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Anatomy of the Upper Renal Tract
What is the urinary tract,
What is excreted via the urethra,
What are the components of the up...
48  cards
Anatomy of the Lower Renal Tract
What are the 2 regions of the pel...,
Describe the path of the urinary ...,
What is contained in each region ...
59  cards
Embryology
The kidney is derived form which ...,
Describe the intermediate structu...,
Describe the mesonephros
26  cards
Biochemistry
What does a low glomerular filtra...,
What is inulin,
What makes a good marker for gfr
31  cards
Histology
3 functions of kidney and urinary...,
What is erythropoietin,
What are the papillae
42  cards
Imaging Renal and Urinological Conditions#
What usually causes renal colic a...,
What may present similar to renal...,
Types of renal calculi
43  cards
Physiology
General osmolality of cell fluid,
Tonicity is dependant on what 2 f...,
300mm urea is hypotonic to rbcs w...
94  cards
Chronic Kidney Disease
Definition of chronic kidney disease,
Chronic kidney disease often co e...,
Best indication of kidney functio...
41  cards
Dialysis
Describe the general concept of d...,
Dialysis allows the movement of w...,
What is required for dialysis
32  cards
Presentation of Renal Disease
How can kidney disease cause urae...,
Failure of specific functions of ...,
How may kidney disease be diagnos...
33  cards
Acute Kidney Injury
Describe mortality in aki,
Cost implications of aki,
Definition of aki
43  cards
Proximal Tubule and Loop of Henle
How much of the fluid passing thr...,
Where does most reabsorption occu...,
Composition of initial tubular fluid
45  cards
Renal Transplantation
Progression to renal transplant,
Which is better transplant or dia...,
3 types of kidney transplant
27  cards
Glomerulonephritis
Acute vs chronic glomerulonephritis,
What is glomerulonephritis,
Describe pathogenesis of gn
41  cards
Urinary Continence and Renal Pain
Important nerve functions of the ...,
What are the 5 modalities types o...,
What nerve modalities are associa...
46  cards
Inherited Renal Disorders
2 types of polycystic kidney disease,
What is adpkd,
What causes adpkd
35  cards
Physiology 6
The tubular fluid leaving the loo...,
Describe fluid entering the colle...,
Which parts of the nephron are fo...
46  cards
Physiology 7
Normal blood ph,
Small changes in ph reflect large...,
Why is blood ph important
29  cards
Renal and Urological Pathology
What is nephritis and what are th...,
What holds the glomerulus together,
What is glomerulonephritis and wh...
52  cards
urological emergencies
What usually causes acute urinary...,
Types of acute urinary retention,
What can cause precipitating aur
59  cards
Kidneys in Systemic Disease
What is dysproteinaemia,
What happens in multiple myeloma,
What is a myeloma
41  cards
Prostate and Bladder Cancer
How much does the prostate weight...,
What are the 2 areas of the prostate,
Describe the prostatic urethra
43  cards
Pathology 2
Epithlium in bladder,
What structures are lined by tran...,
What is cystitis
36  cards
Symptoms Suggesting Bladder Outflow Obstruction
What are the 3 layers of the detr...,
What can cause obstruction at the...,
What can cause obstruction at pos...
31  cards
renal, testicular and penile cancer
Describe oncocytoma,
How does oncocytome present,
How is oncocytoma managed
43  cards
Urinary Incontinence
What is stress urinary incontinence,
What is urge incontinence,
Other types of urinary incontinence
28  cards
Pathology 3
Normal structure of penis,
Tumour in what part of the penis ...,
How are skin and penis related
32  cards
Physiology 8
0  cards
Pharmacology
Name 6 classes of drugs which act...,
What do diuretics do,
What causes oedema
54  cards
Microbiology of UTI
Uti definition,
Where is lower uti,
Where is upper uti
51  cards
Adverse Drug Reactions
What is an adverse drug reaction,
Who is adverse drug reaction most...,
How is therapeutic index calculated
24  cards
Anatomy/Physiology Brief Summary
The kidneys sit between what vert...,
Kidneys are retro or intra perito...,
3 layers of tissue around kidney
18  cards
Haematuria
Common cause of haematospermia,
Lower urinary tract symptoms,
Upper urinary tract symptoms
29  cards
Ward teaching week 5
What is done for an expected uti,
What can cause someone to be pron...,
How are patients prone to utis ma...
21  cards

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