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Decks in this class (21)

1a.) Anatomy
Which kidney is usually higher,
Describe the anatomical position ...,
At what spinal level are the hili...
68  cards
1b.) The Renal Patient
State some common presentations o...,
Explain why someone with kidney d...,
Explain why someone with kidney d...
17  cards
2a.) Development of Urinary System
When concerning ourselves with de...,
How many separate kidney sytems f...,
From what germ layer does the kid...
45  cards
3a.) Measurement of Kidney Function
State four functions of kidneys,
Gfr is different for each individ...,
State average gfr total glomerula...
29  cards
3b.) GFR & Filtration
State and provide examples the fo...,
For each state the approximate th...,
Why are some substances actively ...
47  cards
4a.) Control of Volume
What is the major osmotically eff...,
What is meant by soidum ion balan...,
Generally speaking does altering ...
54  cards
5b.) Sodium Clinical Lecture
Case study 1 68 year old male adm...,
Why might serum osmolarity low,
Hyponatriema is generally a probl...
17  cards
4b.) Blood Pressure and Kidney
Answer true or false for the foll...,
Answer true or false for the foll...,
Answer true or false for the foll...
12  cards
5a.) Control of Plasma Osmolality
What is osmolality,
Why did chemists invent osmolarit...,
Are osmolality and osmolarity the...
47  cards
6a.) Potassium
What of total body potassium is i...,
State intracellular and extracell...,
Why is a high intracellular k nec...
40  cards
6b.) Fluid Replacement Therapy
Describe distribution of bodily f...,
Describe the composition of elect...,
What is tonicity
28  cards
7b.) Urinary Incontinence
Describe when urinary incontinenc...,
Describe the role of the pelvic f...,
Continence is achieved by the com...
34  cards
7a.) Neuronal Control of Micturition
Define micturition,
Describe 5 step basic process of ...,
State 4 generic roles of the nerv...
44  cards
8a.) Glomerular Pathology
Define glomerulonephritis,
Define glomerulosclerosis,
Define what we mean when we tlak ...
56  cards
9a.) UTIs
Utis are the commonest type of ho...,
Utis are a common source of what ...,
State some defences of the urinar...
55  cards
9b.) Stones
When do stones form in kidneys,
What are urinary calculi most com...,
If someone frequently gets urinar...
31  cards
10a.) AKI
What of cardiac output do the kid...,
Aki is about as common as acute m...,
Compare the mortality of aki to m...
25  cards
10b.) CKD
Describe adult polycystic kidney ...,
Explain why adult polycycstic kid...,
For adult polycystic kidney disea...
62  cards
11b.) Prostrate Cancer
What is the commonest cancer in men,
Is the incidence of prostrate can...,
Nearly every man in their 80s has...
20  cards
11a.) Urological Cancers
Where in renal tract does transit...,
Where in the renal system does re...,
How does tcc present
37  cards
12a.) Urinary Tract Obstruction
State some intraluminal causes of...,
State some intramural causes of u...,
State some extraluminal auses of ...
30  cards

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Sem 3: Urinary

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