Renal US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Renal Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 231: What drives Ca2+ reabsorption in the thick ascending limb (of Henle)?
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Answer: Lumen-positive potential difference
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/nephrology/videos/nephron-transporters?index=4]
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Flashcard 232: The rate of _____ is equal to excretion rate - filtered load
Answer: secretion
Extra:
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Flashcard 233: Prostaglandins act via a(n) _____ mechanism to vaso-dilate the afferent arterioles
Answer: paracrine
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/cardiology/hypertension/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 234: How is Na+ extruded out of the cell of the early DCT and into the blood?
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Answer: Na+-K+-ATPase pump
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/nephrology/videos/nephron-transporters?index=6]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/renal?ref=anki
Flashcard 235: How is Na+ extruded out of the cells of the late DCT & collecting duct and into the blood?
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Answer: Na+-K+-ATPase pump
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/nephrology/videos/nephron-transporters?index=8]
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Flashcard 236: At high levels, vitamin D increases bone _____
Answer: resorption
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Flashcard 237: How does PTH increase intestinal Ca2+ absorption?
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Answer: Indirectly, by stimulating production of 1,25-(OH)2D3 in the kidney
Extra:
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Flashcard 238: Following the thick ascending limb (loop of Henle), glomerular filtrate enters the _____
Answer: distal convoluted tubule
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/nephrology/videos/anatomy-and-embryology?index=6]
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Atlas:
Flashcard 239: Volume contraction results in decreased renal perfusion with consequent decreased GFR, thus increasing nitrogenous waste products in the blood (_____ azotemia)
Answer: prerenal
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/nephrology/videos/fluid-and-filtration-physiology?index=4]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/nephrology/acute-kidney-injury/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 240: Which three organ systems are involved in Ca2+ homeostasis?
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Answer: Bone, kidney, and intestine
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/nephrology/videos/electrolytes?index=6]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrine?ref=anki
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