Final Exam: Renal Failure (Answered)2022

What is the functional unit of the kidney? Nephron What does renal mean? of or belonging to the kidneys 00:28 01:08 What is hematuria? blood in the urine How much blood in the urine is normal? up to 5 How does the appearance of hematuria change based on the origin? -blood coming from kidney = dark, tea colored -from bladder = pink to red. What is azotemia? A build up of toxins in the blood r/t to renal failure The retained substances is why there is s/s What is oliguria? Less than 400 cc/day Less than this, and the body is not removing enough waste What is proteinuria? protein in the urine What is GFR? Glomerular Filtration Rate -How well the glomerulus is filtering out the circulating volume This is helpful when determining the dosage needed of certain drugs that use the kidneys to get excreted. What is the function of the kidneys? -maintain F&E homeostasis -rid the body of water-soluble wastes via the urine Endocrine -erythropoietin -activates vitamin D -RAAS system What is erythropoiesis? Production of red blood cells in the bone marrow What organ secretes erythropoietin? Kidneys