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
100
What is anatomic changes in the urinary system caused by obstruction?
obstructive uropathy
100
What is hypospadias?
a congential condition in which the urethral meatus is located on the ventral side or undersurface of penis
100
What is an inflammation of the bladder and is the most common site of UTI?
acute cystitis
200
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
200
What is hydroureter?
accumulation of urine in the ureter
200
What is hemolytic uremic syndrome?
is an acute disorder characterized by hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure.
200
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.
300
What is the enzyme released when blood pressure drops too low?
renin
300
What is a physiologic response and represents a restoration of fluid and electrolyte balance caused by obstructive uropathy?
postobstructive diuresis
300
What is renal agenesis?
the absence of one or both kidneys
300
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)
400
What are the three types of nephrons?
- Superficial cortical nephrons (85% of all nephrons)
- Midcortical nephrons
- Juxtamedullary nephrons
400
What are masses of crystal, protein, or other substances that commonly cause urinary tract obstruction in adults?
Calculi
400
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
400
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
500
What is the sum of forces favoring and opposing filtration?
Net filtration pressure
500
What is dyssynergia?
loss of coordinated neuromuscular contraction
500
What is Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APGN)?
one of the most common immune complex-medicated renal diseases in children
500
What is proteinura and angiotensin II activity?
two factors that have consistently been recognized to advance renal disease






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