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USIDMS Kidney

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what is pheochromocytoma?   tumor of adrenal medulla  
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what does the zona reticularis produce?   androgens, sex hormones  
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what is the most common primary adrenal tumor?   adrenal adenoma  
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what does the adrenal medulla produce?   epinephrine (adrenaline) and norephinephrine (noradrenaline)  
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what is addison's disease?   atrophy and hypofunction of the adrenal cortex  
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what are the adrenal glands covered by? surrounded by?   covered by: gerota's fascia surrounded by: perirenal fat  
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what is the trigone area?   ureteral openings and urethral exit on inferior portion of bladder  
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where are interlobar arteries located?   medullary pyramids  
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what is lab test is BOTH a urinalysis and blood test?   creatinine clearance  
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what does specific gravity do?   measures kidneys ability to concentrate urine  
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what is pyuria?   pus in the urine  
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what are the 3 processes of urine formation?   1. glomerular filtration 2. tubular reabsorption 3. tubular secretion  
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where are arcuate arteries located ?   overtop of medullary pyramids  
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what does the nephron contain?   glomerulus and bowman's capsule  
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what does urine PH indicate?   formation of kidney stone, depends in part on PH of urine  
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what does the nephron do?   filters blood and produces urine  
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how may a bladder wall with cystitis appear?   fibrosis or scarring  
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what can pyonephrosis lead to?   septic shock  
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what is the most common renal mass?   simple renal cyst  
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what is bladder diverticulum?   outpouching of bladder wall  
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what is the most common benign renal tumor?   angiomyolipoma/renal hamartoma  
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what is the most common medical renal disease to produce acute renal failure?   acute tubular necrosis  
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what is the most common inherited cystic disease?   autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)  
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