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Bean-shaped
What is the 'shape' of the kidney?
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Black and White
What color(s) is/are our club logo?
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Kidney Stones
Hard deposits made of minerals and salts that form inside your kidneys.
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Dr. Urquhart or Dr. Rulan Parekh
Name 1 speaker from our first online conference
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September
When is the Kidney Walk?
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Nephron
What is the functional unit of the kidney?
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$5
How much is our membership?
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Kidney Transplant
What is the surgical procedure used to place a healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor into a person whose kidneys no longer function properly?
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COVID is more contagious
Dr. Rehman explained that SARs is different from COVID-19 because of what?
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180L
How many liters of fluid are filtered by kidneys everyday?
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Maintain fluid balance/Filter waste material
What is the main function of the kidney?
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November
In what month was our AGM?
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Peritoneal Dialysis
Treatment that uses the lining of your abdomen (belly area), called your peritoneum, and a cleaning solution called dialysate to clean your blood.
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Deb Beaupre and Kathleen Anderson
What were the names of the two guests at our second kidney conference?
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Waterbottles
What gift did we give our speakers at the conference?
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Retroperitoneal space
Where are the kidneys located?
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March 11
What day is World Kidney Day?
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4 hours x 3 times a week = 12 hours a week
Weekly regimen for hemodialysis treatment?
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Sleeping sickness
Dr. Parekh's research found that the APOL1 gene was a risk for kidney disease but protected against what disease?
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Spain
Country with highest kidney transplant donation rate
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Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS)
Hormone system that regulates blood pressure and fluid and electrolyte balance, as well as systemic vascular resistance.
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His House
What movie did we watch for our social?
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Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
Inherited kidney disorder that causes fluid-filled cysts to form in the kidneys.
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TMAP
What is the molecule that Dr. Urquhart's lab is investigating to diagnose early stage acute kidney injury?
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nofilter
I took a selfie after my kidney removal surgery.
hashtag ________ |