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Subject : health-sciences
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1. Subendothelial immune complexes with granular IF






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






3. What are the associations with nephrotic syndrome






4. What is the compensatory response in respiratory alkalosis






5. At what level of plasma glucose does glucosuria begin and what serum glucose is the transporter fully saturated






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






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






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






9. What are the associations with RTA type 2






10. massive proteinuria (>3.5g/day) frothy urine - hyperlipidemia - fatty casts - edema






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






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






13. What is the net effect of PTH






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






15. When is TF/P <1






16. Why can PAH be used to measure ERPF






17. What is the ddx for respiratory acidosis






18. primary glomerular dz






19. What is renal osteodystrophy






20. Defect in proximal tubule HCO3 reabsorption






21. What happens in the early distal convoluted tubule and What does that do to the urine






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






23. What does aldosterone do in the collecting tubule






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






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






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






27. What two cells make up the JGA






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






29. coarse - asymmetric - corticomedullary scarring and blunted calyx






30. What are the associations with RTA type 1






31. The fused basement membrane with heparan sulfate constitutes what portion of the charge






32. When is TF/P = 1






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






34. How do calcium stones appear on x ray






35. How do the ureters course in relation to the uterine artery and ductus deferens






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






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






38. What does thyroidization of the kidney result in






39. Defect in collecting ducts ability to excrete H+






40. What does US show with medullary cystic disease






41. no net secretion or reabsorption of x






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






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






44. What are the two kinds of cells in the collecting tubules






45. membranous






46. What effect does ANP have on GFR






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






48. How does RCC manifest clinically






49. What is the formula for filtration fraction






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