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1. 1. What effects do exercise and body position have on renal blood flow?: they
activate renal sympathetic neurons and cause mild vasoconstriction
2. 2. Blood vessels of the kidneys are innervated by the:: sympathetic nervous system
3. 3. When renin is released, it is capable of which action?: formation of angiotensin I
4. 4. Which effect does natriuretic peptides have during heart failure when the
heart dilates?: inhibition of renin and aldosterone
5. 5. What is the direct action of atrial natriuretic hormone?: sodium excretion
6. 6. Which term is used to identify the movement of fluids and solutes from the
tubular lumen to the peritubular capillary plasma?: tubular reabsorption
7. 7. Which statement is true regarding urodilatin?: urodiatin is stimulated by a rise in blood
pressure and an increase in extracellular volume
8. 8. Compared to a younger individual, how is the specific gravity fo urine in
older adults affected?: the specific gravity of urine in older adults is considered low normal
9. 9. How are glucose and insulin used to treat hyperkalemia associated with
acute renal failure?: when insulin transports glucose into the cell, it also carries potassium with it
10. 10. Which statement is false concerning the skeletal alterations caused by
chronic renal failure when the flomerular filtration rate (GFR) declines to 25%
of normal?: the parathyroid gland is no longer able to secrete sufficient parathyroid hormone
11. 11. Anemia of chronic renal failure can be successfully treated with which
element?: erythropoietin
12. 12.Acute glomerulonephritis (AGN) may be accompanied by a positive throat
or skin culture for which bacteria?: streptococcus
13. 13. What is the cause of smoky, brown-colored urine resulting from acute
poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis?: presence of red blood cells
14. 14. What is the pathophysiologic process responsible for the autoimmune
disorder of hemolyticuremic syndrome (HUS)?:
15. 15. What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?: periorbital
edema
16. 16. Bacteria gain access to the female urinary tract by which means?: bacteria
ascending the urethra into the bladder
17. 17. What causes vesicoureteral reflux to occur in children?: the submucosal segment
of a child's ureter is short, making the anitreflux mechanism inefficient
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