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1 Urinary System Anatomy
Which landmark in the body can be...,
What is are the typical dimension...,
What is normal range for the weig...
43  cards
2 Signs and Symptoms of Renal Disease
Look at questions from uni
16  cards
3 Development of the Urinary Tract
Embryology
43  cards
4 Clinical Cases
An 8 year old girl who is general...,
For info types of duplex ureters,
Jenna an 8 year old girl who is o...
21  cards
5 GFR and Filtration
What are the functions of the kid...,
What is ultrafiltrate,
What causes the relatively higher...
30  cards
6 Measurement of Kidney Function, GFR and Clearance
List the factors which may determ...,
What is the normal gfr range,
Nephron development has finished ...
20  cards
7 Sodium, Chloride and Water along the Nephron
In simple terms how does the kidn...,
What is the sodium ion balance,
What happens within the body if t...
43  cards
8 Blood Pressure and the Kidney
Describe 3 mechanisms by which re...,
What is the oncotic pressure like...,
Label a
6  cards
9 Control of Plasma Osmolarity
Between what range does urine osm...,
What is the normal osmolarity of ...,
Juxtamedullary nephrons make up 1...
44  cards
(9) S5) Corticopapillary Gradient and Countercurrent Exchange
Outline the effect of water balan...,
What is the value for normal plas...,
Outline the 2 different mechanism...
34  cards
10 Clinical Lecture Sodium Balance
What effect does aldosterone have...,
What is siadh and what causes it,
Which channels found in the tubul...
3  cards
11 Regulation of Serum Potassium
Where is potassium excreted in th...,
Explain why insulin might be used...,
What is the normal range for seru...
18  cards
12 Fluid Replacement Therapy (Leah's)
What percentage of body weight is...,
What is the major anion in ecf an...,
How much water is in each body co...
26  cards
13 Neural Control of Micturition
Neural control of micturition con...,
What is the primary urethral sphi...,
Give an example of when a person ...
11  cards
14 Urinary Incontinence
In general terms how is urinary i...,
What examinations should be carri...,
What investigations should be car...
14  cards
15&16 Pathology of Glomerulus
What happens in glomerulonephriti...,
List 4 structures that can get da...,
What are the 5 different presenta...
23  cards
17 UTIs
What are the major clinical urina...,
What are the defence mechanisms t...,
Identify some pathogens that are ...
28  cards
18 Kidney Stones (Urolithiasis)
What are kidney stones urinary ca...,
What of people in the uk with hav...,
What is required in terms of the ...
12  cards
19 Acute Kidney Injury
What of the cardiac output does t...,
What is the mortality rate for ac...,
Define acute kidney injruy
18  cards
20 Chronic Kidney Disease
Define chronic kidney disease,
What are the 2 main clinical sign...,
How prevalent is ckd what of worl...
25  cards
21 Urological Cancers 1 (Renal Cell Carcinoma and Transitional Cell Carcinoma)
Where are renal cell carcinomas l...,
How does localised,
How might an advanced renal cell ...
21  cards
22 Urological Cancers 2 (Prostate)
Give the 3 main risk factors for ...,
Psa prostate specific antigen can...,
When might
10  cards
23 Urinary Tract Obstruction
What are some non malignant cause...,
What are causes of ureteric obstr...,
How does acute ureteric obstructi...
19  cards

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