Renal | Urinary | Renal and Urinary in Children | Alterations of Renal and Urinary Tract Function |
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What is the functional unit of the kidney?
nephron
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What is anatomic changes in the urinary system caused by obstruction?
obstructive uropathy
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What is hypospadias?
a congential condition in which the urethral meatus is located on the ventral side or undersurface of penis
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What is an inflammation of the bladder and is the most common site of UTI?
acute cystitis
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What is a medial indentation in the kidney and is the location of the entry and exit for the renal blood vessels, nerves, lymphatic vessels, and ureter?
hilum
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What is hydroureter?
accumulation of urine in the ureter
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What is hemolytic uremic syndrome?
is an acute disorder characterized by hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure.
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What is Uremia (uremic syndrome)?
is a syndrome of renal failure and includes elevated blood urea and creatinine levels accompanied by fatigue, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, pruritus, and neurologic changes.
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What is the enzyme released when blood pressure drops too low?
renin
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What is a physiologic response and represents a restoration of fluid and electrolyte balance caused by obstructive uropathy?
postobstructive diuresis
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What is renal agenesis?
the absence of one or both kidneys
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What is Chronic kidney disease (CKD)?
is the progressive loss of renal function associated with systemic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus (most significant risk factor)
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What are the three types of nephrons?
- Superficial cortical nephrons (85% of all nephrons)
- Midcortical nephrons - Juxtamedullary nephrons |
What are masses of crystal, protein, or other substances that commonly cause urinary tract obstruction in adults?
Calculi
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What is nephroblastoma?
is a rare embryonal tumor of the kidney arising from undifferentiated mesoderm and represents 5% of childhood cancers in the United States
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What is lupus nephritis?
caused by the formation of autoantibodies against double-stranded DNA with glomerular deposition of the immune complexes and alteration in B cells and T cell subsets
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What is the sum of forces favoring and opposing filtration?
Net filtration pressure
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What is dyssynergia?
loss of coordinated neuromuscular contraction
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What is Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APGN)?
one of the most common immune complex-medicated renal diseases in children
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What is proteinura and angiotensin II activity?
two factors that have consistently been recognized to advance renal disease
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