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Decks in this class (20)

Urinary Anatomy
What level does the right kidney ...,
What level does the left kidney s...,
Are the kidneys intra or retroper...
59  cards
Signs + Symptoms of Renal Disease
What is aki,
What is ckd,
How can aki causes be divided
15  cards
GFR + Filtration
What are the 2 types of nephron,
Where are cortical nephrons found,
Where are juxtamedullary nephrons...
21  cards
Measurement of Kidney Function
How is kidney functioned measured,
What is the normal gfr,
What can effect gfr
30  cards
Control of Plasma Volume
What is the most osmotically effe...,
What is the effective circulating...,
How is sodium balance maintained
30  cards
BP + Kidney
How is bp calculated,
How is co calculated,
What is the cardiovascular respon...
15  cards
Control of Plasma Osmolarity
What is osmolarity,
What detect changes in osmolarity,
Where are osmoreceptors located
17  cards
Low Sodium
What are the normal plasma sodium...,
What are the symptoms of hyponatr...,
What can cause hyponatraemia
17  cards
Potassium Control
Where is most the potassium in th...,
Why is maintain ecf k critical,
How is ecf k regulated
27  cards
Diuretics
What is a diuretic,
How are diuretics classified,
What is the action of loop diuretics
21  cards
Neurological Control of Micturition
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1  cards
Urinary Incontinence
What is luts,
What are luts,
What are the main types of urinar...
17  cards
Glomerular Pathology
What is the likely site of injury...,
What are the common primary cause...,
What are the common secondary cau...
10  cards
Diabetic Nephropathy
What are the pathological changes...,
What are the stages of diabetic n...,
What happens in the hyperfiltrati...
8  cards
Epithelial Transport
Draw out pct transport,
Draw out descending limb transport,
Draw out ascending limb transport
5  cards
UTI
What host factors can increase ri...,
What can cause obstruction,
What bacterial factors can increa...
14  cards
AKI
What is aki,
How can aki be defined,
How can aki be staged
25  cards
Urological Cancers
What are the 2 categories of urol...,
Where can tcc affect,
Where can rcc affect
32  cards
CKD
What is ckd,
What are the stages of ckd,
What can cause ckd
25  cards
Polycystic Kidney Disease
What is the inheritance pattern,
What genes are mutated,
How is it diagnosed
7  cards

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