Test Review Flashcards
Renal infarction
Results from interruption of the normal blood supply to part of whole kidney
-thromboembolism most common
Normal constituents of urine
Water
Urea
Creatinine
Uric acid
Sodium
Potassium
Chloride
Waste products
Signs and symptoms of uti
Frequent urge to urinate
Pain or burn g
Cloudy foamy urine
Blood
Abdominal pain
Pyelonephritis
Kidney infection caused by bacteria entering the kidneys from bladder
Acute psgn
Follows a strep infection
Good pasture
Targets lunch’s and kidneys
Nephrotic syndrome symptoms
Proteinuria
Hypoalbuminemia
High cholesterol
Edema
Glomerular filtration rate
The rate at which blood is filtered by the glomeruli in the kidneys
Renin angiotensin system
Regulates blood pressure and fluid balance
Erythropoietin
Stimulates the production of rbcs in the bone marrow
Aldosterone
Increases sodium reabsorption in the kidneys
ADH
water reabsorption in the kidneys
Stages of renal failure
Stage 1: kidney damage with normal or increased GFR
stage 2: mild decreased in GFR
stage 3: moderate decrease in GFR
stage 4:kidney failure