MEDT200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Renal Pelvis, Urinary Tract Infection, Diabetes Insipidus
22 Feb 2018
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Blood supply-renal artery, interlobar artery, afferent arteriole, glomerulus, efferent arteriole, peritubular capillaries, vasa recta, interlobar vein, renal vein, Where does all of the nephron function happen-filtration (glomerulus), reabsorption and secretion (medulla), All collecting tubules lead to the renal pelvis. Calyces or calices are small cup-like regions of the renal pelvis. Tests included in a urinalysis: color, appearance, ph, protein, glucose, specific gravity, ketones. Cystitis - medical term for a lower urinary tract infection* Terms- diabetes mellitus (attracted ants, sweet), (can be hormonal) (decrease of insulin)(related to sugar) Diabetes insipidus (not sweet, hormonal problem) (decrease of antidiuretic hormone)(related to water) A patient who doesn"t have antidiuretic hormone will not have the signal going to the kidneys that says it needs to secrete more water. Scan with contrast shows a benign cyst on the kidney. Retrograde pyelogram (rp)- dye injected via catheter from bladder into ureters. Intravenous pyelogram-dye injected via bloodstream to kidneys to ureters.
