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Subject : health-sciences
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1. What effect does afferent arteriole cxn have on RPF - GFR and FF






2. What is the effect of PTH on the proximal tubule






3. What 3 disease can lead to RPGN






4. What are the two forms of renal failure and What are examples of each






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






6. What is generated and secreted in the proximal tubule






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






8. What is the algorithim for acidosis/alkalosis






9. When is glucose reabsorbed and with What transporter






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






11. When is TF/P <1






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






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






14. What happens to the urine in the descending limb






15. What enzyme allows for conversion of 25- OH vit D to 1 -25 (OH)2 vit D






16. When is TF/P = 1






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






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






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






20. How is plasma volume measured






21. coarse - asymmetric - corticomedullary scarring and blunted calyx






22. secondary glomerular dz






23. proliferative






24. What 3 things stimulate the release of renin - and Where is it released from






25. What does aldosterone do in the collecting tubule






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






27. What is the 3rd most common kidney stone and What causes it






28. What is the net effect of PTH






29. What is the affect of prostaglandins on RPF - GFR - and FF - and why? What would NSAIDs do?






30. How does RCC spread






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






32. What cells create the epithelial layer of the glomerular filtration barrier






33. most common cause of acute renal faiure in hospital - self reversible but fatal - dz and associations - key finding






34. What is the net effect of ANP






35. What does thyroidization of the kidney result in






36. Where is potassium conc. Highest? Intra or extra






37. What does US show with medullary cystic disease






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






39. What does the crescent moon shape consist of in RPGN






40. What is the cutoff of proteinuria in nephritic syndrome






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






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






43. What dyslipidemia is most common in renal failure






44. What are JG cells and what substance do they secrete






45. What does renin do






46. What is amyloidosis associated with






47. Why does Na conc nearly match Osm






48. What is the formula for reabsorption






49. diffuse






50. primary glomerular dz