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Decks in this class (29)

Session 1: Introduction + Anatomy
Which anatomical landmark is a gu...,
How are the kidneys located in re...,
Why might the right kidney be sli...
60  cards
Session 1: The Renal Patient
Symptoms of esrd end stage renal ...,
Signs of esrd,
Reasons for fatigue in esrd
10  cards
Session 1: Diagrams
23  cards
Session 1: Case Studies
Why are the kidneys described as ...,
Why is the left kidney usually hi...,
At what vertebral levels would yo...
12  cards
Session 2: Development of the Urinary System
Embryological precursors to the k...,
When does the pronephros develop,
When does the mesonephros develop
35  cards
Session 2: Diagrams
10  cards
Session 3: GFR and Filtration
Basic functions of the kidneys,
What does the kidney filter,
How much ecf does the kidney filter
48  cards
Session 3: Measurement of Kidney Function - GFR and Creatinine Clearance
Normal gfr range,
What does gfr depend on,
How does age affect gfr
36  cards
Session 3: Case Studies
Is the kidney derived from paraxi...,
The region of mesoderm that gives...,
Do the metanephric kidneys never ...
11  cards
Session 4: Control of Volume
Why does na excretory rates vary,
Why would you not simply add or r...,
What kind of fluid can you add to...
48  cards
Session 4: Group Work
What causes the high hydrostatic ...,
Name the two forces which oppose ...,
What would happen to gfr if the t...
16  cards
Session 5: Control of Plasma Osmolarity
What is the normal osmolarity in ...,
What is the osmolality of an isot...,
What is the range of urine osmola...
69  cards
Session 6: Regulation of Serum Potassium
Normal serum k,
Where can most of the k be found ...,
In which foods can you find potas...
30  cards
Session 6: IV Fluids
Give examples of iv fluids,
Explain the function of 5 dextrose,
Are isosmotic solutions always is...
17  cards
Session 6: Group Work
Which two physiological mechanism...,
Which of the two physiological me...,
Where is the hormone that regulat...
24  cards
Session 7: Neuronal Control of Micturition
Functions of nervous system in re...,
What is the centre called and whe...
48  cards
Session 7: Urinary Incontinence
Classifications of lower urinary ...,
Luts of storage,
Luts of voiding
34  cards
Session 8: Glomerular Pathology
Give examples of where glomerular...,
Why is it important to know where...,
How can you determine where the d...
53  cards
Session 8: Glomerular Disease - Glomerulonephritis & Diabetes Mellitus
Give the common histological path...,
Four structures of the glomerulus...
47  cards
Session 8: Group Work
Which major divisions of the nerv...,
What could be the functional sign...,
Receptors of the sympathetic nerv...
18  cards
Session 9: Urinary Tract Infection
Risk factors of uti,
Why are females more likely to ge...,
Give examples of obstructive caus...
54  cards
Session 9: Urolithiasis
What are urinary calculi most com...,
Aetiology of renal stones,
Can you differentiate between dif...
32  cards
Session 10: Acute Kidney Injury
Of cardiac output the kidney rece...,
Definition of aki,
What is aki currently measured by
30  cards
Session 10: Chronic Kidney Disease
Define chronic kidney failure,
How would ckd present on histology,
What are most glomerular diseases...
40  cards
Session 10: Group Work
Use the urinalysis strip sample t...,
What conditions should you consid...,
What further questions should you...
23  cards
Session 11: Urological Cancers - RCC and TCC
Types of urological cancers,
Where in the ut do rccs occur,
Where in the ut do tccs occur
37  cards
Session 11: Urological Cancers - Prostate Cancer
Epidemiology of prostate cancer,
Risk factors of prostate cancer,
Type of screening of prostate cancer
16  cards
Session 11: Group Work
Which patient characteristics can...,
Which factors are considered in t...,
Why is egfr an unhelpful test in aki
27  cards
Session 12: Urinary Tract Obstruction
Classification of causes of urete...,
Intraluminal cuases,
Intramural causes
10  cards

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