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Subject : health-sciences
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1. What is the effect of PTH on the proximal tubule






2. Which cells sense decreases in BP






3. What are the main causes of membranous GN






4. no net secretion or reabsorption of x






5. What serum changes cause a secretion in PTH






6. What happens to Cl in the proximal 1/3 of the proximal tubule relative to Na






7. net tubular reabsorption of x






8. What are the associations with RTA type 1






9. What do you see on LM and IF with rapidly progressive GN






10. What is the pathway from the efferent arteriorle to the renal v






11. In a metabolic acidosis What additional calculation is necessary and How do you make it






12. In pts with ammonium magnesium phophate stones - What can be the nidus for UTI and what worsens it






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






14. What is the compensatory response in respiratory alkalosis






15. What happens to urine in the ascending limb






16. What effect does inc plasma protein concentration have on RPF - GFR - and FF






17. What is the formula for the filtered load






18. What two cells make up the JGA






19. What is the compensatory response in metabolic alkalosis






20. In renal failure - what happens to potassium






21. With what genetic tumor syndrome is RCC associated






22. Where is ACE made and What are 2 of its fxns






23. multiple - large - bilateral cysts that ultimately destroy the kidney parenchyma






24. acute generalized cortical infarction of both kidneys - dz - causes and associations






25. What effect does cxn of the ureter have on RPF - GFR and FF






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






27. What is winter's formula and when do you use it






28. What is the algorithim for acidosis/alkalosis






29. What does NEG lead to in the efferent arterioles






30. waxy casts ddx






31. What substance is secreted in response increase atrial pressure






32. How do you interpret creatinine clearance






33. What happens to tubular inulin along the proximal tubule and why






34. Which cells sense decreases in Na delivery






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






36. What change (lack of) is common in children with renal failure






37. What enzyme in the proximal tubule allows the conversion of carbonic acid to water and C02






38. secondary glomerular dz






39. an inflammatory process leading to hematuria and RBC casts - associated with azotemia - oliguria - HTN and proteinuria






40. coarse - asymmetric - corticomedullary scarring and blunted calyx






41. what happens to pH - PCO2 - and bicarb in metabolic alkalosis






42. net tubular secretion of x






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






44. What is transporter in the thick ascneding loop of Henle indirectly induces the paracellular reabsorption of Mg and Ca






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






46. What is the effect of AT II on the posterior pituitary






47. What are the associated paraneoplastic syndromes wth RCC






48. What is the effect of AT II on efferent arterioles






49. What effect does dec plasma protein concentration have on RPF - GFR - and FF






50. How is plasma volume measured