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The most outside layer of the kidney
Renal Capsule
The urinalysis term where color and clarity are analyzed
Macroscopic analysis
The physical breakdown of food.
Mechanical digestion
Stomach
The functional unit of the kidney
Nephron
The tube that drains urine from the kidney to the bladder
Ureter
Something that would be normal to see in microscopic anlysis
Epithelial cells or small crystals
The main job of this organ is water absorption
Large intestine
Biopsy
The circular muscle that separates the stomach from the small intestine
Pyloric sphincter
The middle layer of the kidney containing the renal pyramids
Renal Medulla
Glucose
This organ produces bile
Liver
Dialysis begins when a persons GFR is below what?
20
This clinical algorithm is not used as frequently because it does not take into account a persons body composition
BMI
A specialized bundle of capillaries that allows the blood to be filtered in the kidney
Glomerulus
Albumin
Specialized proteins that speed up a chemical reaction
Enzymes
An intervention that connects the large intestine to an external bag
Ostomy
A test used to view a persons large intestine
The two kidney numbers are needed to place someone on the CKD heat map
eGFR and uACR
A person with a kidney infection would have these three substances in their urine. Use scientific terms.
Erythrocytes, Leukocytes, bacteria
List the parts of the small intestine in order
Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum
Kidneys are said to be functioning at 100% if they filter this many mL of fluid per minute
120
Calcium