Why did the differential renal vein renin test show an increase in the blocked renal artery side secretion of renin, yet a drop in renin levels on the other (normal) side?

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Q: What are the components of the device used to remove kidney stones?

A: The device shown in diagram is lithotriper which generate shockwave used in the lithotripsy .…

Q: The set of results that most accurately reflects severe renal disease is: 1) Serum creatinine,…

A: Correct answer is 4 4) Serum creatinine, 3.7 mg/dL; creatinine clearance, 44 ml/min; BUN, 88 mg/dL…

Q: in addition to BUN and creatinine indicators, an additional measure involves the glomerular…

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Q: People with chronic kidney disease often have hematocrits of less than half the normal value.…

A: The disease that mainly affects or damages the kidney's functioning is called chronic kidney disease…

Q: For NUMBERS 71-80, decide how the following conditions would affect the physiology of the Urinary…

A: Urine is the transparent, yellowish, acidic fluid, with a characteristic pungent odour, that…

Q: Creatinine is usually more accurate marker of kidney function than urea, discuss.

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Q: What is the most probable cause of the patient’s elevated urea nitrogen?

A: The patient has the conditions of chronic renal failure, diabetes, heart failure, anaemia, HTN.  The…

Q: The filtrate is dilute at the start and end of theloop of Henle. What, then, is the function of the…

A: Loop of Henle is the organ of the nephron. It is U-shaped tubule which has ascending and descending…

Q: Which kidney is preferred for live donor transplantation, and why

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Q: Which part/s of the nephron are most responsible for adjustments to pH and K+?

A: The kidney filters the blood to remove waste products in the urine. The renal functions also include…

Q: What mechanisms link low systemic blood pressure in this patient to the low urine output?

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Q: What is the significance of testing the presence of other reducing sugars in urine of pediatric…

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Q: observed in this biopsy, what would be the cause of this necrosis and why?

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Q: how cAMP increase permeability to water in the epthelial cell of renal tubules? define

A: The aquaporins (AQPs) allows majority of reabsorption of water occurring in the nephron. In the…

Q: Dalmatians, unlike other dogs, excrete high levels of uric acid. Explain.

A: The excretory system or the urinary system involves the removal of waste from the body this includes…

Q: Why are most plasma proteins the albumins and globulin excluded from the filtrate in a healthy…

A: Urine formation occurs in the kidneys. Nephrons are the structural units of kidneys.

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Q: 7. 1 of the following is true of the structure of the renal filtration barrier A. The filtration…

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Q: The renal handling of a novel drug is being studied. When the drug is present in the blood, it is…

A: GivenDrug reabsorption is negligible.

Q: State at least four functions of the kidneys other than forming urine.

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Q: How would the analysis of the type of kidney stone help determine the cause of the kidney stone?

A: Kidneys function to remove wastes and fluids from the blood to produce urine. When the wastes in the…

Q: In reviewing the patient’s current information, a concern exists that acute kidney injury has…

A: Definition:Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), formerly known as acute renal failure, refers to sudden…

Q: Why did sodium levels, in the blood, drop to 126 mEq/L? Explain in detail why the sodium levels are…

A: Hyponatremia is the low level of sodium in the blood. It may cause headache, fatigue and confusion.

Q: If blood cannot get through the kidney for filtration, high risk of hypertension – why?

A: The process by which metabolic waste products are eliminated from the body of animals is called…

Q: what pathologic condition is indicated by glucose in urine

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Q: Please help me with these questions, more than one answer may be correct for each: 1) Which of the…

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Q: With respect to renal autoregulation, myogenic mechanism refers to   Multiple Choice   both…

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Q: Increased stimulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system will trigger which of the…

A: On filtration conjures the antagonistic components of lessened renal blood flow and resulting in a…

Q: Fred was diagnosed 6 months ago with liver cancer.  His liver is no longer able to make the…

A: Glomerulus is the small capillaries which carries blood to bowman capsule.

Q: A pt was born with a rare genetic disorder in which the proximal tubules of her nephrons express…

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Q: which solution traveled out of the dialysis tubing: glucose or starch?

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Q: The kidneys play an important role in maintaining MAP by influencing which variable? Explain how…

A: Urinary system consists of kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra. The urinary system…

Q: This is a high magnification of the renal medullary rays. Identify A?

A: The innermost part of the kidney is referred to as the renal medulla.

Q: Which one of the following urine biomarkers is NOT matched with proteinuria type? a. Beta2…

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Q: Explain why a dialysis solution would initially be low in urea buthigh in bicarbonate content.

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Q: Describe how the Renin- Angiotensin axis that regulates the concentration of urine be altered due to…

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Q: Why is beta blocker not used for patients with renal disease

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Q: What function of the kidneys could explain why her blood calcitriol levels were low?

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Q: acute kidney failure in adults

A: Acute kidney failure refers to the sudden but reversible loss of kidney functions due to certain…