Showing posts with label renal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label renal. Show all posts

Friday, October 17, 2008

Uric Acid Calculi

(U)ric (A)cid (C)alculi
Radiolucent (UnAble to C)
only acidic urine stone others are Alkaline. It has acid right in its name.

RTA I

RTA (I)ntercalated cell are the problem.

What renal disease are the Olson Twins most fearful of?

Lupus Nephritis. Fullhouse on IF. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Renal Papillary Necrosis

Three causes.

1.Regulation of Glucose(DM)
2.Pyelonephritis
3.Nsaid and Phenacetin

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

MebranoProliferative Glomerulonephritis

Tram tracks (trams get really good MPG)

Membraneous(trainous) Glomerulonepropathy

Train tracks on Sliver stain.

The IF is diffuse granular (looks like a brain) so maybe you could also say memBrainous. (thanks Dan)

Acute Proliferative Glomerulonephritis

Actually caused by Positive Gram organism. post strep.

Cathereter associated bugs

Proteus and Providencia like Plastic in the Penis.

Liddle

over activity of EN (liddle a) C

Bartters

is a problem in TAL where K+ is bartered back and forth across the membrane.

MDRD

What do you need to know to use this test.

is is a Man.
Draw blood for cr.
Race.
know when the person was Delivered? (how old)

Pax-2

Pax in 2 defects:
Can't See, Can't Pee.

Intercalated/principal

What goes on in an Intercalated cell. H+ secretion. H is nothing more then a sideways I.

What about the principAL cell. Well as we heard in class the AL represents Aldosterone responsiveness and like the principal in your school it kicks out the K+razy K+ids. But even though it tries the principal still has a ENaC for letting in Na+ughty students.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

K+ secretion/resorbtion cells

Intercalated brings it in while the principal kicks it out.

Friday, September 26, 2008

AngII receptor blockers

If on ace a cough is starten'
you can switch to cande- or val-sartan'