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Kidney
Dialysis-Related Careers
Sepsis
Kidney Failure
Hypercalcemia
100
body's natural filtration system
What are kidneys
100
Responsible for working the dialysis machine
What is a dialysis technician
100
blood poisoning
What is sepsis
100
responsible for symptoms of kidney failure
What is the build-up wastes in the body
100
Main cause of hypercalcemia
What is hyperparathyroidism
200
One on either side of the abdomen
What is the location of the kidneys
200
Responsible for diagnosing kidney diseases and illnesses, and performing surgeries
What is a nephrologist
200
most common cause of sepsis
What is a bacterial infection
200
Weakness, shortness of breath, confusion
What are the possible effects of waste build-up
200
Gastrointestinal symptoms
What are constipation, nausea, peptic ulcer, decreased appetite, and abdominal pain
300
filters waste, chemicals, and unneeded water
What is the purpose of the kidney
300
Sees patients more often than doctors (career)
What is a renal dietitian
300
treatment that is needed if severity of poisoning is really high
What is dialysis
300
hypovolemia, dehydration, poor fluid intake
What are the causes of kidney failure
300
Psychological symptoms
What are confusion, memory loss, and depression
400
Where urine is collected
What is renal pelvis
400
Requires a medical doctor degree and 2 years working with patients
What is a nephrologist
400
3 causes of Sepsis
What are appendicitis, pneumonia, meningitis, UTI
400
treatment if kidneys fail completely besides dialysis
What is transplant
400
Physical symptoms
What are bone fractures, curving of the spine, bone aches and pains
500
What the substances that kidneys produce do
What is helping control blood pressure and regulating formation of red blood cells
500
pays $55,000
What is a renal dietitian
500
4 Symptoms of Sepsis
What are reduced urination, rapid pulse, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
500
Only positive outcome in severe cases of kidney failure without transplant
What is slowing down the decrease of kidney function
500
What dialysis does to someone with hypercalcemia
What is regulating the calcium levels in the blod