Renal — Flashcards

Which renal tubular defect presents similarly to chronic loop diuretic use? _____

In the thick ascending limb, NH4+ is reabsorbed and added to the _____ gradient

The activity of the renal enzyme 1-hydroxylase is increased with _____ PTH levels

The bulk of K+ reabsorption occurs in the _____ (67%)

The _____ is the gradient of osmolarity from the cortex (300 mOsm/L) to the papilla (1200 mOsm/L)

Hypocitraturia is often associated with _____ urine pH

B-cells with self-reactivity in the bone marrow are destroyed by clonal _____

The fraction of filtered water absorbed may be measured using the equation:_____

Is kidney function in horseshoe kidney normal or abnormal? _____

Na+-glucose and Na+-amino acid cotransport create a lumen-_____ potential difference across cells of the early PCT