Robbins Ch. 20 the Kidney Review Questions

Robbins Ch. 20 The Kidney Study online at quizlet.com/_enqxa 1.

BRS Pathology - Table 17-1 Glomerular Diseases

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Tubular and interstitial disorders are frequently caused by what?

toxins or infectious agents

Glomerular diseases are frequently caused by what?

immunologically mediated

1. What is azotemia? 2. What is it related to?

1. elevated of BUN and creatinine 2. decreased glomerular filtration rate

Nephritic syndrome?

HEMATURIA, mild proteinuria, oliguria, azotemia, and hypertension - is due to glomerular disease and is dominated by the acute onset of usually grossly visible hematuria (red blood cells in urine), mild to moderate proteinuria, and hypertension; it is the classic presentation of acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. *Hallmark = glomerular inflammation and bleeding -limited proteinuria