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| Name the 4 components of the GU system. |
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| Kidneys, Ureters, Urinary Bladder, Urethra |
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| Inner region of the kidney |
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| Functional unit of the kidney |
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| Contained within the Bowman's capsule |
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| Three processes involved in the formation of urine |
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| Reabsorption, Secretion, Filtration |
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| Formation and passage of dilute urine, decreasing blood volume |
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| Formation and passage of concentrated urine, preserving blood volume |
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| At what BGL level do the kidneys begin to excrete glucose in the urine? |
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| Average length of a ureter |
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| Key function of the kidneys not related to blood filtration or urine production. |
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| Production of the hormone erthropoietin, which regulates the rate at which erythrocytes mature in bone marrow |
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| Dull, poorly localized pain that originates in the walls of hollow organs. |
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| Sharp, localized pain that originates in walls of the body such as skeletal muscles. |
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| Three types of acute renal failure |
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| Prerenal, Renal, Postrenal |
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| Blood dysfunction before the level of the kidney: Insufficient blood supply to the kidneys. |
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| Normal location of internal dialysis shunts |
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| Inner aspect of the forearm |
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| Possible dialysis emergencies |
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| Vascular access problems, hemorrhage, hypotension, chest pain, severe hyperkalemia |
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| Major complication of peritoneal dialysis |
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