HSC 3537 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Nephron, Renal Pelvis, Renal Artery
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Uric acid: functions of the kidney. Filter nitrogenous wastes to form urine; about 200 quarts of blood are filtered every day to form 2 quarts of urine. Maintain proper balance of water, electrolytes (sodium, potassium), and acids. Degrade and eliminate hormones from the bloodstream. Tubular secretion: the glomerulus and a renal tubule combine to form a unit called a nephron. Uria urin/o substance that forms pus to crush urea urination; urine condition urine. Tests included in a urinalysis: color, appearance, ph, protein, glucose, specific gravity, ketone bodies, sediment, phenylketonuria, bilirubin. Interstitial nephritis: nephrolithiasis, nephrotic syndrome, polycystic kidney disease (pkd, pkd the kidneys contain masses of cysts. Typically polycystic kidneys weigh 20 times more than their usual weight. Urinary bladder: bladder cancer, associated conditions, diabetes insipidus (di, diabetes mellitus (dm) Laboratory tests: blood urea nitrogen (bun, creatinine clearance test. Ultrasonography: imaging urinary tract structures using high frequency sound waves. Radioisotope scan: image of kidney after injecting a radioisotope into the bloodstream.
