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kidney ureter bladder urethra

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glomerulus loop of henle collecting duct
kidneys - bean-shaped organ. help maintain homeostasis (pH, _____ pressure, and rbc production). Removes waste from _____ and reabsorbs _____ and ions.
blood blood water
ureter - Muscular tube that passes urine from the ______ to the urinary _______
kidney bladder
urinary bladder - _______ urine and expel. Serves as a reservoir for _____
collect urine
urethra - Single tube through which urine _______ to the outside from the urinary _______
empties bladder
glomerulus - Filtering portion of the ______, permeable to plasma and some dissolved _______
kidney solutes
loop of Henle (renal loop) - U-shaped portion of renal tubule in _______. helps concentrate filtrate by reabsorbing much of the _____ and useful solutes while allowing acids and wastes like urea to continue on to form _____
nephron water urine
collecting duct - receives filtrate from the distal ______, allows water reabsorption under the influence of antidiuretic _______ (ADH), and carries the remaining waste as _____ toward the renal calyces and renal pelvis for excretion.
tubule hormone urine
urinary and laboratory blood tests
creatinine - _____ product. usually cleared by kidney. high blood levels indicate ____ of kidney function
uric acid - high levels in blood can lead to gout, kidney ______
blood urea nitrogen - can indicate _________ in glomerular filtration
urinalysis - RBC, WBC, __, glucose
dip stick - _______
waste loss stones decrease pH glucose
acute kidney injury - sudden ________ function.
3 types/causes:
shock - blood ____ disrupted
tubular necrosis - can result from ______, lupus, sickle cell disease, etc.
obstructed urine flow - kidney ______, tumors
results in decreased renal profusion (less _____ flowing through kidneys), hypoxic ______ (low oxygen), obstruction, tubular injury, microthrombi (mini blood clots), and hyperkalemia
impaired flow toxins stones blood injury
who is more susceptible to AKI (acute kidney injury)? elderly, ________, chronic kidney disease, dehydration or volume _________, chronic diseases (heart, lung, liver), female ______, cancer, anemia
diabetes depletion gender
what events can trigger AKI (acute kidney injury)? sepsis, critical illness, circulatory _____, burns, trauma, cardiac surgery, major noncardiac _______, nephrotoxic _____, radiocontrast agents
shock surgery drugs
Lower UTI
2 types - urethritis : urethral _________ (itching, burning). Cystitis - _______ infection (frequent urination, painful urination, pain in lower back).
Typically caused by ________.
Elderly will also have symptom of altered ______ status.
More common in _____ because their urethra is shorter and their genitals are moist
infection bladder bacteria mental women
Upper UTI (pyelonephritis) - inflammation of the ______ (kidney stones, can lead to renal failure)
signs and symptoms:
dysuria - painful _______ feeling
pyuria - ___ in urine
treatment with ___________
altered ______ status (elderly)
kidney burning pus antibiotics mental
glomerulonephritis - inflammation of glomerulus (leading cause of _____ failure, chronic kidney disease).
Symptoms: chills, _____, and weakness. Edema in ____ and ankles, hematuria (blood in urine), albuminuria (albumin in _____), casts (bacteria lining tubules comes out in urine, can make urine ______).
Increased number of mesangial cells (______-like cells that provide structure). Causes ________ which narrows capillary lumens
renal fever face urine cloudy muscle pressure
kidney stones (urinary calculi or uroliths) - symptoms: serious sharp ____ in the side and back, below the ribs. Pain that spreads to the lower stomach area and _____. Pain that comes in _____ and varies in how intense it feels. Pain or a _______ feeling while urinating. Upset stomach, vomiting, fever, chills, and _____ in urine
Causes: urine contains more _______ -forming substances than the fluid in the urine can ______. The urine may lack substances that _______ crystals from sticking together
Treatment: lithotripsy - use _____ waves to shatter kidney stones
pain groin waves burning blood crystal dilute prevent sound
renal failure - chronic disease. gradual loss of kidney ________ (diabetes, shock, toxins, tumors). Inability to clear ____ and creatinine from the blood - results in toxin buildup.
risk factors: ________, glomerulonephritis, other CKD
uremia - ________ stage of renal failure
function urea diabetes terminal
how renal failure can affect other systems:
accumulation of _____ products, urea, uric acid, and creatinine in blood causes:
urinary system: pyuria, _________, albuminuria, and casts
nervous system: drowsiness, dim vision, ______ cloudiness, convulsions, or coma
digestive system: ammonia taste in _____, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
respiratory system: deep sighing respiration, urine smell to ______
waste hematuria mental mouth breath
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE - ____ threating (worse than AKI)
risk factors: chronic glomerulonephritis, _____tension, diabetic nephropathy - inflammation of glomerulus (high levels of albumin in _____), most common _____ of CKD and end-stage renal disease
symptoms: _____tension that gets harder to control. Swelling of ____, ankles, hands or eyes. Foamy _____, confusion or difficulty ________, shortness of breath, ____ of appetite, nausea and vomiting, itching, tiredness and ________
life hyper urine cause hyper feet urine thinking loss weakness
dialysis - treatment of _______ kidney disease
2 types:
hemodialysis - blood _______ from body and mechanically filtered
peritoneal dialysis - _____ introduced into the abdominal cavity, toxic materials drawn ___ and fluid collected
when dialysis does not work, a kidney __________ is in order. When they do a kidney transplant, they ____ take out the old kidney unless it has ______
chronic removed fluid out transplant dont cancer
renal cell carcinoma - kidney cancer, ____. Forms from epithelial _____ (will be polygonal), are rapidly dividing and making a tumor which _______ on the nephrons. The distal and proximal convoluted ______ and bowman’s capsule get _________.
rare cells presses tubule scrunched
wilms tumor - rare but the most common type of kidney cancer in ________. Symptoms: ___ sided abdominal mass, fever, fatigue, hematuria. Do not palpate abdomen because could _______ tumor. Treatment: surgery to ______ kidney or part of kidney. Chemo and radiotherapy afterwards. Very ____ survival rate
children one rupture remove high
bladder cancer - can be diagnosed using cystoscope (endoscopy of bladder) through _______.
Ileal conduit - after bladder is removed, ureters can empty outside of ____. Reroute ureters into ileum and make a _____ in the ileum
urethra body pouch
congenital disorders
polycystic kidney disease - _____ filled pockets of tissue. Autosomal dominant. Eventually dialysis and kidney __________
Medullary sponge kidney - no symptoms until adulthood, increased occurrence of kidney ______. Increase _____ intake to reduce kidney stones
urethra mis-location - didn’t form correctly or located in the _____ places. Hypospadias and epispadias - opening on _____ parts of penis / genitals
fluid transplant stones fluid wrong wrong
age related issues:
lose urethral sphincter _______
30-40% degeneration of ________ between 25-85
urinary retention due to loss of ______ tone
prostate enlargement in men resulting in _____ retention. Compresses urethra and prevents from getting all the urine ___. Urine flow won’t be as ______ or as big
kidney and bladder cancer occurrence increases with ___
control nephrons muscle urine out steady age
nephron - Functional ____ of the kidney
unit
urea - Nitrogen-containing waste products formed in the _____
liver
creatinine - Nitrogen-containing waste products of _______ metabolism
protein
aldosterone - Principle hormone from the adrenal cortex that causes ______ retention and potassium secretion by the kidneys
sodium
antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - Stimulates _____ absorption by the kidneys. Constricts blood vessels
water
glomerulus - Tuft of capillaries situated inside the glomerular _______ of a nephron
capsule
glomerular capsule - Structure surrounding the glomerular capillaries of the _______
nephron
collecting tubule - the part of the nephron that _______ the distal tubule and carries the filtrate toward the collecting ____, where it becomes _____ that eventually ______ into the renal calyces and renal pelvis
follows duct urine drains
proximal tubule - the _____ segment of the nephron tubule that receives filtrate from the glomerular _______ and is where much of the _____, glucose, and electrolytes in the filtrate are reabsorbed.
first capsule water
distal tubule - the segment of the nephron tubule after the renal ____ that leads to the collecting ____, where the filtrate’s composition is further altered and antidiuretic hormone (ADH) influences _____ reabsorption
loop duct water
renal pelvis - Juncture between the _______ and the ureters; final urine from all collecting ducts _______ here
kidneys empties
micturition - _________ reflex
urination
acidosis - Condition in which the production of acids ______ the body’s pH
lowers
albumin - a _______ that circulates in the blood
protein
albuminuria - Presence of the plasma protein albumin in _____
urine
anuria - rare complete ____ of urine production
stop
dysuria - painful _______ feeling when urinating
burning
pyuria - ___ in urine
pus
hematuria - _____ in urine
blood
hyperkalemia - high blood _________
potassium
inflammatory kidney disease - ___ due to infection.
causes:
lupus nephritis - occurs when patient has systemic _____ (blood in urine, hypertension)
IgA nephropathy - IgA in glomeruli (Berger’s disease, can take years to ____ symptoms)
glomerulonephritis
acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis - immune/strep complexes _______ and accumulate, happens 1-4 weeks after infection
not lupus show trapped
hypertensive kidney disease - atherosclerosis of kidney capillaries (decreased blood ____ to kidneys stimulates increase in _____ pressure). Can cause you to have chronic ____ blood pressure, which causes ______ on the arteries of the kidneys. Subsequently narrow, thicken, or ____ blood vessels, impedes blood ____ to kidneys and they can’t do their job of filtering. ____ and medication can help. Surgery is sometimes needed
flow blood high stress scar flow diet
proteinuria - too much _______ in urine
protein
end-stage renal disease - complete _______ of kidney function. Kidneys no longer ____ as they should to meet the body’s needs. Blood pressure and blood sugar will be out of _______. If diabetic or hypertensive, monitor total urine _______ levels. If at high risk for ESRD, reduce dietary _______. Do not smoke.
failure work control protein protein
nephrotic syndrome - due to glomerular ______. The glomeruli are inflamed.
Results:
too much _______ in urine; proteinuria
low levels of _______ in blood; hypoalbuminemia
edema; ________ in parts of body
hyperlipidemia; high levels of cholesterol and other ______ in blood
Can be caused by lupus and/or ________
damage protein albumin swelling lipids diabetes
hydronephrosis - chronic kidney disorder. Retain _____ in kidney tubules (obstruction)
urine
hydroureters - chronic kidney disorder. Distension of _______ due to obstruction
ureters
chronic glomerulonephritis - glomerular inflammation that can lead to _____ failure (lupus, autoimmunity)
renal
urinary incontinence - loss of bladder _______ (age related)
control