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NUR 240 Renal.
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NUR 240 RenalAt what BP is nephrosclerosis rarely seen - ANS-BP < 160/110
Below what systolic pressure is GFR not maintained - ANS-65-70
Low BP, BV, Na+, and O2 stimulate the secretion of what in the juxtaglomerular
apparatus? - ANS-Renin
What are 5 medications used for BPH - ANS-Finasteride
Dutasteride
Tamsulosin
Alfuzosin
Silodosin
What are five normal age related changes to the GU system? - ANS-decrease GFR
Nocturia
Decrease bladder Capacity
Weakened urinary sphincters
Urinary Retention
What connects the renal pelvis to the bladder - ANS-ureters
What degenerative disorder results in nephron blood vessels thicken and decrease
kidney blood flow - ANS-Nephrosclerosis
What disorder is classified as chronic inflammation of the entire lower urinary tract -
ANS-Interstitial Cystitis
What does a Cystometrography (CMG) determine? - ANS-The function of the detrusor
muscle
What does a renal scan show - ANS-perfusion, function, and structure of the kidneys
What does retrograde mean in GU? - ANS-going against the normal flow of urine
What does the renal arteriography (angiography) show - ANS-blood vessel
size/abnormalities
, What hormone is used to manage stress incontinence? - ANS-Estrogen
What hormone makes distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct permeable to water
to make urine? - ANS-Vasopressin (ADH)
What hormone promotes Na+ absorption and K+ secretion in the DCT and CD? -
ANS-Aldosterone
What hormones cause secretion of Na+ - ANS-Natriuretic hormones
What increases BP and triggers release of Aldosterone - ANS-Angiotensin II
What is a bacterial infection in the kidney and renal pelvis - ANS-pyelonephritis
What is a disadvantage to peritoneal dialysis - ANS-protein loss in outflow fluid
What is a genetic disorder where fluid filled cyst develop in the nephrons -
ANS-Polycystic Kidney Dz
What is an antidote to Heparin - ANS-protamine sulfate
What is an example of LH-RH agonist - ANS-Leuprolide
What is an immunologic kidney disorder that has increased glomerular permeability and
allows protein to pass through the membranes and causes interstitial edema, renal vein
thrombosis, and hypoalbuminemia - ANS-Nephrotic Syndrome
What is blood urea nitrogen (BUN)? - ANS-biproduct of protein breakdown in the liver
What is caused by increased DHT levels and enlargement of the prostate into the
bladder causing obstruction? - ANS-Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
What is creatine - ANS-protein breakdown in the muscle
What is dihydrotestosterone (DHT) - ANS-testosterone derivative in prostate gland
What is it called when the kidney enlarges as it collects urine in the renal pelvis and
kidney tissue - ANS-Hydronephrosis
What is it called when there are calculi in the urinary tract - ANS-urolithiasis
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