to a nonfunctional kidney
Multicystic dysplastic kidney
Most common form of multicystic dysplastic kidney
Unilateral (asymptomatic)
Which kidney is taken during living donor transplantation
Left
Why is the left kidney preferred in living donor transplantation
Longer renal vein
Parietal layer of glomerulus
Bowman’s capsule
Visceral layer of glomerulus
Podocytes
JG cells are found ___
At the wall of afferent arteriole
Macula densa is found
At the wall of the DCT
Ureters in relation to the uterine artery and ductus deferens (retroperitoneal)
Under
Vessels and ureter at the renal hilum
Vein, artery, ureter
The glomerular filtration barrier is composed of
1) Fenestrated capillary endothelium (size barrier)
2) Fused basement membrane with heparan sulfate (negative charge barrier)
3) Epithelial layer consisting of podocyte foot processes
Hydrostatic pressure in glomerular capillaries
60 mmHg
Effect of afferent arteriole constriction on RPF
Decreases RPF
Effect of efferent arteriole constriction on RPF
Decreases RPF
Effect of ureteral constriction on GFR
Decrease GFR
Transporter at the PCT responsible for complete reabsorption of glucose
Na-glucose cotransport (SGLT-2)
Increase vs Decrease: Effect of pregnancy on reabsorption of glucose and aa at the PCT
Decrease
Transporter responsible for reabsorption of aa from PCT
Na-dependent transporters
Deficiency of neutral amino acid transporter at the PCT
Hartnup’s disease
AA wasted in Hartnup’s disease
Tryptophan
Hartnup’s disease is associated with this nutrient deficiency state
Pellagra
Hormone acting on PCT to increase phosphate excretion by inhibiting Na/phosphate cotransport
PTH