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Subject : health-sciences
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1. What effect does ANP have on Na in the kidney






2. What is the 60-40-20 rule of body weight






3. What substance is secreted from the kidney in response to hypoxia - and what cells do they come from






4. What are the features of membranous GN (diffuse membranous glomerulopathy) on LM - EM and IF






5. cortical and medullary cysts resulting from long standing dialysis






6. What is the most common renal malignancy of early childhood






7. In miminal change disease - who gets it - What are the triggers and What is their selective loss of?






8. In renal failure What are the consquence sof Na/H20 retention






9. What are the main complications of kidney stones






10. benign - common - incidental finding of renal cysts - thin - nonenhancing - cortical - fluid filled






11. What serum changes cause a secretion in PTH






12. What needs to happen for postrenal obstruction to creat ARF






13. What do you see on LM for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis






14. What effect does afferent arteriole cxn have on RPF - GFR and FF






15. Which cells sense decreases in Na delivery






16. Why is there anemia in renal failure






17. By what percentage does EPRF underestimage true RPF






18. What are the effects of AT II on the adrenal gland






19. The fenestrated capillary endothelium constitutes what portion of the barrier






20. Why is the left kidney taken during living donor transplantation






21. RBC casts - ddx






22. inc in creatinine and BUN over a period of several days






23. What is the BUN/Cr ratio in instrinsic renal ARF and why






24. Why does Na conc nearly match Osm






25. nonenzymatic glycosylation of GBM - inc permeability and thickening






26. What aspect of vitamin D metabolism occurs in the proximal tubule of the kidney and What effect does that have on calcium and phosphate






27. What happens to pH - PCO2 and bicarb in metabolic acidosis






28. What is the effect of AT II on GFR - FF and Na






29. What are the 3 transporters of the intercalated cells






30. What is the ddx for metabolic alkalosis with compensation






31. What is the compensatory response in metabolic acidosis






32. How do calcium stones appear on x ray






33. Defect in collecting ducts ability to excrete H+






34. Why can PAH be used to measure ERPF






35. Where does renal cell carcinoma originate and What do the cells look like






36. What 3 disease can lead to RPGN






37. What does LM - EM - IF show in diffuse proliferative GN






38. Defect in proximal tubule HCO3 reabsorption






39. What therapy does miminal change respond to...






40. What is the formula for secreted






41. medullary cysts sometimes lead to fibrosis and progressive renal insuff with urinary concentrating defects






42. Bergers' disease - which antibody and What do you see on LM and IF






43. What are the associated paraneoplastic syndromes wth RCC






44. What is the formula for excretion rate






45. What is the ddx for a metabolic acidosis with an inc anion gap






46. What is a normal filtration fraction






47. net tubular secretion of x






48. Why can inulin be used to calculate GFR?






49. proliferative






50. What is the net effect of ANP