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Lecture 2: An Overview of the Kidney and its Logic
What are the functions of the kidney,
What is filtration pressure,
What are the forces that favor fi...
32  cards
Lecture 3: Anatomy, Embryology and Imaging of the Kidneys
What is the functional unit of th...,
How are kidneys positioned in the...,
Which kidney is higher than the o...
68  cards
Lecture 4: Renal Histology and Cell Biology
What is the uriniferous tubule,
How can you tell where the cortex...,
What are the histological feature...
49  cards
Lecture 5: The Physiology and Terminiology of Body Fluid Spaces
What are the two key physiologic ...,
What is effective vascular volume,
What are the elements that go int...
54  cards
Lecture 6: Renal Blood Flow, Glomerular Filtration and Assessment of Kidney Funtion
What is ultrafiltration,
What is diuresis,
What is oncotic pressure
83  cards
Lecture 7: Transport in the Proximal Tubule
Where does proximal tubule begin,
What are the two parts of proxima...,
What are the histological feature...
65  cards
Lecture 8: Transport in the Distal Nephron
What is the character of fluid en...,
How much active transport activit...,
Where is na k atpase activity lowest
47  cards
Lecture 9: Water Balance, Urinary Concentration and Dilution
What are the pathological causes ...,
What is water steady state,
What are types of water gain
26  cards
Lecture 10: Sodium Balance and Renal Sodium Transport
What is the recommended dietary n...,
What happens if you decrease sodi...,
How much na is filtered
53  cards
Lecture 11: Disorders of Water Balance, HYPOnatremia
What is hyponatremia significance,
What causes hyponatremia,
What is the renal water clearance
63  cards
Lecture 12: Hypernatremia, Fluid and Electrolyte Homeostasis
What is normal water distribution,
What determines distribution of w...,
What are examples of effective im...
61  cards
Lecture 13: Pharmacology and Clinical Uses of Diuretics
What is a diuretic,
What is natriuresis,
What are the clinical uses of diu...
48  cards
Lecture 14: Acid-Base Buffering and Urinary Acidification
What are the two sources of proto...,
How does one neutralize the h gen...,
What is a buffer
70  cards
Lecture 15: Potassium balance and Renal K+ transport
What is the physiologic role of p...,
What are the normal values of k i...,
How much k do we usually intake e...
46  cards
Week 1 Review Session
I did a kidney biopsy last week t...,
An increase in flow nacl delivery...,
Why doesn t capillary hydrostatic...
19  cards

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