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Anatomy
Adrenal
The Bean
That Hurts
BPH
100
These structures supply the main drainage toward the chest in IVC obstruction.
What are the azygos/hemiazygos veins?
100
Its congenital absence does not affect the adrenal gland's location.
What is the kidney?
100
Efferent artierioles give rise to this cascading vasculature in the renal medulla.
What are the vasa recta?
100
This grade of renal injury is seen in renal artery laceration with contained hemorrhage.
What is a grade IV injury?
100
This is the most major factor in the initiation of treatment for LUTS.
What is the degree of bother?
200
The intercostal nerves run between these muscles.
What are the mm. transversalis and obliq. inter.?
200
This zone is responsible for aldosterone production.
What is the zona glomerulosa?
200
The Nutcracker Syndrome occurs when renal vein flow is dampened by engorgement of this structure.
What is the SMA?
200
A recent British study concluded that this does not need to be done if a blunt renal trauma is clinically stable.
What is follow up imaging.
200
The MTOPS study showed that combined therapy decreased the odds of this event by 50%.
What is the likelihood of surgery?
300
This nerve supplies motor fibers to the cremasteric muscle.
What is the genitofemoral nerve?
300
This antihypertensive class of drug is strongly contraindicated in the acute management of pheochromocytomas.
What are Beta-Blockers?
300
Thiazide diuretics in the management of stone disease primarily effect this region of the nephron.
What is the distal tubule?
300
Resection of the proximal to distal ureter during a AAA repair often requires this as the next best step.
What is nephrectomy (ipsilateral)?
300
Obstructive adenomas most commonly arise in this prostatic zone.
What is the periurethral zone?
400
This incision allows one to reach the kidney without incising a muscle.
What is a dorsal lumbotomy?
400
This individual identified the syndrome of low renin, low potassium, and excess aldosterone.
Who is Jerome Cohn?
400
In response to volume expansion, this hormone induces diuresis and increased GFR.
What is atrial natriuretic protein?
400
Medial to what vein does an incision provide the most direct access to the renal hilum?
What is the IMV?
400
This animal is the only other that develops BPH.
What is the dog?
500
This artery is the most inferior branch of the aortic trunk.
What is the middle sacral artery?
500
Mutations in this mitochondrial electron transport gene account for 30% of those in sporadic pheochromocytomas.
What is SDH?
500
Calcium absorption is primarily moderated by this molecule.
What is vitamin D3?
500
An iliac stent can often treat this cause of gross hematuria.
What is a ureteroiliac fistula?
500
This is the most abundant adrenoreceptor subtype present in the human prostate
What is the α 1A?