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USIDMS Kidney/Urinary Tract

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Name the 4 layers of the kidney from inner to outer.   Renal capsule, perirenal fat, gerota's fascia, pararenal fat  
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Which part of the kidney contains the nephron?   renal cortex  
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What are the 2 functions of the nephron?   filtering blood & producing urine  
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Which renal artery is longer?   RT renal artery  
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Which renal vein is longer?   LT renal artery  
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What are the 4 functions of the kidney?   1. remove metabolic waste from blood 2. produce and excrete urine 3. maintain salt and water homeostasis 4. regulate blood volume, acid/ base volume, electrolyte concentration  
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Name the 3 processes of urine formation.   glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, tubular secretion  
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This test is used to detect abnormal components of the urine.   urinalysis  
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With chronic renal failure will the patient have acidic or alkaline urine?   alkaline urine  
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This is the end product of cellular metabolism.   BUN (blood urea nitrogen)  
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This is a cyst in the renal sinus that does not connect with the collecting system.   parapelvic cyst  
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What is the most common renal mass?   simple renal cyst  
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This appears as bilaterally enlarged kidneys with multiple cyst that begins later in life.   Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)  
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What is the most common solid renal tumor in children?   Wilm's tumor  
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What is the most common malignant renal tumor?   renal cell carcinoma (RCC)  
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What type of renal carcinoma originates in the medulla?   transitional cell carcinoma (TCC)  
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Where is a renal transplant placed?   in pelvis along the iliopsoas muscle  
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What is it called when purulent material is in obstructed collecting system?   pyonephrosis  
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What is characterized by inflammatory changes and necrosis in glomeruli?   glomerulonephritis  
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This is the most common medical renal disease to produce acute renal failure.   acute tubular necrosis  
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