RENAL ANATOMY
What are the four main components of the renal system?
What are the Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder, and Urethra?
What hormone regulates water excretion in the kidneys?
What is Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)?
What is the most common cause of UTIs?
What is E. coli?
What are kidney stones also known as?
What is urolithiasis or nephrolithiasis?
What is glomerulonephritis?
What is an inflammation of the glomerulus in the kidney?
Which organ is responsible for filtering blood and forming urine?
What are the kidneys?
What process allows kidneys to clear solutes from plasma?
What is renal clearance?
Name two types of lower UTIs?
What is the most common type of kidney stone?
What is calcium oxalate?
What infection commonly precedes acute glomerulonephritis?
What is a streptococcal throat infection?
What is the function of the ureters?
What is transport urine from kidneys to bladder
What hormone do kidneys release to stimulate RBC production?
What is erythropoietin?
What are common symptoms of lower UTIs?
What is dysuria, burning, frequency, urgency, nocturia, and incontinence?
What imaging test confirms kidney stones?
What is a KUB X-ray?
What are two hallmark symptoms of acute glomerulonephritis?
What is hematuria and proteinuria?
What structure stores urine before excretion?
What is the bladder?
What is the role of angiotensin in kidney function?
What is it helps regulate blood pressure through vasoconstriction?
What diagnostic tests are used for UTIs?
What is urinalysis and urine culture?
What is the hallmark symptom of kidney stones?
What is extreme spasmodic flank pain?
What is the gold standard for diagnosing glomerulonephritis?
What is a renal biopsy?
What is the role of the urethra in the renal system?
What is it carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body?
Name three processes involved in urine formation.
What is glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, and tubular secretion?
What is a common sign of UTI in elderly patients?
What is altered mental status?
Name two treatments for kidney stones.
What is Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL), Ureteroscopy?
What is a major complication of chronic glomerulonephritis?
What is end-stage renal disease (ESRD)?