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| cylindrical structures of protein often containing cellular elements |
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| substances that accumulate in urine of infants brn lacking the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase |
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| condition where phenylketones build up in urine because infant lacks enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase |
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| Abbreviation for phenylketonuria |
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| phenylalanine hydroxylase |
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| enzyme that changes phenylalanine into another amino acide tyrosine |
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| pigment that results from hemoglobin breakdown |
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| hyperbilirunemia and bilirubinuria are indications of ________ or _______ disease. |
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False
A patient develops hyperbilirubinemia and then bilirubinuria |
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| T or F: If a patient has bilirubinuria, hyperbilirubinemia usually follows |
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| inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidney, usually resulting from a streptococcal infection |
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| inflammation of the connctive tissue that lies between the renal tubules, often the result of excessive use of aspirin or other drugs |
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| another name for kidney stones |
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| Kidney stones can be composed of _______ or ________ |
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| group of clinical signs and symptoms causd by excessive protein loss in urine |
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| another name for nephrotic syndrome |
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Nephrotic syndrome can result from:
a) glomerulonephritis
b) toxins or drugs
c) pathologic conditions
d) diabetes mellitus
e) malignant diseases
f) all of the above
g) allbut a |
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| swelling caused by fluid in tissue spaces |
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| What are two important signs of nephrotic syndrome? |
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| deficient albumin in the blood |
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| polycystic kidney disease |
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| multiple fluid-filled cysts within and on the kidney |
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| abbreviation for polycystic kidney disease |
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False
Both forms of PKD are hereditary, even though one strikes middle age adults |
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| T or F: There is only one form of PKD that is hereditary, and it strikes children |
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| inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma |
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| the essential and distinctive tissue of an organ |
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| What are the renal parenchyma? |
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| cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood |
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| another name for renal cell carcinoma |
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| kidney decreases excretion of wastes as a result of impaired filtration function |
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