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1 Renal Anatomy & Histology
General functions of the kidney,
Light microscopy,
Electron immunofluorescence micro...
34  cards
2 Renal Embryology
Developmental events in urinary s...,
Development of the kidneys ureters,
Kidney development
30  cards
3 Renal Hemodynamics
Major renal functions,
Definitions,
Blood flow distribution in the ki...
17  cards
4 Clinical Evaluation of Renal Function
Kidney,
Gfr,
Normal gfr
33  cards
5 General Pathology Review & Introduction to Renal Pathology
Homeostasis the normal response o...,
Causes of cell injury cell death,
Different types of cell death
21  cards
6 Sodium Homeostasis
Sodium homeostasis,
Changes in ecfv,
Steady state conditions na in na ...
21  cards
7 Disorders of Volume Homeostasis
Total body water tbw,
Normal water homeostasis,
Causes of disorders of volume dep...
25  cards
8 Water Homeostasis
Homeostasis,
Normal water content distribution,
Water balance
24  cards
9 Disorders of Water Homeostasis: Hyponatremia
Hyponatremia,
Hypertonic hyponatremia,
Isotonic hyponatremia
31  cards
10 Pharmacology of Diuretics
Diuretics,
Kidney,
Nephron
33  cards
11 Potassium Homeostasis & Disorders
Physiologic role of potassium,
Transcellular k conc,
Regulation of k homeostasis
34  cards
12 Acid Base 1: Physiology
Acids bases,
Bicarbonate carbonic acid buffer ...,
Bicarbonate carbonic acid buffer ...
15  cards
13 Acid Base 2: Clinical Disorders
Terminology,
Terminology,
Primary acid base disturbances
27  cards
14 Pathology of Vascular Tubulointerstitial Disease
Important aspects of the kidney,
Renal vascular diseases,
Hypertension
21  cards
15 Urinary Tract Infections
Epidemiology of utis,
Pathogenesis of utis,
Bacterial factors promoting risk ...
35  cards
17 Acute Kidney Injury
Definitions,
Manifestations of aki,
Differential diagnosis of azoetmia
31  cards
18 Chronic Kidney Disease
Definitions,
Stages of ckd,
Measurement assessment of gfr
34  cards
19 Pathology of Glomerular Disease
Glomerulus,
Basement membrane overlying glome...,
Assessing glomeruli in a renal bi...
29  cards
20 Non-Proliferative Glomerular Disease
Glomerulonephritis glomerulopathy,
Clinical classification of glomer...,
Clinical classification of glomer...
22  cards
21 Renal Replacement Therapy: Dialysis Transplantation
End stage renal disease esrd,
Initiation of dialysis renal repl...,
Removal of solute occurs primaril...
19  cards
22 Hypertension
Hypertension,
Hypertension severity,
Pathogenesis of htn definitions
18  cards
23 Proliferative Glomerular Disease
Clinical presentation of prolifer...,
Clinical presentation of prolifer...,
Clinical presentation of prolifer...
21  cards
24 Non-Glomerular Hematuria
Non glomerular causes of hematuri...,
Hematuria of cancer,
Hematuria from trauma
33  cards
25 Pharmacology of Antihypertensive Drugs
Hemodynamic pharmacological appro...,
Therapeutic objectives in htn,
Diuretics thiazides
34  cards

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